Tuatha na Gael is the debut studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 1995. In 2001, Hammerheart Records reissued the album with three bonus tracks.

Tuatha na Gael
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 1995
Recorded8–12 February 1995
GenreCeltic metal, black metal
Length56:51
LabelNazgul's Eyrie Productions
ProducerPaul Thomas
Cruachan chronology
Tuatha na Gael
(1995)
The Middle Kingdom
(2000)

Track listing edit

[1]

No.TitleLength
1."I Am Tuan"2:23
2."The First Battle of Moytura"7:45
3."Maeve's March"3:32
4."Fall of Gondolin"8:04
5."Cúchulainn"7:05
6."Táin Bó Cuailgne"8:45
7."To Invoke the Horned God"6:13
8."Brian Boru"4:40
9."To Moytura We Return"8:24
Total length:56:51
2001 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Return"6:33
11."Erinsong"4:54
12."Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional)3:44
Total length:72:02
  • "I Am Tuan" also appears on the band's eighth album Nine Years of Blood.
  • "Erinsong" also appears on the band's fourth album Pagan.
  • "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" also appears on the band's second album The Middle Kingdom.

Personnel edit

Additional personnel edit

  • Paul Kerns - backing vocals on "The First Battle of Moytura" and "Cúchulainn"
  • Niamh Hanlon - uilleann pipes

References edit

  1. ^ "Cruachan – Tuatha Na Gael - Releases - Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.