The Chieftains (album) explained

The Chieftains
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Chieftains
Cover:	The Chieftains 1.jpg
Released:	1964
Studio:	Peter Hunt Studios, Dublin
Genre:	Irish folk music
Length:	41:59
Label:	Claddagh
Producer:	Paddy Moloney
Next Title:	The Chieftains 2
Next Year:	1969

The Chieftains is the first album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1964. The album is now sometimes referred to as The Chieftains 1 due to the numbering system of their subsequent albums. It was one of the first folk albums to be recorded in stereo.

Track listing

All tracks Traditional compositions

1. "Sé Fáth mo Bhuartha / The Lark on the Strand / An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach / Trim the Velvet"  –
2. "An Comhra Donn / Murphy's Hornpipe"  –
3. "Cailín na Gruaige Doinne" (The Brown-Haired Girl)  –
4. "Comb Your Hair and Curl It / The Boys of Ballisodare"  –
5. "The Musical Priest / The Queen of May"  –
6. "The Walls of Liscarroll Jig"  –
7. "An Dhruimfhionn Donn Dílis"  –
8. "The Connemara Stocking / The Limestone Rock / Dan Breen's"  –
9. "Casadh an tSúgan"  –
10. "The Boy in the Gap"  –
11. "Saint Mary's, Church Street / Garret Barry, The Battering Ram / Kitty goes a-Milking, Rakish Paddy"  –

Personnel

The Chieftains

• Paddy Moloney  – uilleann pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical direction
• Martin Fay  – fiddle
• Seán Potts  – tin whistle
• Michael Tubridy  – flute, concertina, tin whistle
• David Fallon  – bodhrán

Technical

• Morgan O'Sullivan - recording engineer
• Edward Delaney - cover design

Sources and links

• This album on the Chieftains' Official site