The Chieftains (album)
1964 studio album by The Chieftains
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The Chieftains is the first album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1964. The album is now sometimes referred to as The Chieftains 1 due to the numbering system of their subsequent albums. It was one of the first folk albums to be recorded in stereo.
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Studios | Peter Hunt Studios, Dublin | |||
| Genre | Irish folk music | |||
| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | Claddagh | |||
| Producer | Paddy Moloney | |||
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Track listing
All tracks Traditional compositions
- "Sé Fáth mo Bhuartha / The Lark on the Strand / An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach / Trim the Velvet" – 7:38
- "An Comhra Donn / Murphy's Hornpipe" – 4:30
- "Cailín na Gruaige Doinne" (The Brown-Haired Girl) – 2:40
- "Comb Your Hair and Curl It / The Boys of Ballisodare" – 3:00
- "The Musical Priest / The Queen of May" – 3:25
- "The Walls of Liscarroll Jig" – 2:31
- "An Dhruimfhionn Donn Dílis" – 2:00
- "The Connemara Stocking / The Limestone Rock / Dan Breen's" – 2:40
- "Casadh an tSúgan" – 3:38
- "The Boy in the Gap" – 1:12
- "Saint Mary's, Church Street / Garret Barry, The Battering Ram / Kitty goes a-Milking, Rakish Paddy" – 6:39
Personnel
- The Chieftains
- Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical direction
- Martin Fay – fiddle
- Seán Potts – tin whistle
- Michael Tubridy – flute, concertina, tin whistle
- David Fallon – bodhrán
- Technical
- Morgan O'Sullivan - recording engineer
- Edward Delaney - cover design