Tuatha na Gael

1995 studio album by Cruachan
Tuatha na Gael
Studio album by
Cruachan
ReleasedApril 30, 1995
Recorded8–12 February 1995
GenreCeltic metal, black metal
Length56:51
LabelNazgul's Eyrie Productions
ProducerPaul Thomas
Cruachan chronology
Tuatha na Gael
(1995) 		The Middle Kingdom
(2000)

Tuatha na Gael is the debut studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 1995. In 2001, Hammerheart Records reissued the album with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I Am Tuan"2:23
2."The First Battle of Moytura"7:45
3."Maeve's March"3:32
4."Fall of Gondolin"8:04
5."Cúchulainn"7:05
6."Táin Bó Cuailgne"8:45
7."To Invoke the Horned God"6:13
8."Brian Boru"4:40
9."To Moytura We Return"8:24
Total length:56:51
2001 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Return"6:33
11."Erinsong"4:54
12."Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional)3:44
Total length:72:02
  • "I Am Tuan" also appears on the band's eighth album Nine Years of Blood.
  • "Erinsong" also appears on the band's fourth album Pagan.
  • "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" also appears on the band's second album The Middle Kingdom.

Personnel

  • Keith Fay - vocals, guitars, mandolin, bodhrán
  • Leon Bias - guitars, mandolin, bouzouki
  • John Clohessy - bass
  • Collete O'Fathaigh - keyboards
  • John O' Fathaigh - Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle
  • Jay O'Niell - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Paul Kerns - backing vocals on "The First Battle of Moytura" and "Cúchulainn"
  • Niamh Hanlon - uilleann pipes
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  • Keith Fay
  • John Fay
  • John Ryan
  • Kieran Ball
  • Eric Fletcher
  • Mauro Frison
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References

  1. ^ "Cruachan – Tuatha Na Gael - Releases - Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.


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