The Chieftains 4

Chieftains 4
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1973
Recorded	September 1972 – February 1973 Morgan Studios, London
Genre	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)

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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]

Track listing

All tracks traditional compositions; except where indicated

1. "Drowsy Maggie" – 4:00
2. "Morgan Magan" – 2:53
3. "The Tip of the Whistle" – 2:57
4. "Bucks of Oranmore" – 2:17
5. "The Battle Of Aughrim" – 7:36
6. "The Morning Dew" (Paddy Moloney) – 3:34
7. "Carrickfergus (or Do Bhi Bean Uasal)" – 2:49
8. "Sláinte Bhreagh Hiulit (Hewlett)" – 2:34
9. "Cherish The Ladies" – 2:29
10. "Lord Mayo" – 2:44
11. "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Seán Ó Riada) – 3:33
12. "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

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Glatt, John (1997). The Chieftains: the Authorized Biography. New York: Da Capo. ISBN 9780306809224. 

External links

• The Chieftains 4 at Allmusic
• A more complete and correct track listing at irishtune.info