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THE WIDE WORLD OVER (RCA 2002) |
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"When a group like the Chieftains
survives to play music together for forty years Ireland,
and indeed, the world, has every reason to celebrate.
And one of the primary reasons for the relatively phenomenal
success of the Chieftains is their willingness to embrace
change. Evidence of which is contained, in abundance,
on this CD. Back when Paddy Moloney (uilleann pies and
tin whistle), Sean Keane (fiddle); Derek Bell (harp/piano);
Kevin Conneff (bodhran/vocals) and Matt Molloy (flute)
first played together, they performed purely folk music.
Music like March of the Kings of Laois/Paddy's Jig/O'
Keefe's The Chattering Magpie, which kicks off this
collection.
Or Live From Matt Molloy's Pub, a track from their last
album,Waters From The Well, which brought the Chieftains
right back to their roots.
But time and again along the way founder member Paddy
Moloney has insisted on pushing the musical boundaries
of the group further than maybe even he could have conceived
was possible forty years ago. Indeed, what other group
could make the leap from largely improvised reels
to meticulously arranged and orchestrated movie music
such as Morning Dew/Women of Ireland, The Love Theme
From
Barry Lyndon, then cross cultural boundaries and slip
so easily into a track like Guadalupe, complete with
Txalaparta
introduction? Or slide into the heart of country music
to perform tunes like Cotton Eyed Joe with Ricky Skaggs,
and Full of Joy with a Chinese Band?
Then, of course, there are the Chieftain's forays into
the world of rock 'n' roll, which is where they really
have stretched the boundaries of Irish music bringing
on board rip-roaring reprobates like The Rolling Stones,
for a version of Rocky Road to Dublin that gleefully redefines
the word 'rocky.' Equally transformative are their collaborations
with rock icons such as Sinéad O' Connor, on The
Foggy Dew; Elvis Costello, on Long Journey Home ; Van
Morrison on Shenendoah and Joni Mitchell on The Magdelene
Laundries. Add to that list former Police-man Sting singing
Mo Gile Mear and you'll see what I mean by musical eclecticism."
- Joe Jackson |
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| Track Listing
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| 1. |
March of the King of
Laois/ Paddy's Jig/O' Keeffees - Chattering Magpie
(Reels)
Live from 'An Irish Evening'
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| 2. |
The
Foggy Dew
with Sinéad O' Connor from 'The Long Black
Veil' |
| 3. |
I
Know my Love
with the Corrs from 'Tears of Stone' |
| 4. |
Cotton-Eyed
Joe
with Ricky Skaggs from 'Another Country' |
| 5. |
The
Magdalene Laundries
with joni Mitchell from 'Tears of Stone' |
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Live
from Matt Molloy's Pub
from 'Water from the Well' |
| 7. |
Shenandoah
with Van Morrison from 'Long Journey Home' |
| 8. |
The
Munster Cloak/An Poc ar Buile/Ferny hill-Little
molly
NEW RELEASE |
| 9. |
Morning
has Broken
with Diana Krall and Art Garfunkel
NEW RELEASE |
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| 10. |
Morning Dew/Women of Ireland
from 'Film Cuts' |
| 11. |
Mo
Ghile Mear
with Sting from 'The Long Black Veil' |
| 12. |
Carolan's
Concerto
from 'The Celtic Harp' |
| 13. |
Guadalupe
with Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos from 'Santiago' |
| 14. |
Full
of Joy
with Chinese Ensemble from 'The Chieftains in China' |
| 15. |
Here's
a Health to the Company
from 'A Chieftains' Celebration' |
| 16. |
Chasing
the Fox
NEW RELEASE |
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Long
Journey Home (Anthem)
with Elvis Costello from 'Long Journey Home' |
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The
Rocky Road to Dublin
with The Rolling Stones from 'The Long Black Veil' |
| 19. |
Redemption
Song
with Ziggy Marley
NEW RELEASE |
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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000 +
OTHER RECORDINGS FEATURING THE CHIEFTAINS
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