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The Chieftains are a Grammy winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. The band has recorded many albums of instrumental Irish folk music, as well as multiple collaborations with popular musicians of many genres, including Country music, Galician traditional music, Cape Breton and Newfoundland music, and rock and roll.
They have performed with Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Roger Daltrey, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones, Sinéad O’Connor, James Galway, Jackson Browne, Nancy Griffith and numerous country-western artists. In 1975, the group won praise for their playing of “Women of Ireland” for Stanley Kubrick’s movie Barry Lyndon.
They have won six Grammy Awards and have been nominated eighteen times. In 2002 they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK’s BBC Radio 2. The front covers of the first four albums were designed by Edward Delaney.
Paddy Moloney is the band’s leader, and composes or arranges most of the band’s music. While the band’s members changed numerous times in the band’s early history, the membership solidified in 1979 when Matt Molloy replaced Michael Tubridy. From then until 2002, members included:
Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán)
Matt Molloy (flute, tin whistle)
Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals)
They have won six Grammy Awards and have been nominated eighteen times. In 2002 they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK’s BBC Radio 2. The front covers of the first four albums were designed by Edward Delaney.
Paddy Moloney is the band’s leader, and composes or arranges most of the band’s music. While the band’s members changed numerous times in the band’s early history, the membership solidified in 1979 when Matt Molloy replaced Michael Tubridy. From then until 2002, members included:
Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán)
Matt Molloy (flute, tin whistle)
Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals)
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The Best of the Chieftains
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The Long Black Veil
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The Bells Of Dublin
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Water From the Well
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born2bweil wrote:
The Long Black Veil is one of my favorite albums; EVER!
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natcarrusca wrote:
Just started listening... I'm in love already.
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Tjandrahambali wrote:
sip bgt
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thedarkcrow wrote:
Treasure Island 1990 featuring the film score of Paddy Maloney and The Chieftains is finally coming to DVD! http://www.jamesindigital.com/treasure-island-1990-preorder-release-date-confirmed/
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LESTFM2 wrote:
Love these original sounds
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nitehawk868 wrote:
A true Classic!
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sohretgorkem wrote:
hihihii:) çok tatlı..
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chanoise wrote:
oh tierra del soooooool!!...suspiro por verteeeee ahora que lejooooooos....... :'(
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chanoise wrote:
Canción Mixteca es la onda!!....
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ravschmidt-sas wrote:
прошёл почти год с прошлого коммента, а я всё ещё люблю их, стариков_)))
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im_santa_clause wrote:
<3 I'll Tell Me Ma. Reminds me of my childhood (:
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Thorpe wrote:
I love The Water Horse Suite. ♥
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ShadowLuigi wrote:
San Patricio Rulz!!
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marich35 wrote:
Alegres y frescos siempre... gran canción :)
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ravschmidt-sas wrote:
Лучшие фолкеры когда-либо!!!! best best best!!
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thegaymetaller wrote:
Legends! So glad I watched that BBC4 film thing on them; introduced me to them. :)
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LeighBCD wrote:
Great bio film on the Chieftains the other night on BBC4 - very interesting.
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blodi_meri wrote:
tennessee stud!! omfg!!!
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katiewarman wrote:
lovelovelovelove : )
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Haz567 wrote:
women of ireland chills my soul
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