The Chieftains 8

The Chieftains 8
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1978
Genre	Celtic
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paddy Moloney; Lawrence Cohn (re-release)
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The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains Live! (1977) The Chieftains 8 (1978) The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early (1980)

The Chieftains 8 is an album by The Chieftains. Originally recorded for Claddagh Records and released in 1978, it was re-released on Columbia Records. It is the last of the group's albums recorded before members Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy left the band. The band performed "If I Had Maggie In The Wood" on Saturday Night Live in March 1979.

Track listing

1. "The Session"
2. "Doctor John Hart"
3. "Seán Sa Cheo"
4. "An tSean Bhean Bhocht/The Fairies' Hornpipe"
5. "Sea Image"
6. "If I Had Maggie In The Wood"
7. "An Speic Seoigheach"
8. "The Dogs Among The Bushes"
9. "Miss Hamilton"
10. "The Job Of Journeywork"
11. "The Wind that Shakes the Barley/The Reel With The Beryle"

Personnel

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

Sources and links

• The Chieftains 8 at Allmusic