The Chieftains 4 Explained

The Chieftains 4
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Chieftains
Cover:	Chieftains4.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	September 1972 – February 1973
Studio:	Morgan, London, UK
Genre:	Irish folk music
Length:	40:08
Label:	Claddagh
Producer:	Paddy Moloney
Prev Title:	The Chieftains 3
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	The Chieftains 5
Next Year:	1975

The Chieftains 4 is an album by The Chieftains. It is the first album to feature Derek Bell on the harp. This album is where The Chieftains' modern sound began.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks traditional compositions; except where indicated

1. "Drowsy Maggie" – 4:00
2. "Morgan Magan" – 2:53
3. "The Tip of the Whistle" – 2:57
4. "Bucks of Oranmore" – 2:17
5. "The Battle of Aughrim" – 7:36
6. "The Morning Dew" (Paddy Moloney) – 3:34
7. "Carrickfergus (or Do Bhi Bean Uasal)" – 2:49
8. "Sláinte Bhreagh Hiulit (Hewlett)" – 2:34
9. "Cherish The Ladies" – 2:29
10. "Lord Mayo" – 2:44
11. "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Seán Ó Riada) – 3:33
12. "O'Keefe's Slide /An Suisin Ban (The white blanket) / The Star Above The Garter / The Weaver's Slide" – 3:39

Personnel

The Chieftains

• Paddy Moloney - uilleann pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical director
• Martin Fay - fiddle, bones
• Seán Potts - tin whistle
• Seán Keane - fiddle
• Peadar Mercier - bodhran, bones
• Derek Bell - harp
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle

Technical

• Paul Tregurtha - recording
• Edward Delaney - cover painting

Legacy

The arrival of Derek Bell on harp gave The Chieftains a distinctive delicate sound. The slow air "Mná na hÉireann" (Women of Ireland), composed by Seán Ó Riada, was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon. In 1996 Mike Oldfield recorded it on his album Voyager but credited it to "Traditional".

External links

• • A more complete and correct track listing at irishtune.info

Notes and References

1. Book: Glatt, John. John Glatt. The Chieftains: the Authorized Biography. Da Capo. 1997. New York. 978-0-306-80922-4. registration.