- The Chieftains 4
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Chieftains 4 Studio album by The Chieftains Released 1973 Recorded September 1972 – February 1973
Morgan Studios, LondonGenre Celtic Length 40:08 Label Claddagh Records Producer Paddy Moloney The Chieftains chronology The Chieftains 3
(1971)The Chieftains 4
(1973)The Chieftains 5
(1975)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Chieftains 4 or The Chieftains 4 is an album by The Chieftains. It is the first album to feature Derek Bell on the harp. This album is where The Chieftains' modern sound began.[2]
Contents
Track listing
All tracks traditional compositions; except where indicated
- "Drowsy Maggie" – 4:00
- "Morgan Magan" – 2:53
- "The Tip of the Whistle" – 2:57
- "Bucks of Oranmore" – 2:17
- "The Battle Of Aughrim" – 7:36
- "The Morning Dew" (Paddy Moloney) – 3:34
- "Carrickfergus (or Do Bhi Bean Uasal)" – 2:49
- "Sláinte Bhreagh Hiulit (Hewlett)" – 2:34
- "Cherish The Ladies" – 2:29
- "Lord Mayo" – 2:44
- "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Seán Ó Riada) – 3:33
- "O'Keefe's Slide /An Suisin Ban (The white blanket) / The Star Above The Garter / The Weaver's Slide" – 3:39
Personnel
- Paddy Moloney - uillean pipes, tin whistle
- Martin Fay - fiddle, bones
- Seán Potts - tin whistle
- Seán Keane - fiddle
- Peadar Mercier - bodhran, bones
- Derek Bell - harp
- Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle
Comments
The arrival of Derek Bell on harp gave The Chieftains a distinctive delicate sound. The slow air "Mná na hÉireann" (Women of Ireland), composed by Seán Ó Riada, was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon. In 1996 Mike Oldfield recorded it on his album Voyager but credited it to "Traditional".
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Glatt, John (1997). The Chieftains: the Authorized Biography. New York: Da Capo. ISBN 9780306809224.
External links
Categories:- The Chieftains albums
- 1973 albums
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