Runaway Sunday

Runaway Sunday is the sixth studio album by Altan, released in July 1997 on the Virgin Records label.

Track listing
All titles arranged by Altan.


 * 1) "Súil Ghorm" – 2:45
 * 2) "John Doherty's Reels" – 2:35
 * 3) "Caidé Sin Don Té Sin?" – 3:13
 * 4) "Germans" – 3:13 (barn dances)
 * 5) "Clan Ranald/J.B.'s Reel/Paddy Mac's Reel/Kitty Sheáin's" – 4:17
 * 6) "I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose" – 3:50
 * 7) "Mazurka" – 2:29
 * 8) "Australian Waters" – 3:27
 * 9) "A Moment in Time" – 3:17
 * 10) "Ciarán's Capers" – 3:29
 * 11) "Cití Ní Eadhra" – 3:06
 * 12) "Flood in the Holm/Scots Mary/The Dancer's Denial" – 3:52
 * 13) "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" – 3:27
 * 14) "Time Has Passed" – 3:32

All titles are traditional, with the following exceptions:
 * "Súil Ghorm" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
 * "Time has passed" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
 * "A Moment in Time" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Mark Kelly
 * "The Dancer's Denial" – composed by Mark Kelly
 * "Paddy Mac's Reel" – composed by Ciaran Tourish
 * "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" – lyrics by Proinsias Ó Maonaigh

Live recordings
A live recording of "John Doherty's Reels" performed by Altan in early August 2002 at the Cambridge Folk Festival is available on the Cool as Folk 2-CD collective album. Released in 2007, this compilation includes a total of 36 live recordings from the Cambridge Folk Festival between 1999 and 2006.

Altan

 * Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals
 * Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, backing vocals
 * Dermot Byrne – Accordion, melodeon
 * Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki, bouzarre, mandolin, backing vocals
 * Mark Kelly – Guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
 * Dáithí Sproule – Guitar, backing vocals

Guest musicians

 * Stephen Cooney – Double Bass, didgeridoo
 * Pat Crowley – Piano
 * Jerry Douglas – Dobro
 * Jimmy Higgins – Percussion
 * Alison Krauss – Backing vocals
 * Dónal Lunny – Keyboards, bodhrán
 * Neil Martin – Cello, keyboards
 * Matt Molloy – Flute

Production

 * Altan – producers
 * Alastair McMillan – producer, engineer
 * Conan Doyle – assistant engineer
 * Brian Masterson – mixer
 * Dave McKean – photography, design