The Chieftains 5 Explained

The Chieftains 5
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Chieftains
Cover:	The Chieftains 5.jpg
Released:	1975
Studio:	Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London
Genre:	Irish folk music
Length:	44:39
Label:	Claddagh, Island
Producer:	Paddy Moloney
Prev Title:	The Chieftains 4
Prev Year:	1973
Next Year:	1976

The Chieftains 5 is an album by The Chieftains, released in 1975.^[1] 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. 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."^[2]

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

• Paddy Moloney - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical direction
• Peadar Mercier - bodhrán, bones
• Ronnie McShane - bones
• Martin Fay - fiddle
• Seán Keane - fiddle
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle
• Derek Bell - harp, oboe, timpani
• Seán Potts - tin whistle

Charts

Chart (1975–1976)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	73
US (Billboard Top LPs & Tape)^[4]	187

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist Biography by Bruce Eder . AllMusic . 24 March 2021.
2. Web site: The Chieftains—Irish Music From the Source . The New York Times . 24 March 2021.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 62.
4. Billboard. Billboard 200. 20 March 1976 . 29 May 2023.