Chieftains Live! [Live]

1. Morning Dew

2. George Brabazon

3. Kerry Slides

4. Carrickfergus

5. Carolan's Concerto

6. Fox Hunt

7. Round the House and Mind the Dresser

8. Caitlin Triall

9. For the Sakes of Old Decency

10. Carolan's Farewell to Music

11. Banish Misfortune/Gillian's Apples

12. Tarboulton

13. Pinch of Snuff

14. Star of Munster

15. Flogging Reel

16. Limerick's Lamentation

17. O'Neill's March

18. Ril Mhór

Tracks:

Opening Medley: Dochas/King Of Laois/Paddy's Jig
North Americay
Lilly Bolero/The White Cockade
Little Love Affairs
Red Is The Rose
The Mason's Apron
The Stone
Theme From 'Tristan And Isolde'/Suisin Ban
Raglan Road
Behind Blue Eyes
O Murchu's Hornpipe/Sliabh Geal.../Wandering Minst
Damhsa
Rachamid A Bhean Bheag/Ford Econoline

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During the early '90s, the Chieftains embarked upon a series of multigenre crossover recordings. Major pop stars were brought in as guest artists and a few had the goods, but others came across as wannabes or well-meaning if clueless PR victims. This Grammy-winning live album from 1992 features the Who's Roger Daltrey and American singer Nanci Griffith. Sadly, Griffith's husky, thin-textured voice is inadequate to the demands of Irish vocal ornamentation and phrasing. Daltrey, meanwhile, sounds raucous, unidiomatic, and amateurish; plus his presence with a traditional Irish music ensemble in the middle of British-occupied Belfast seems a bit much. In any case, courting comparison with the Chieftains' own singer, Kevin Conneff, is a risky business at best. The instrumentals are typically accomplished and future Riverdance diva Jean Butler provides charmingly percussive footwork, but the trap drummer on the last tune is glaringly out of place. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Why'd you bring Roger?.......2005-09-24

In later albums, the Chieftains have been trying to go the Santana route by adding 'guest vocalists', and too often, the effects are jarring.

Case in point, Mr. Roger Daltrey; his rendering of "Raglan Road" (an overdone song in any event) is abysmal. If I were in attendance, I would have gone for a hot dog at that point. They follow up with a rendition of "Behind Blue Eyes" that might have worked as an instrumental, but it also falls flat.

That being said, the rest of the album isn't too bad; the band is in fine form, and the song selection is a good mishmash of the well-known and the obscure. The recording also sounds great, as "An Irish Evening" was one of the first digital CD recordings of the early 90s.

A fine "Evening," but maybe Roger could have stayed home.......2005-01-21

Representative of the fine mix of traditional Irish music the Chieftains perform, this concert gives the fan of the Chieftains a nice sampling of what they're good at with the occasional error in judgement that accompanies a live performance.
Highlights include a fine opening medley that gives the band a chance to show how well they play together , Matt Malloy's outstanding flute solo on "The Mason's Apron," that still stuns me every time I listen to it, and a closing medley that allows each member to shine.
But the guest stars don't really work for me, Nanci Griffith doesn't do a bad job but adds nothing special to the concert and Roger Daltrey sounds out of his element on "Raglan Road," and while "Behind Blue Eyes" is interesting as worked through the Chieftains sound it just doesn't fit here. I am sure "The Stone" (A special Dance when two lovers meet) is fine when you can see it, it loses a bit on CD. But these are not major problems and the sound is solid for a concert performance. For this fan, it's a pretty good time.

Excellent Chieftains, but with some not-so-good extras........2004-10-15

This CD is a recording of the Chieftains playing live in Belfast. As a result, there is some distracting background noise and in my opinion the clapping and cheering detracts from the overall effect of the CD.

This aside, the CD contains an excellent compilation of vocal ballads and lovely instrumentals. Kevin Conneff does a lovely a cappella rendering of "North Americay." Other standouts include the rollicking "Lilly Bolero/The White Cockade," and the mournful "The Stone."

Nanci Griffiths and Roger Daltrey appear as guests of the Chieftains in several of the tunes on the CD. I enjoyed Nanci Griffiths "Little Love Affairs," and "Red is the Rose." However, I cannot say the same for Roger Daltrey. I skip over his "Raglan Road" and "Behind Blue Eyes," every time I play the CD. I feel that his songs don't fit into the style of the CD, and frankly, I dislike his voice.

Overall, I listen to this CD for its lovely Chieftains pieces, and try to block out its failings.

If I Could Give This Six Stars I Would.......2002-10-05

I don't know what the reviewer's problem is, but nobody in the Opera House this night was thinking about the British occupation, they were all too busy enjoying one of the best Chieftains live shows ever! Only Paddy and the Boys can meld rock, pop, country-folk, the dance and traditional Celtic music into one fantastic show like this. Daltrey's pub drinking style is PERFECT for the band, and the version of "Raglan Road" contained here is one of the best ever recorded. Nanci Griffith sounds like she could've been born in County Mayo. I would urge anyone to get a copy of this immediately, there's none better! A topnotch addition to any longtime fan's Cheiftains' CD collection or a good starter for those of you just beginning to get a taste for this worldclass Irish band's music. Long before Riverdance there was the CHIEFTAINS!

If I Could Give This Six Stars I Would.......2002-10-05

Live From Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell

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Good CD - Horrible Copy Protection
Dust collector
corrupted CD
Missing Derek Bell
Touching tribute

Live From Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell
The Chieftains
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
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Further Down the Old Plank Road
The Essential Chieftains
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The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration

ASIN: B00075U3V4
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

John Kelly: Introduction
Opening Medley, Brian Boru's March, Nine Points of Roguery, The Magpie - Pretty Girls (reels)
Down the Old Plank Road
Medley: Derek's Tune (jigs), The Geese and Bright Love
Galician Medley, Muineira de Jios, Never Trust A Man's Love, Sixpennymoney
Ellen Browne
Banish Misfortune Medley (reels), Morning Dew, Arkansas Traveller, Wild Irishmen
Oiche Nollag (Christmas Eve)
Fionnghuala
Carrickfergus
I'll Tell Me Ma
Ta Coileach Ag Fograirt An Lae
Ottawa Valley Dance
Finale
Farewell to Music

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Derek Bell (1935-2002), the Chieftains' longtime harpist, was a former child prodigy who mastered the piano, several woodwinds and even the cimbalom, which he played on Maurice Jarre's soundtrack to Doctor Zhivago. He was already a noted classical composer and multi-instrumentalist by the time he picked up the harp in mid-life, but it soon consumed him. After meeting Paddy Moloney in 1972, he sat in on the Chieftains 4, still one of the group's finest albums. His unexpected death left surviving band-mates bereft but typically, they decided to celebrate his life with the music he loved so dearly. Drawn from two memorial concerts which were aired on Irish radio, the selections exemplify the Chieftains' twin doctrines of Celtic authenticity and global inclusion. But after the joy and remembrance, Triona Marshal, alone with her harp, plays the Farewell To Music. There could not have been a dry eye in the house. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Good CD - Horrible Copy Protection.......2006-01-20

I bought this CD while I was at a Chieftans concert last night. I listened to it in my car first, so I didn't notice a problem. I really enjoyed the CD and wanted to listen to it with headphones at my desk with my computer. I stuck the CD in my computer and it starts trying to download and install the copy protection software. Well of course all of the security software on my computer went crazy thinking I had some sort of virus. I had to completely turn off all of my security on my computer to even get the CD to play on my computer. Then after copying the files to my computer to listen in windows media player, I unistalled the software it downloaded. This made my media player crash when I tried to play the files. Great CD, but the copy protection needs to be executed in a better fasion. I'm not really happy with having to turn off all of my security on my computer just to listen to a CD - especially when I'm on a high speed LAN connection.

Dust collector.......2005-03-30

Musically this is probably an ok CD - I say probably because as others have said it is so hard to listen to this CD it is going to gather a lot of dust. A waste of money and one I shall not repeat. .

corrupted CD.......2005-03-19

I purchased the Live from Dublin CD and much to my dismay my computer tells me the CD is corrupted. If go through some trouble you can propably get the thing to play on your computer but will probable not be allowed to listen to it on an mp3 player I am required to install spyware on my computer? I gave up and am returning the album. I am sure the music is great but it is a bit to restictive for me. They cannot trust me but I must trust them to access the music and then on only some of my players?
Sincerely Jim Meehan

Missing Derek Bell.......2005-03-04

This is a fitting tribute to Derek Bell, the "lovliest old rogue" of the Chieftains. On some selections, the sound is "thin" because his harp work is gone. That is a poignant
inclusion and I appreciate it.

Touching tribute.......2005-02-23

As a fan of the group, I have been lucky to see Derek Bell live in concert. This album is a very touching tribute to him. What better way to celebrate than with the music he enjoyed playing.

There is one warning about this CD, and it's not the music - it's with the copy protection. This CD uses the new MediaMax. You can NOT rip this CD to your hard drive. You can copy the tracks to your hard drive, but ONLY as 128kb/s WMA since the WMAs have secure DRM. If you are MAC or iPod user you are out of luck. Hopefully iTunes will carry the album with it's own DRM.

Average customer rating:

Essential to traditional Celtic music

Chieftains Live!
The Chieftains
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music

Further Down the Old Plank Road
Live From Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell

ASIN: B000000E6V
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Morning Dew
George Brabazon
Kerry Slides
Carrickfergus
Carolan's Concerto
Fox Hunt
Round the House and Mind the Dresser
Caitlin Triall
For the Sakes of Old Decency
Carolan's Farewell to Music
Banish Misfortune/Gillian's Apples
Tarboulton
Pinch of Snuff
Star of Munster
Flogging Reel
Limerick's Lamentation
O'Neill's March
Ril Mh

Customer Reviews:

Essential to traditional Celtic music.......2006-03-03

simply put, if you have any interest in traditional Celtic music, you need this album. The Chieftains are of course one of the most famous bands from Ireland, and one of the most talented groups in the whole world. They are great in the studio, but absolutely amazing live. The songs are beautifully layered, and songs range from beautiful, to dark, to intense, to joyous. It's really an unbelievable album.

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