Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

The Chieftains Live!

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1977

Artist
  
The Chieftains

Producer
  
Paddy Moloney

Genre
  
Celtic music

Length
  
51:43

Release date
  
1977

Label
  
Shanachie Records

The Chieftains Live! httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenthumb2

Recorded
  
December 1976, Symphony Hall, Boston; Massey Hall, Toronto

The Chieftains Live! (1977)
  
The Chieftains 8 (1978)

Similar
  
The Chieftains albums, Celtic music albums

The chieftains live medley at wgbh


The Chieftains Live! is the first album by The Chieftains which was recorded live. It was recorded on tour in December 1976 at Symphony Hall in Boston and Massey Hall in Toronto.

Contents

Although the album sold well, it is Paddy Moloney's least favorite album. Moloney was quoted as saying, "I don't know what they did to it technically, but I know it plays too fast!"

Track listing

  1. The Morning Dew - 3:32
  2. George Brabazon - 2:56
  3. Kerry Slides - 3:52
  4. Carrickfergus - 3:49
  5. Carolan's Concerto - 3:09
  6. The Foxhunt - 4:42
  7. Round the House and Mind the Dresser - 2:54
  8. Solos: Caitlin Trail / For The Sakes Of Old Decency / Carolan's Farewell To Music / Banish Misfortune / The Tarbolton / The Pinch Of Snuff / The Star Of Munster / The Flogging Reel - 13:51
  9. Limerick's Lamentation - 3:54
  10. O'Neill's March - 3:37
  11. Ril Mhor - 3:23

Personnel

  • Paddy Moloney - uillean pipes, tin whistle
  • Seán Potts - tin whistle, bones
  • Seán Keane - fiddle, tin whistle
  • Martin Fay - fiddle, bones
  • Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina and tin whistle
  • Derek Bell - neo-Irish harp, medieval harps, tiompán, oboe
  • Kevin Conneff - bodhrán
  • Songs

    1The Morning Dew3:32
    2George Brabazon2:56
    3Kerry Slides3:53

    References

    The Chieftains Live! Wikipedia