Tracklist
| 01 | A Celtic Mourning |
| 02 | Celtica (Voice of The Morrigan) |
| 03 | The Fiana |
| 04 | A Druid's Passing |
| 05 | Is Fuair An Chroi |
| 06 | Cattle Raid of Cooley |
| 07 | The Middle Kingdom |
| 08 | Oro Se Do Bheatha Abhaile |
| 09 | Unstabbled (Steeds of Macha) |
| 09 | The Butterfly |
Album facts
| Band: | Cruachan |
| Title: | “The Middle Kingdom” |
| Release date: | 2004-03-08 |
| Catalogue# | KARMA027 |
| Formats: | CD |
| File under: | Pagan Folk Metal |
| Barcode: | 8 24971 70272 1 |
Overview
This album was finally recorded and released in 1999 after Hammerheart Records kept asking for it. After a meeting with the band they finally decided to reform after leaving a very big hole in 1997, and after only one cult album (”Tuatha na gael) released in 1995. This album was once again maybe not the best in recording or in handling instruments, but Cruachan plays Irish Folk inspired Metal (or is it the other way around maybe?) from the soul! The Black Metal elements are 95% gone and this album reached a much wider audience when it was released, not at least because of the stunning fairytale-artwork. Cruachan started to do gigs in Ireland after this album (also as support act to Shane McGowan), but the best was yet to come.