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Released
  
1971

Artist
  
The Chieftains

Producer
  
Paddy Moloney

Genre
  
Celtic music

Length
  
41:44

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Claddagh Records

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The Chieftains 3 (1971)
  
The Chieftains 4 (1973)

Similar
  
The Chieftains albums, Celtic music albums

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The Chieftains 3 is the third album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1971.

Contents

The tight formula of the first two albums loosened up on the third album. For the first time there was a mazurka. There is still no singing, but Pat Kilduff added lilting.

Track listing

  1. "Strike the Gay Harp / Tiarna Maigheó (Lord Mayo) / The Lady on the Island / The Sailor on the Rock"  – 6:24
  2. "Sonny's Mazurka / Tommy Hunt's Jig"  – 3:12
  3. "Eibhlí Gheal Chiún ní Chearbhaill (Bright Quiet Eily O'Carroll) / Delahunty's Hornpipe"  – 3:55
  4. "The Hunter's Purse"  – 1:42
  5. "March of the King of Laois" or "Ruairí Óg Ó Mordha"  – 3:02
  6. "Carolan's Concerto or Mrs Poer"  – 2:49
  7. "Tom Billy's Reel / The Road to Lisdoonvarna / The Merry Sisters"  – 5:57
  8. "An Ghaoth Aneas (The South Wind)"  – 2:49
  9. "Tiarna Isne Chaoin (Lord Inchiquin)"  – 3:41
  10. "The Trip to Sligo"  – 3:43
  11. "An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig? (Were You at the Rock?)"  – 2:20
  12. "John Kelly's Slide / Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy's Slide"  – 3:25

Personnel

  • Paddy Moloney - uillean pipes and tin whistle
  • Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina and tin whistle
  • Seán Potts - tin whistle
  • Martin Fay - fiddle
  • Seán Keane - fiddle
  • Peadar Mercier - bodhran, bones
  • Pat Kilduff (lilting on "The Hunter's Purse" and "Merrily Kiss The Quaker") (guest musician)
  • Producer: Gareth a Brun (Garech Browne)
  • Liner notes by Seán MacReamoinn, Hamish Henderson and Susannah York.

    • Songs

    1Strike the Gay Harp / Lord Mayo / The Lady on the Island / The Sailor on the Rock6:21
    2Sonny’s Mazurka / Tommy Hunt’s Jig3:11
    3Eibhlí Gheal Chiún ní Chearbhaill / Delahunty’s Hornpipe3:54

    References

    The Chieftains 3 Wikipedia
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