The Chieftains 5

The Chieftains 5
Studio album by
The Chieftains
Released1975
StudioSound Techniques, Chelsea, London
GenreIrish folk music
Length44:39
LabelCladdagh, Island[1]
ProducerPaddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains 4
(1973) 		The Chieftains 5
(1975) 		The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Chieftains 5 is an album by The Chieftains, released in 1975.[5] It was the band's first album as a professional group. Derek Bell played the tiompan (the Irish hammered dulcimer) for the first time on the album.[6] It marked the last album appearance of Peader Mercier.

Critical reception

The New York Times called the album "highly innovative" and the music "quite descriptive," praising the "wild jigs and reels, impish hornpipes and raucous slides."[6]

Track listing

  1. "The Timpán Reel" – 3:12
  2. "Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give me your Hand)" – 2:37
  3. "Three Kerry Polkas" – 2:54
  4. "Ceol Bhriotánach (Breton Music)" – 5:08
  5. "The Chieftains' Knock on the Door" – 7:16
  6. "The Robber's Glen" – 3:51
  7. "An Ghé agus Grá Geal (The Goose & Bright Love)" – 3:23
  8. "The Humours of Carolan" – 8:26
  9. "Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)" – 4:07
  10. "Kerry Slides" – 3:45

Personnel

The Chieftains

Charts

Chart (1975–1976) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 73
US (Billboard Top LPs & Tape)[8] 187

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 334.
  2. ^ "AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 155.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 131.
  5. ^ "Artist Biography by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The Chieftains—Irish Music From the Source". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 20 March 1976. Retrieved 29 May 2023.