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Altan on Tour

Altan fans have a lot to celebrate this fall, with a new album, Local Ground, and concert dates planned from Spain to Southhampton, culminating in a feature performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as part of the Folk in the Fall series:

16 Oct - L'Auditori, Sali 1 Simfonica, Barcelona, Spain
29 Oct - Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
30 Oct - Nettlebed Folk Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England
31 Oct - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, England
2 Nov - Celtic Footprint, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England
4 Nov - Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, England
5 Nov - Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London, England

Later in November, there's a return to Ireland, with concerts planned for Duiske Abbey in Co. Kilkenny on 15 Nov and "Fare thee well Enniskillen" on the 25th. Click on the image to read the press release for the South Bank concert!