The Middle Kingdom (album)

The Middle Kingdom is the second studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 2000 on Hammerheart Records. According to Ryan Dyer of MetalSucks, the album saw the band take a more traditional approach.

Personnel

 * Keith Fay – vocals, guitars, mandolin, bodhrán, bones
 * Karen Gilligan – vocals, percussion
 * Joe Farrell – drums, percussion
 * John O'Fathaigh – Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle, recorder, uilleann pipes, artwork
 * John Clohessy – bass, vocals (backing)

Additional personnel

 * Andy Kelligan – Great Highland bagpipe
 * John Munnelly – vocals on "Is Fuair an Chroí" and "To Hell or to Connaught"
 * Marco Jeurissen – layout
 * Dennis Buckley – engineering, producer