Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen – is the first new studio set in six years from one of the finest ‘traditional’ Irish bands. Some songs and tunes are new; whatever their provenance, their treatment is true to Altan’s longstanding conviction that ‘Irish traditional music is a modern music in every sense ‘.Their new album also reflects Altan’s belief that ‘we don't have to disguise it. It has been perfected from generation to generation, because it's good.'