The Chieftains Clan
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The Chieftains
CC2CD Track List
In more than twenty five years playing, The Chieftains have brought Irish music to the farthest parts of the world. Their first record, the catalyst that inspired a complete new generation of traditional musicians, is a good introduction to their later work. Made in 1964, the record remains fresh and exuberant, and is still a bestseller.
Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes & tin whistle Michael Tubridy; flute & concertina Sean Potts; tin whistle Martin Fay; fiddle David Fallon; bodhrán
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CC7CD Track List
The Chieftains' second record was hailed as a worthy successor to their first. Drawing on traditions from all parts of Ireland, they play a selection of dance music with some song airs. Michael Tubridy; flute, concertina, tin whistle Seán Potts; tin whistle Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes, tin whistle Martin Fay; fiddle Seán Keane; fiddle Peadar Mercier; bodhrán and bones.
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CC10CD Track List
Chieftains 3
A mighty collection of music continuing the refreshingly
innovative approach of The Chieftains. The arrangements are delightful, but they
never intrude on the individual musician’s prerogative to use his instrument
freely and fully: a record with a heart as well as a head.
Musicians Michael Tubridy; flute, concertina, tin whistle, Seán Potts; tin
whistle, Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes & tin whistle, Martin Fay; fiddle
Séan Keane; fiddle, Peadar Mercier; bodhrán & bones, Pat Kilduff; lilter.
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CC14CD Track List
Chieftains 4
Derek Bell’s harp joins in for the first time. The outstanding tracks here include Sean Keane’s solo interpretation of the Bucks of Oranmore, and Moloney’s outstanding arrangement of The Battle of Aughrim and The Morning Dew, one of The Chieftains’ best known pieces. The standard set by Chieftains 1 is maintained and developed on each successive venture. Marvellous! Musicians Michael Tubridy: flute, concertina & tin whistle, Seán Potts: tin whistle, Paddy Moloney: uilleann pipes, tin whistle, Martin Fay: fiddle, Seán Keane: fiddle, Peadar Mercier: bodhrán, bones, Derek Bell: harp
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CC16CD Track List
The Chieftains 5
The music on this album covers the entire spectrum of traditional
instrumentation, and the range of tunes is also quite comprehensive, from the
stateliness of the older pieces to the bounding rhythms of the dance tunes.
Musicians Paddy Moloney: uilleann pipes, tin whistle, Seán Potts: tin whistle,
Michael Tubridy: flute, concertina & tin whistle, Seán Keane: fiddle, Martin
Fay: fiddle, Derek Bell: harps, oboe & tiompan, Peadar Mercier: bodhrán, bones,
Ronnie McShane: bones
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Chieftains 6 - Bonaparte's Retreat
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Ireland’s European history echoes in Paddy Moloney’s
interpretation of Napoleon’s campaign and its Irish implications. The historic
links are obvious with songs such as The Bonny Bunch of Roses and The Green
Linnet sung by Dolores Keane (see CC23) and the hornpipe The Rights of Man.
Musicians Paddy Moloney: uilleann pipes, tin whistle & bodhrán, Seán Potts: tin
whistle & bodhrán Martin Fay: fiddle, Michael Tubridy: flute, concertina & tin
whistle, Derek Bell: harps, oboe & tiompan, Seán Keane: fiddle with Ronnie
McShane: bones, Kevin Conneff: bodhrán, Dolores Keane: vocals
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CC24CD Track List
Chieftains 7
On this album different members of the band contributed their own
arrangements of favourite pieces. You’ll find here music from the distant past
right beside the reels and jigs of contemporary Ireland. Musicians Seán Potts;
tin whistle, bones. Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes, tin whistle
Seán Keane; fiddle, tin whistle. Martin Fay; fiddle, bones, Derek Bell; neo
Irish harp, medieval harps, tiompán, oboe, Kevin Conneff; bodhrán Michael
Tubridy; flute, concertina, tin whistle.
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CC29CD Track List
Chieftains 8
The Chieftains propel us into a session of dance music, airs and
descriptive pieces. The moods evoked vary between the joyous excitement of the
reels and the emotional melancholy of the slow air. Good music played by great
musicians. Musicians Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes, tin whistle, Seán Potts; tin
whistle, Seán Keane; fiddle, Martin Fay; fiddle, bones, Michael Tubridy; flute,
tin whistle, concertina, Derek Bell; neo Irish harp, mediaeval harp, tiompán,
Kevin Conneff; bodhrán.
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CC30CD Track List
Chieftains 9 - Boil The Breakfast Early
As varied a selection of music as they’ve recorded, this is the
first record on which the great Matt Molloy joins The Chieftains, and it
includes two songs from Kevin Conneff. Musicians Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes,
tin whistle, Seán Keane; fiddle, Martin Fay; fiddle, bones, Derek Bell; neo
Irish harp, mediaeval harp, tiompán, Kevin Conneff; bodhrán, Matt Molloy; flute,
tin whistle, Jolyon Jackson; cello, with: The Rathcoole Pipe Band drum corps
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CC33CD Track List
Chieftains 10
In their eighteenth year together, The Chieftains made their
tenth record. Their sound, which has taken the world by storm, remains
absolutely fresh. Horizons are expanding with a French carol, some Manx pieces
and a dance tune from America - and naturally there’s plenty of Irish music.
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CCF15CD Track List
Ballad Irish Horse
When National Geographic made a television special on the Irish
horse, The Chieftains were asked to provide the music. The score, reproduced on
this record, was composed and arranged by Paddy Moloney, and captures among
other things, the excitement of the hunt, the chaos of the fair, and the
boisterous atmosphere of the race course.
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CC66CD Track List
The Chieftains Collection
The best-known traditional Irish band in the world began
their recording career with Claddagh Records. In this selection from the
original group (which included Seán Potts, Michael Tubridy and Peadar Mercier)
we hear the band at their refreshing best, playing with just as much confidence
as they display nowadays. There are jigs, reels, slow airs, slides and polkas in
the sparkling, beautiful arrangements that have always marked The Chieftains'
music.
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CC67CD Track List
The Chieftains Collection Vol 2
Another collection of tunes from the early Chieftains'
catalogue. This one would make an ideal present for someone wishing to acquaint
themselves for the first time with good traditional Irish music.
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CC42CD Track List
The Chieftains In China
In 1984 The Chieftains toured China. Chinese audiences reacted to
their first encounter with Irish music immediately and spontaneously. They loved
it. The Chieftains were feted everywhere they went and had many sessions with
local musicians. Obvious disparities between Irish and Chinese music did not
prevent a search for common ground, and The Chieftains themselves play several
Chinese pieces, while a Chinese ensemble joins in on some of the Irish tunes.
Musicians Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes, tin whistle, Seán Keane; fiddle, Martin
Fay; fiddle, bones, Derek Bell; neo Irish harp, tiompán, Kevin Conneff; bodhrán,
Chinese gong and vocals, Matt Molloy; flute.
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CC21CD Track List
Chieftains Live!
Earlier records portrayed The Chieftains in their more serious
studio guise, but the live atmosphere of the concert hall allows them to be
completely uninhibited. Along with the exciting group playing, each Chieftain
shows his individual virtuosity. Musicians Seán Potts; tin whistle, bodhrán,
Paddy Moloney; uilleann pipes, tin whistle, Seán Keane; fiddle, tin whistle,
Martin Fay; fiddle, Derek Bell; neo Irish harp, tiompán, Kevin Conneff; bodhrán,
Michael Tubridy; flute, concertina, tin whistle.
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CC15CD Track List
Tin Whistles
On the humblest of instruments, two members of The Chieftains
produce a maelstrom of music. In the hands of a tasteful expert, the tin whistle
can produce music of incredible sophistication. And here it does. Musicians:
Paddy Moloney and Seán Potts, tin whistles, Peadar Mercier, bodhrán.
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Sean Keane
CC17CD Track List
Gustys Frolicks
Since their inception, Seán Keane has played fiddle with The
Chieftains. He has long been recognised as one of Ireland’s great fiddlers. He
brings all his experience and innate sensitivity to this recording . While his
respect for tradition permeates the album, his pioneering work on the
reinterpretation of piping tunes for the fiddle is also evident.
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CCF25CD Track List
Jig it in Style
On his second solo album, Seán Keane plays a wide selection of tunes from Ireland, Scotland and America. The music is enthralling in the exciting and skilful way in which it’s played, and Seán is joined on some tracks by his old friends Paul Brady and Liam O Flynn. This record is essential for every fiddle enthusiast.
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CCF18CD Track List
Stony Steps
Matt Molloy is the best-known traditional flute player in the
world. Long before his association with The Chieftains, Matt’s reputation was
universally acclaimed among his fellow musicians. His playing is instantly
recognisable and has been copied by many, but there is still only one Molloy.
This record captures Matt at his brilliant best, accompanied by two other
musical legends, Donal Lunny and Arty McGlynn.
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CC27CD Track List
The Eagles Whistle
Michael Tubridy is steeped in the music of west Clare. An expert
dancer of sets as well as a musician with The Chieftains, Michael draws on the
traditions in which he was immersed as a youth. On flutes, concertina, bombarde
and bodhrán he plays what can truly be called his native music, as learned from
his elders at the house dances around Kilrush.
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CC28CD Track List
Carolans Favourite
Derek Bell pays tribute to the genius of Turlough O’Carolan (1670
- 1738), the great harper/composer who flourished in the dying years of Gaelic
Ireland. The music of Carolan has been well documented, and Derek is joined by
The Chieftains and The New Irish Chamber Orchestra in the most authoritative
collection of his music available on record. Musicians Derek Bell; Irish harp,
neo Irish harp with The Chieftains, and the New Irish Chamber Orchestra.
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CC35CD Track List
Musical Ireland
The Chieftains’ harpist brings us on an expedition encompassing
Ireland’s popular music. To assist him he has the New Irish Chamber Orchestra
and some of his accomplices in The Chieftains. In the variety of its music, this
is an excellent introduction to the Irish melodies. Musicians
Derek Bell; Irish harp, neo-Irish harp, tiompán, oboe cor anglais & gong, Sean
Potts; tin whistle, Peadar Mercier; bodhrán & bones with the New Irish Chamber
Orchestra conducted by John Beckett.
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CSM54CD Track List
Plays With Himself
Derek Bell, now best known as harpist with The Chieftains, was an
accomplished performer on many instruments. On this record he plays eight
different instruments, in a selection of light classical and folk music.
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CC18CD Track List
Carolans Receipt
Derek Bell plays the music of Turlough O’Carolan, the blind
harper and composer who lived from 1670 to 1738, a time when Gaelic Ireland was
disintegrating. Carolan was one of the last of the professional bards. Derek
Bell is probably his most authoritative interpreter and on many of these tracks
plays a metal-strung harp built to resemble the instrument of Carolan’s time.
The widest selection of Carolan’s music available on record, this is the most
intelligent approximation to what the original music may have sounded like. Many
of the tracks are accompanied by members of The Chieftains. Musicians Derek
Bell: Irish harp, neo-Irish harp, tiompan with Paddy Maloney: uilleann pipes,
tin whistle & bodhrán,
Seán Potts: tin whistle, Michael Tubridy: flute, Seán Keane: fiddle, Martin Fay:
fiddle.
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Kevin Conneff
CCF23CD Track List
The Week Before Easter
Kevin Conneff, singer and bodhran player with The Chieftains,
gives us a selection of songs and music from his extensive repertory. He learned
these pieces on his musical travels throughout Ireland during a lifetime devoted
to traditional music, and the record shows his solo side, a side that is
normally overshadowed by his role as a Chieftain.
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