Chieftains Vol.3 - Chieftains

Irish Heartbeat - Van Morrison

All instruments played by The Chieftans Guest vocalists: Mary Black, Maura O Connell, June Boyce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Van Morrison and The Chieftans got together to produce this album in 1988, a lot of people declared that it was an "uneasy collaboration". Whether in reality that was true or not, I have no idea and it s not for me (or for those people, I don t think) to say, but as far as I am concerned and at least from the musical aspect, it s a very harmonious collaboration. On "Irish Heartbeat", we have a mostly wonderful blend of one very long-standing Irish singer/songwriter, with one of Ireland s best known ...

Long Black Veil - The Chieftains

transferring one medium (music) into another (writing). But I thought I would give it a stab with one of my all time favorite albums. Long Black Veil by The Chieftains is probably one of my top ten favorite’s albums of all time. Now, I will admit that it is not popular music, nor it is it for everyone. Many people would find it an odd choice. Irish music isn’t for everyone. However, I think this album may have more general appeal than the other albums by the Chieftains. Why would I think that? Because this album isn’t just the Chieftains. It is songs played by the Chieftains but the songs are sung by a variety of popular singers, such as Mick ...

Tears Of Stone - Chieftains

CD title "TEARS OF STONE". This CD is amongst my best buys! Combine The Cheiftains music with some superb female vocalists and you have a gem of an album to listen to. The fact that the special guests are all women gives you a clue to the main theme of the album, yes, it is love, and I unashamedly admit I am a bit of a softie! I won't list every track, but I will mention a few of my favourites The first track is a talk track, with background music composed by Paddy Molony. It is the voice of Brenda Fricker (better known from the TV series casualty) speaking the words of W.B. Yeats, and is entitled "Never give all the heart". It is bitter ...