''The Dark Dance'' is the fourth

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by Irish band Tír na nÓg. It is their first new album of original material in 42 years following the release of '' Strong in the Sun'' in 1973. The album was released on May 24, 2015 on the band's own label. An LP version was planned to be released during Summer 2017 on Mega Dodo Records.

Track listing

Personnel

;Tír na nÓg *

Sonny Condell Sonny Condell (born 1 July 1949, in Newtownmountkennedy, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and graphic artist. He is mainly known as a member of the Irish bands Tír na nÓg and Scullion. He released some hits in I ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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, bongos, instruments *

Leo O'Kelly Leo O'Kelly (born 27 November 1949, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He is mainly known as a member of the Irish folk duo Tír na nÓg. After the band broke up, he produced album ...

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, bongos, instruments ;Additional musician *Garvan Gallagher – bass (track 7, 9)

Release history

References

2015 albums Tír na nÓg (band) albums {{2010s-folk-album-stub