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Sat 11 Nov 2008A return to the source
With live dates and solo and group albums in the offing, Altan are experiencing a sort of rebirth on this side of the Atlantic, says Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
TRADITIONAL MUSIC enjoys a certain schizophrenic existence. On the one hand, the soloist is revered but on the other, it’s the energy of the session that lures countless pretenders to the tunes.
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