The Parting Tide
Studio album by Nightnoise
Released	1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Irish traditional Celtic Chamber music Jazz
Length	46 minutes
Label	Windham Hill Records
Producer	Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Nightnoise chronology
At the End of the Evening (1988) The Parting Tide (1990) Shadow of Time (1993)

The Parting Tide is a studio album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (WD-1097) in 1990.^[1]

1. "Bleu" by Brian Dunning (4:56)
2. "An Irish Carol" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (8:00)
3. "Jig of Sorts" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:29)
4. "Through the Castle Garden" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (2:52)
5. "Island of Hope and Tears" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (4:45)
6. "The Kid in the Cot" by Brian Dunning (6:05)
7. "The Tryst" by Billy Oskay (4:23)
8. "Snow Is Lightly Falling" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:55)
9. "The Abbot" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (7:41)

• Billy Oskay – violin, viola, keyboards, recording supervisor, mixing
• Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – guitar, whistle, keyboards, vocals, producer
• Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals, piano, keyboards, whistle, accordion
• Brian Dunning – flute, alto flute, panpipes, panflute
• Brian Willis – cymbal (8)
• Mark Boddeker – mastering supervisor
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Anne Robinson – art direction
• Erv Schroeder – photography (front cover)
• Irene Young – photography
• Notes Published by Nightnoise Music (BMI)/Windham Hill Music (BMI)
• Recorded at Nightnoise Studios, Portland, OR
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA