A Chieftains Celebration

A Chieftains Celebration
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedMay–June 1988
StudioWindmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
GenreIrish folk music
Length46:42
LabelBMG
ProducerPaddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Tailor of Gloucester
(1988)
A Chieftains Celebration
(1989)
Over the Sea To Skye: The Celtic Connection
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

A Chieftains Celebration is an album by the Irish folk music group, The Chieftains. The title derives from the "celebration" of the millennium of the city of Dublin, Ireland.[2]

"The Wexford Carol", featuring Nanci Griffith, also appeared on their 1991 album The Bells of Dublin.

Track listing

  1. "Coolin Medley" – 4:56
  2. "O'Mahoney's Frolics" – 3:02
  3. "Galicia" – 4:38
  4. "Here's a Health to the Company" – 3:01
  5. "Planxty Brown/The William Davis's/Lady Wrixon" – 4:46
  6. "Boffyflow and Spike" – 2:52
  7. "The Strayaway Child" – 4:55
  8. "The Iron Man" – 3:40
  9. "The Wexford Carol" – 3:23
  10. "Gaftaí Baile Buí" – 4:13
  11. "Millennium Celtic Suite" – 7:16 - recorded live at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in July 1988

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Glatt, John (1997). The Chieftains: the Authorized Biography. New York: Da Capo. pp. 226–230. ISBN 978-0-306-80922-4. Retrieved 2 March 2011. the chieftains a celebration.