| The White Horse Sessions | ||||
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| Live album by Nightnoise | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 25–26 March 1996 17 October 1995 | |||
| Genre | Irish traditional Celtic Chamber music Jazz | |||
| Length | 52 minutes | |||
| Label | Windham Hill Records | |||
| Producer | Nightnoise | |||
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The White Horse Sessions is a live album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (01934 11195-2) in 1997. [1]
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