The Chieftains
The Chieftains
Genres: celtic, folk, irish, Irish Folk, celtic folk
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About The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a Grammy winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 (Dublin, Ireland), known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. The band has recorded many albums of instrumental Irish folk music, as well as multiple collaborations with popular musicians of many genres, including Country music, Galician traditional music, Cape Breton and Newfoundland music, and rock and roll. They have performed with Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Roger Daltrey, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones, Sinéad O'Connor, James Galway, Jackson Browne, Nancy Griffith and numerous Country-western artists. In 1975, the group won praise for their playing of "Women of Ireland" for Stanley Kubrick's movie Barry Lyndon. They have won six Grammy Awards and have been nominated eighteen times. In 2002 they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK's BBC Radio 2. The front covers of the first four albums were designed by Edward Delaney. Paddy Moloney is the band's leader, and composes or arranges most of the band's music. While the band's members changed numerous times in the band's early history, the membership solidified in 1979 when Matt Molloy replaced Michael Tubridy. From then until 2002, members included: Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán) Matt Molloy (flute, tin whistle) Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals) Seán Keane (fiddle, tin whistle) Martin Fay (fiddle, bones) (born 1938; died 14 November 2012) Derek Bell (Irish harp, keyboard instruments, oboe) (born 21 October 1935; died 17 October 2002) In 2002, Fay retired from active membership. In the same year, Bell died due to complications following a minor operation. Fay died on 14 November 2012.
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The Chieftains — Top 30 songs of 210
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chieftains | Bandit of LoveThe Cheatin' Waltz | ||
| The Chieftains | Love Is Teasin' | ||
| The Chieftains | The Strayaway Child | ||
| The Chieftains | Mna Na H Eireann (Chieftains 4, The) | ||
| The Chieftains | Goodnight Irene | ||
| The Chieftains | Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song | ||
| The Chieftains | Red Is the Rose | ||
| The Chieftains | An Innis Aigh (The Rankins) | ||
| The Chieftains | An Phis Fhliuch (The Wet Quim)/O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick | ||
| The Chieftains | An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set | ||
| The Chieftains | Away With Ye | ||
| The Chieftains | Bandit of Love / The Cheatin' Waltz | ||
| The Chieftains | Doctor John Hart | ||
| The Chieftains | Finale: Did You Ever Go-A-Courtin' / Uncle Joe / Will the Circle Be Unbroken | ||
| The Chieftains | Katie Dear (w/ Gillian Welch & David Rawlings) | ||
| The Chieftains | Killybegs | ||
| The Chieftains | Long Journey Home (feat. Elvis Costello & Anuna) | ||
| The Chieftains | Main Theme (The Gray Fox) | ||
| The Chieftains | Manx Music (medley) | ||
| The Chieftains | Mo Ghile Mear ('Our Hero') (Ft Sting) | ||
| The Chieftains | O'Sullivan's March (The Theme From Rob Roy) | ||
| The Chieftains | Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore | ||
| The Chieftains | Rain and Snow (w/ The Del McCoury Band) | ||
| The Chieftains | Salut a la Compagnie | ||
| The Chieftains | Seoirse Brabston (George Brabazon) | ||
| The Chieftains | St. Stephen's Day Murders (with Elvis Costello) | ||
| The Chieftains | The Chieftains In China | ||
| The Chieftains | The Foxhunt | ||
| The Chieftains | The Rocky Road To Dublin | ||
| The Chieftains | Tiarna Isne Chaoin |