Considered by numerous media as 2011′s “Artist of the Year” in France: Nolwenn Leroy will be at The Olympia to sing with The Chieftians!
BRETONNE, Nolwenn Leroy’s last album is a huge success! More than 1 million albums sold to date!
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Due to unforeseen circumstances The Chieftains 50th Anniversary UK tour has had to be curtailed. Regrettably this means that they are no longer able to perform on Sunday 17 June, at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh resulting in the event being cancelled.
If you have tickets for the cancelled event please contact the Usher Hall box office 0131 228 1155. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am to 5:30pm
The Chieftains 50th Anniversary Tour marches on in the US, Canada and Switzerland! Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains are currently touring the UK and Ireland with performances that have received standing ovations and rave reviews. Come see The Chieftains perform their 50th Anniversary shows at a venue close to you soon.
Newly announced dates:
August 2 – Sion, Switzerland – Guinness Irish Festival – buy tickets
October 5 – Saratoga, CA, USA – Mountain Winery – buy tickets
October 9 – Calgary, AB, Canada – Jack Singer Hall – On sale June 18, 2012
October 11 – Richmond, BC, Canada – River Rock Show Theatre – buy tickets
The Chieftains are excited to be touring the UK in support of their latest Album, Voice of Ages. Find your city below or view the complete list of tour dates here.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Grand Canal Theatre – Buy Tickets
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Waterfront Hall – Buy Tickets
Friday, June 1, 2012. Brighton Dome – Buy Tickets
Saturday, June 2, 2012. Bristol Colston Hall – Buy Tickets
Sunday, June 3, 2012. St. David’s Hall – Buy Tickets
Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Birmingham Symphony Hall – Buy Tickets
Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Sheffield City Hall -Buy Tickets
Friday, June 8, 2012. Royal Albert Hall – Buy Tickets
Saturday, June 9, 2012. Ipswitch Regent Theatre – Buy Tickets
Sunday, June 10, 2012. Liverpool Philharmonic – Buy Tickets
Tuesday, June 12, 2012. York Barbican – Buy Tickets
Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Bridgewater Hall – Buy Tickets
Friday, June 15, 2012. Newcastle City Hall – Buy Tickets
Saturday, June 16, 2012. Clyde Auditorium – Buy Tickets
Sunday, June 17, 2012. Edinburgh Usher Hall – Buy Tickets
Sunday, June 24, 2012. Westport Festival – Buy Tickets
Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The Anvil – Buy Tickets
Friday, June 29, 2012. The Olympia – Buy Tickets
Saturday, June 30, 2012. Palais des Beaux Arts – Buy Tickets
Sunday, July 1, 2012. North Atlantic Fiddle Conference – Buy Tickets
This is their first trip back to Japan in 5 years. Come celebrate their 50 years together!
Visit the Tour Page for complete tour date listings
November 2012
December 2012
“Irish folk band the Chieftains have a new album, Voice of Ages, out February 21, on Hear Music/Concord. It features a collaboration with Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon, who sings lead on a version of the traditional murder ballad “Down in the Willow Garden”.”
Listen to the track on Pitchfork.com
BON IVER, THE DECEMBERISTS, THE CIVIL WARS AND MORE CELEBRATE THE LEGENDARY IRISH GROUP ON THE PADDY MOLONEY AND T BONE BURNETT PRODUCED 50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM VIA HEAR/CONCORD
The Chieftains, the world’s most celebrated traditional Irish band, will mark their 50th anniversary with the release of Voice of Ages on February 21st 2012 (Hear/Concord). An imaginative collaboration featuring a dazzling collection of like-minded musical visionaries and kindred spirits, Voice of Ages, produced by Paddy Moloney and T Bone Burnett, features The Chieftains teaming with stars from the worlds of indie-rock (Bon Iver, The Decemberists, The Low Anthem), country and Americana (The Civil Wars, Pistol Annies, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Punch Brothers), Irish and Scottish folk (Imelda May, Lisa Hannigan, Paolo Nutini) and more. “With 50 years of glorious music behind us,” Paddy Moloney says, “I can think of nothing more exciting than to spend another 50 years collaborating with the best voices of the future.”
Founded in 1962, winners of 6 Grammy Awards and an Academy Award, The Chieftains: founder and leader Paddy Moloney (Uilleann pipes, tin whistle), Matt Molloy (flute), Seán Keane (fiddle) and Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), have popularized traditional Irish music world-wide during their astonishing 50 year career. Over the years, some of the biggest names in music have worked with the legendary band: Sting, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, and The Rolling Stones among many others. Voice of Ages is a bold affirmation that their inspiring influence, musical brilliance and enduring legacy are more relevant than ever.
The Chieftains 2012 US tour will kick off in Santa Barbara, CA February 17 and will culminate with a special 50th Anniversary St. Patrick’s Day show at New York’s Carnegie Hall March 17.
Artists featured on Voice of Ages:
Irish-American astronaut Cady Coleman has not forgotten her Emerald Isle roots, the NASA astronaut marked St. Patrick’s Day in space by playing a solo on Paddy Moloney’s pennywhistle and Matt Molloy’s 100-year-old Irish flute. When she launched toward the space station in December on a Russian spacecraft, Coleman — a hobby musician — made sure to take a bit of that Irish heritage along for the ride. She packed away two Irish instruments — an antique wooden flute and a shiny pennywhistle — that were loaned to her by the members of the Chieftains.
“St. Patrick’s Day is a day when people all over the Earth recognize their Irish heritage,” Coleman said while wearing an appropriately green shirt. “And now we’re doing that from space as well.
The pennywhistle is owned by Chieftains member Paddy Moloney and the wooden flute is owned by his bandmate Matt Molloy, Coleman said. “I might not have mentioned that the trip would have been six months long and that their flutes would have traveled millions of miles before they came home, but I’d like to reassure them that their treasures are just fine,” Coleman said. “They’re actually never far from home because we fly over Ireland several times a day.”
Coleman is one of three astronauts currently living on the International Space Station (three other crewmembers returned to Earth yesterday), and is the outpost’s only American crewmember. An Italian astronaut and Russian cosmonaut round out the crew. Another three spaceflyers (a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts) are due to launch toward the space station in the next few weeks. Their initial March 29 (EDT) liftoff was delayed due to a technical glitch on their spacecraft. Coleman and her two current station crewmates are scheduled to return to Earth in September.
You can view the video via the link below. Happy St.Patrick’s Day!
The Chieftains and Special Guests are played a festive medley of songs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com
The Chieftains have been touring the US and Canada on a whirlwind North American tour.
They will be at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on St. Patrick’s Day (2011).
Culture Ireland is proud to award a grant in support of The Chieftains 2011 US Tour as part of Culture Ireland’s strategic focus on the US for 2011, entitled Imagine Ireland. Culture Ireland is the state agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide, working under the aegis of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists to present their work at strategic international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets.
Since Culture Ireland was established in 2005, the agency has promoted and supported over 1200 Irish cultural initiatives and events in over 60 countries worldwide. In 2008 alone, over 500,000 people across the globe saw a live performance by an Irish theatre and/or dance company and many more have seen the work of Irish artists in exhibitions and films or been to a showcase gig of Irish bands at one of the 6 Music From Ireland showcases taking place every year.
A selection of highlights of projects and events in receipt of Culture Ireland support are listed here.
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