# Folk-Lore

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***Folk-Lore*** is the third studio album by Irish [folk metal](/source/Folk_metal) band [Cruachan](/source/Cruachan_(band)) released in 2002 on [Hammerheart Records](/source/Hammerheart_Records).

It received a 9.5 out of ten rating from [*Chronicles of Chaos*](/source/Chronicles_of_Chaos_(webzine)).[1]

## Personnel

- Keith Fay - lead and acoustic guitars, vocals, keyboards, [bouzouki](/source/Bouzouki), [mandolin](/source/Mandolin), [banjo](/source/Banjo), [bodhrán](/source/Bodhr%C3%A1n), percussion
- Karen Gilligan - vocals, percussion
- Joe Farrell - drums, percussion
- John Clohessy - bass, vocals (backing)
- John O'Fathaigh - [Irish flute](/source/Irish_flute), [tin whistle](/source/Tin_whistle), [low whistle](/source/Low_whistle), [recorder](/source/Recorder_(musical_instrument)), cover art

### Additional personnel

- [Shane MacGowan](/source/Shane_MacGowan) - vocals on "Spancill Hill" and "Ride On", producer
- Louise Fay - spoken on "Ossian's Return"
- Liz Keller - [fiddle](/source/Fiddle), [violin](/source/Violin)
- Diane O'Keefe - [cello](/source/Cello)
- Denis Buckley - producer, engineering
- Marco Jeurissen - artwork, layout

## References

1. ["CoC : Cruachan - Folk-Lore : Review"](https://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-2231). *Chroniclesofchaos.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250213230545/https://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-2231) 13 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-28.

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