The Chieftains Live! Explained

The Chieftains Live!
Type:	Live
Artist:	The Chieftains
Cover:	The_Chieftains_Live_!.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	December 1976
Venue:	Symphony Hall, Boston; Massey Hall, Toronto
Genre:	Irish folk music
Length:	51:43
Label:	Claddagh
Producer:	Paddy Moloney
Prev Title:	The Chieftains 7
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	The Chieftains 8
Next Year:	1978

The Chieftains Live! is the first album by the Chieftains which was recorded live. It was recorded on tour in December 1976 at Symphony Hall in Boston and Massey Hall in Toronto.

Although the album sold well, it is Paddy Moloney's least favorite album. Moloney was quoted as saying, "I don't know what they did to it technically, but I know it plays too fast!"^[1]

Track listing

1. "The Morning Dew" - 3:32
2. "George Brabazon" - 2:56
3. "Kerry Slides" - 3:52
4. "Carrickfergus" - 3:49
5. "Carolan's Concerto" - 3:09
6. "The Foxhunt" - 4:42
7. "Round the House and Mind the Dresser" - 2:54
8. "Solos: Caitlin Trail / For The Sakes Of Old Decency / Carolan's Farewell To Music / Banish Misfortune / The Tarbolton / The Pinch Of Snuff / The Star Of Munster / The Flogging Reel" - 13:51
9. "Limerick's Lamentation" - 3:54
10. "O'Neill's March" - 3:37
11. "Ril Mhor" - 3:23

Personnel

• Paddy Moloney - uilleann pipes, tin whistle
• Seán Potts - tin whistle, bodhrán, bones
• Seán Keane - fiddle, tin whistle
• Martin Fay - fiddle, bones
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina and tin whistle
• Derek Bell - neo-Irish harp, medieval harps, tiompán, oboe
• Kevin Conneff - bodhrán

Notes and References

1. Book: Glatt, John. The Chieftains: the Authorized Biography. Da Capo. 1997. New York. 137–140. 978-0-306-80922-4.