The Chieftains 8 Explained

The Chieftains 8
Type:Album
Artist:The Chieftains
Cover:The Chieftains 8.jpg
Released:1978
Genre:Irish folk music
Label:Columbia
Producer:Paddy Moloney
Lawrence Cohn (re-release)
Prev Title:The Chieftains Live!
Prev Year:1977
Next Year:1980

The Chieftains 8 is an album by The Chieftains. Originally recorded for Claddagh Records and released in 1978, it was re-released on Columbia Records. It is the last of the group's albums recorded before members Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy left the band. The band performed "If I Had Maggie In The Wood" on Saturday Night Live in March 1979.

Track listing

  1. "The Session"
  2. "Doctor John Hart"
  3. "Seán Sa Cheo"
  4. "An tSean Bhean Bhocht/The Fairies' Hornpipe"
  5. "Sea Image"
  6. "If I Had Maggie In The Wood"
  7. "An Speic Seoigheach"
  8. "The Dogs Among The Bushes"
  9. "Miss Hamilton"
  10. "The Job Of Journeywork"
  11. "The Wind that Shakes the Barley/The Reel With The Beryle"

Personnel