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The Chieftains

Group · Ireland · Dublin · formed 1963

Irish folk band

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Also known as Chieftains · Chieftans · The Cheiftans · The Chieftains and Friends · The Chieftans · 酋长乐队

Debut: 1963
Recording span: 59 years
Release groups: 46
Awards: 2
Timeline events: 48
Wiki language versions: 24

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Timeline

48 events▣ Album 26+ Member joins 11− Member leaves 8◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1960s
1. 1962 · Member joins
  David Fallon joins the band
  bodhrán,original
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1962 · Member joins
  Martin Fay joins the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1962 · Member joins
  Michael Tubridy joins the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1962 · Member joins
  Paddy Moloney joins the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1962 · Member joins
  Seán Potts joins the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1963 · Formed
  Formed in 1963
  source: wikidata
7. 1963 · Debut release
  Debut release: The Chieftains
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1963 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1966 · Member leaves
  David Fallon leaves the band
  bodhrán,original
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1966 · Member joins
  Peadar Mercier joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
11. 1968 · Member joins
  Seán Keane joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
12. 1969 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1970s
1. 1971 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 3
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1973 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 4
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1974 · Member joins
  Derek Bell joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1975 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 5
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1975 · Member joins
  Ronnie McShane joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1976 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte’s Retreat
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1976 · Member leaves
  Peadar Mercier leaves the band
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1976 · Member leaves
  Ronnie McShane leaves the band
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1976 · Member joins
  Kevin Conneff joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1977 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 7
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 1978 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 8
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. 1979 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. 1979 · Member leaves
  Michael Tubridy leaves the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
14. 1979 · Member leaves
  Seán Potts leaves the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
15. 1979 · Member joins
  Matt Molloy joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1981 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1984 · Album
  Album: The Chieftains in China
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1987 · Album
  Album: Celtic Wedding
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1989 · Album
  Album: A Chieftains Celebration
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1989 · Album
  Album: National Music - Ireland
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1991 · Album
  Album: Reel Music: The Film Scores
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1991 · Album
  Album: The Bells of Dublin
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1992 · Album
  Album: Another Country
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1993 · Album
  Album: The Celtic Harp
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 23 January 1995 · Album
  Album: The Long Black Veil
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1996 · Album
  Album: Santiago
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 16 June 1998 · Album
  Album: Fire in the Kitchen
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 22 February 1999 · Album
  Album: Tears of Stone
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: Water From the Well
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2002 · Member leaves
  Martin Fay leaves the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2002 · Member leaves
  Derek Bell leaves the band
  source: musicbrainz
4. 17 September 2002 · Album
  Album: Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 9 September 2003 · Album
  Album: Further Down the Old Plank Road
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 21 February 2012 · Album
  Album: Voice of Ages
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2013 · Award
  Won: Castelao Medal
  source: wikidata
2020s
1. 2021 · Member leaves
  Paddy Moloney leaves the band
  original
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography1,102 words · 13 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378297639

Biography

The Chieftains were an Irish folk rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous with traditional Irish music. They are regarded as having helped popularise Irish music around the world. They have won six Grammy Awards during their career and they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Some music experts have credited The Chieftains with bringing traditional Irish music to a worldwide audience, so much so that the Irish government awarded them the honorary title of "Ireland's Musical Ambassadors" in 1989.

Name

The band's name came from the book Death of a Chieftain by Irish author John Montague. Assisted early on by Garech Browne, they signed with his company Claddagh Records.

Origins

Paddy Moloney was a member of Ceoltóirí Chualann, a group of musicians who specialised in instrumentals and sought to form a new band. Their first rehearsals were held at Moloney's house, with David Fallon and Martin Fay joining the original three. The group remained only semi-professional until the 1970s. By then, they had achieved great success in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Rise to international fame

In 1973, their popularity began to spread to the United States when their previous albums were released there by Island Records. They received further acclaim when they worked on the Academy Award–winning soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon, which triggered their transition to the mainstream in the US.

Successful career

The group continued to release successful records throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and their work with Van Morrison in 1988 resulted in the critically acclaimed album Irish Heartbeat. They went on to collaborate with many other well-known musicians and singers; among them Luciano Pavarotti, the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Sinéad O'Connor, Sting, and Roger Daltrey.

50th anniversary

In 2012, they celebrated their 50th anniversary with an ambitious album and tour. The album, Voice of AgesVoice of Ages21 February 2012 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Carolina Rua / Reel – The Ladies Pantalettes3:572Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies4:203Pretty Little Girl2:494Down in the Willow Garden4:165Lily Love3:016The Lark in the Clear Air / Olam Punch3:207My Lagan Love4:288When the Ship Comes In3:279School Days Over3:3310The Frost Is All Over3:0611Peggy Gordon4:1112Hard Times Come Again No More5:2713The Chieftains Reunion11:2314The Chieftains in Orbit3:4015Lundu3:09Disc 21The Making of “Voice of Ages”30:442School Days Over3:34, was produced by T Bone Burnett and featured the Chieftains collaborating with many musicians including Bon Iver, Paolo Nutini and The Decemberists. It also included a collaboration with NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman playing the flute aboard the International Space Station as it orbited the Earth. The Chieftains performed at Carnegie Hall on 17 March 2012.

The Irish Goodbye Tour

In February 2019, The Chieftains embarked on an extensive farewell tour entitled the "Irish Goodbye Tour", including a 2019 European leg, a 2020 Canadian leg and two 2019 and 2020 US legs.
On 13 March 2020, the band announced that a few tour dates of their "Irish Goodbye Tour" had been postponed (until further notice) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021: Paddy Moloney's death

The Chieftains' co-founder and leader Paddy Moloney died suddenly on 12 October 2021, effectively ending the band.

2022: Live in San Francisco 1973 & 1976

On 23 July 2022, in celebration of the band's 60 years, it was announced the forthcoming release on 2 September 2022 on vinyl, CD, and digital download of Bear's Sonic Journals: The Foxhunt, The Chieftains Live in San Francisco 1973 & 1976 featuring the Chieftains performing live in San Francisco in 1973 and 1976. The 2-CD and digital editions of the album feature the recordings of two entire shows in San Francisco: on 1 October 1973 at The Boarding House during their first tour in the U.S. (an unscheduled gig which occurred at Jerry Garcia's invitation to open for his bluegrass band, Old & In the Way) and on 5 May 1976 at The Great American Music Hall, while the vinyl release features two sides containing (only) the performance from 1 October 1973.

Collaborations

The band has become known for their vast work of collaborations with popular musicians of many genres, including country music, Galician traditional music, Newfoundland music, and rock and roll. Their widespread work as collaborators resulted in the Irish government awarding the group the honorary title of Ireland's Musical Ambassadors in 1989.
They have performed with (in alphabetical order):

In May 1986, they performed at Self Aid, a benefit concert held in Dublin that focused on the problem of chronic unemployment which was widespread in Ireland at that time. In 1994, they appeared in Roger Daltrey's production, album and video of A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who. They performed with Canadian astronaut Cmdr. Chris Hadfield in Houston, Texas, on 15 February 2013. Hadfield sang and played guitar on "Moondance" from aboard the International Space Station.

Success and legacy

The band has won six Grammy Awards and has been nominated eighteen times. They have won an Emmy and a Genie and contributed tracks, including their highly praised version of the song Women of Ireland, to Leonard Rosenman's Oscar-winning score for Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon. In 2002 they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK's BBC Radio 2. Two of their singles have been minor hits in the UK Singles Chart. "Have I Told You Lately" (credited to The Chieftains with Van Morrison) reached No. 71 in 1995. "I Know My Love" (credited to The Chieftains featuring The Corrs) reached No. 37 in 1999.
Dr Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin said the success of The Chieftains helped place Irish traditional music on a par with other musical genres in the world of popular entertainment. By collaborating with pop and rock musicians, they have taken Irish music to a much wider audience. They have become, in effect, musical ambassadors for Ireland. This de facto role was officially recognised by the Irish government in 1989 when it awarded the group the honorary title of Ireland's Musical Ambassadors.

Notable performances

They played in a concert for Pope John Paul II, before an audience of more than one million people in 1979 in Phoenix Park in Dublin, to mark the Papal visit to Ireland.
In 1983, they were invited by the Chinese government to perform with the Chinese Broadcasting Art Group in a concert on the Great Wall of China, becoming the first Western musical group to do so. They were the first group to perform in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., invited by Senator Edward Kennedy and the former Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill.
In 2011, they performed at a concert in Dublin attended by President Mary McAleese and Queen Elizabeth II of Britain during her first official trip to Ireland.
On 14 April 2023, the band reunited for one last time to play for president Joe Biden, who was visiting his ancestral home of Ballina, County Mayo, in a historical tour of the island. Biden has also numerous times stated that The Chieftains are his favorite band.

General sources

Glatt, John (1997). The Chieftains: The Authorized Biography. New York: Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-80922-4. OCLC 1148213653.

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

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Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	24	85.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	46	93.7th
Studio albums	26	97.7th
Awards recorded	2	92.6th
Timeline events	48	98.7th
Recording span (years)	59	97.3th
Genres	4	84.7th

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Discography (46 release groups · 26 studio albums)

Albums · 26

The Chieftains
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:04
A1’Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha / The Lark on the Strand / An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach / Trim the Velvet8:07
A2An Comhra Donn / Murphy’s Hornpipe4:21
A3Cailín na Gruaige Doinne2:51
A4Comb Your Hair and Curl It / The Boys of Ballisodare3:15
A5The Musical Priest / The Queen of May3:42
B1The Walls of Liscarroll2:43
B2A Dhruimfhionn Donn Dílis2:11
B3The Connemara Stocking / The Limestone Rock / Dan Breen’s2:52
B4Casadh an tSúgáin3:47
B5The Boy in the Gap1:22
B6Saint Mary’s Polka / The Church Street Polka / Garrett Barry / The Battering Ram / Kitty Goes A‐Milking / Rakish Paddy6:53
The Chieftains 2
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:19
1Banish Misfortune / Gillian’s Apples3:33
2Seoirse Brabston (George Brabazon)3:29
3Bean an Fhir Rua (The Red‐Haired Man’s Wife)2:49
4An Phis Fhliuch (The Wet Quim) / O’Farrell’s Welcome to Limerick3:33
5An Paistin Fionn (The Fair‐Haired Child); Mrs Crotty’s Reel; The Mountain Top4:12
6The Foxhunt5:13
7An Mhaighdean Mhara (The Sea Maiden) / Tie the Bonnet / O’Rourke’s4:13
8Callaghan’s Hornpipe / Byrne’s Hornpipe3:13
9Pigtown / Tie the Ribbons / The Bag of Potatoes2:34
10The Humours of Whiskey / Hardiman the Fiddler2:54
11Donall Og3:54
12Brian Boru’s March3:12
13Sweeney’s Polka / Denis Murphy’s Polka / The Scartaglen Polka3:30
The Chieftains 3
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:52
A1Strike the Gay Harp / Lord Mayo / The Lady on the Island / The Sailor on the Rock6:21
A2Sonny’s Mazurka / Tommy Hunt’s Jig3:11
A3Eibhlí Gheal Chiúin Ní Chearbhaill / Delahunty’s Hornpipe3:54
A4The Hunter’s Purse1:42
A5March of the King of Laois3:01
A6Carolan’s Concerto2:50
B1Tom Billy’s / The Road to Lisdoonvarna / The Merry Sisters4:55
B2An Ghaoth Aneas2:49
B3Lord Inchiquin3:41
B4The Trip to Sligo3:42
B5An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig?2:19
B6John Kelly’s / Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy’s3:27
The Chieftains 4
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Drowsey Maggie
A2Morgan Magan
A3The Tip of the Whistle
A4The Bucks of Oranmore
A5The Battle of Aughrim
B1The Morning Dew
B2Carrickfergus
B3Hewlett
B4Cherish the Ladies
B5Lord Mayo
B6Mna Na H Eireann the Love Theme From Barry Lyndon (Women of Ireland)
B7O’Keeffe’s Slide / An Súisín Bán / The Star Above the Garter / The Weavers
The Chieftains 5
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:02
A1The Timpán Reel3:07
A2Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand)2:33
A3Three Kerry Polkas2:49
A4Ceol Bhriotánach (Breton Music)5:05
A5The Chieftains’ Knock on the Door7:15
B1The Robbers’ Glen3:47
B2An Ghé Agus Grá Geal (The Goose and Bright Love)3:17
B3The Humours of Carolan8:30
B4Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)3:54
B5Kerry Slides4:45
The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte’s Retreat
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 46:03
A1The Chattering Magpie4:47
A2An Chéad Mháirt den Fromhar (The First Tuesday of Autumn) and Green Grows the Rushes O3:12
A3Bonaparte's Retreat14:37
B1Away With Ye4:26
B2Caledonia5:28
B3Iníon Nic Diarmada (Miss MacDermott) or The Princess Royal, Máire Dhall (Blind Mary) and John Drury7:00
B4The Rights Of Man3:21
B5Round the House and Mind the Dresser3:12
The Chieftains 7
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:47
A1Away We Go Again6:24
A2Dochas3:47
A3Hedigan’s Fancy3:49
A4John O’Connor and the Ode to Whiskey2:39
A5Friel’s Kitchen4:42
B1No. 6 the Coombe3:51
B2O’Sullivan’s March4:00
B3The Ace and the Deuce of Pipering3:24
B4The Fairies’ Lamentation and Dance6:52
B5Oh! The Breeches Full of Stitches4:19
The Chieftains 8
1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:48
1The Session4:32
2Dr. John Hart4:03
3Seán Sa Cheo2:32
4An tSean Bhean Bhocht / The Fairies’ Hornpipe5:25
5Sea Image6:23
6If I Had Maggie in the Wood3:01
7An Spéic Seoigheach3:41
8The Dogs Among the Bushes2:09
9Miss Hamilton2:53
10The Job of Journeywork4:19
11The Wind That Shakes the Barley / The Reel With the Beryle2:50
The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:42
A1Boil the Breakfast Early3:51
A2Mrs. Judge3:59
A3March From Oscar and Malvina4:11
A4When a Man’s in Love3:35
A5Bealach An Doirín (The Path Through the Wood)3:41
B1Ag Taisteal Na Blárnan (Travelling Through Blarney)3:19
B2Carolan’s Welcome2:51
B3Up Against the Buachalawns4:00
B4Gol Na mBan san Ár (The Crying of the Women at the Slaughter)4:16
B5Chase Around the Windmill: Toss the Feathers / Ballinasloe Fair / Caílleach an Airgid / Cúil Aodha Slide / The Pretty Girl4:59
The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:14
A1The Christmas Reel3:00
A2Salut á la Compagnie3:19
A3My Love Is in America4:30
A4Manx Music3:38
A5Master Crowley’s Reels1:30
A6The Pride of Pimlico2:04
B1An Faire (The Gold Ring)3:38
B2An Durzhunel (The Turtle Dove)6:45
B3Sir Arthur Shaen and Madam Cole4:00
B4Garech’s Wedding1:35
B5Cotton‐Eyed Joe2:15
The Chieftains in China
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 55:13
1Full of Joy2:33
2In a Suzhow Garden – Slán le Máighe3:34
3If I Had Maggie in the Wood3:23
4The Reason for My Sorrow – ’Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha3:35
5The Chieftains in China11:46
6In a Suzhow Garden – Slán le Máighe3:28
7Planxty Irwin2:57
8Off the Great Wall5:23
9A Tribute to O’Carolan10:53
10The Wind From the South – An Gaoth Aneas3:22
11China to Hong Kong4:19
Celtic Wedding
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 50:23
1Dañs Mod Koh a Vaod3:33
2Peh Troux ’zou Ar En Doar (What Noise on Earth; Carol)3:45
3Dañs‐tro Fisel4:08
4Tonioù‐bale a Vro‐wened (Marches)4:11
5Dañs Bro‐leon2:30
6Heuliadenn Tonioù Breizh‐izel (medley)7:01
7Ev Chistr ’ta, Laou!1:58
8Jabadaw3:06
9Celtic Wedding (medley)20:11
A Chieftains Celebration
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:48
1O’Mahoney’s Frolics3:03
2Galicia4:39
3Coolin Medley4:56
4Here’s a Health to the Company3:02
5Planxty Brown / The William Davis’s / Lady Wrixon4:46
6Boffyflow and Spike2:53
7The Strayaway Child4:55
8The Iron Man3:40
9The Wexford Carol3:23
10Gaftaí Baile Buí4:14
11Millennium Celtic Suite7:17
National Music - Ireland
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 47 tracks · 1:11:37
1O Briens of Clare3:57
2O Briens of Clare0:29
3O Briens of Clare0:07
4Southern Wind2:27
5Southern Wind0:29
6Southern Wind0:08
7Jacksons Morning Brush1:55
8Jacksons Morning Brush0:29
9Jacksons Morning Brush0:05
10The Cloak of Munster1:46
11The Cloak of Munster0:29
12The Cloak of Munster0:06
13Piper Gregg / Dublin Streets2:25
14Piper Gregg0:29
15Dublin Streets0:07
16Planxty Brabazon2:32
17Planxty Brabazon0:29
18Planxty Brabazon0:06
19Irish (medley)4:23
20Irish (medley)0:29
21Irish (medley)0:05
22Irish (medley)0:05
23Medley of Jigs3:40
24Medley of Jigs0:29
25Medley of Jigs0:06
26Medley of Reels2:57
27Medley of Reels0:29
28Medley of Reels0:06
29The Stage1:58
30Ancient Irish Fairy Music2:20
31Theme for Harp2:10
32Hardings2:00
33Regal Harpsichord1:31
34Bridget o Malley1:55
35The Banks of the Moy2:25
36The Sligo Dream1:40
37Bodhran Beat2:13
38Bones1:14
39Ellis Island Lament2:45
40Ellis Island Lament0:29
41Loneliness3:21
42Sliabh Gallion Braes2:32
43Sliabh Geal Gua3:12
44Solo Lilt1:43
45The Sea Maiden2:29
46I Courted a Wee Lass3:08
47Pipes Drone1:08
Reel Music: The Film Scores
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 54:00
1Treasure Island: Opening Theme1:03
2Treasure Island: Loyals March1:52
3Treasure Island: Island Theme2:32
4Treasure Island: Setting Sail2:39
5Treasure Island: French Leave1:51
6Treasure Island: Blind Pew2:10
7Treasure Island: Treasure Cave2:14
8Treasure Island: The Hispanola / Silver and Loyals March3:09
9Barry Lyndon: Love Theme3:31
10Three Wishes for Jamie: Love Theme1:53
11Three Wishes for Jamie: The Matchmaking1:09
12Three Wishes for Jamie: Mountain Fall / Main Theme1:50
13Tristan and Isolde: Love Theme2:17
14Tristan and Isolde: March of the King of Cornwall2:09
15Tristan and Isolde: The Falcon1:38
16Tristan and Isolde: Escape and Chase4:00
17Tristan and Isolde: The Departure3:26
18The Grey Fox: Main Theme6:06
19The Year of the French: The French March2:39
20The Year of the French: Cooper’s Tune / The Bolero2:17
21The Year of the French: Closing Theme & March3:35
The Bells of Dublin
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:02:58
1The Bells of Dublin / Christmas Eve3:05
2Past Three O’Clock2:10
3St. Stephen’s Day Murders3:25
4Il est né / Ca Berger5:20
5Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil3:44
6I Saw Three Ships a Sailing2:48
7A Breton Carol3:45
8Carol Medley: O the Holly She Bears a Berry1:58
9Carol Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen1:23
10Carol Medley: The Boar’s Head2:02
11The Wexford Carol3:23
12The Rebel Jesus3:48
13Skyline Jig1:56
14O Holy Night4:22
15Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Arrival of the Wren Boys1:00
16Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Dingle Set—Dance2:27
17Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Wren in the Furze2:15
18Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: A Dance Duet—Reels2:29
19Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: Brafferton Village / Walsh’s Hornpipe1:24
20Medley: “The Wren! The Wren!”: The Farewell: The Piper Through the Meadow Strayed / This Is the Season to Be Merry2:09
21Medley: Once in Royal David’s City2:28
22Medley: Ding Dong Merrily on High2:12
23Medley: O Come All Ye Faithful3:25
Another Country
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:47
1Happy to Meet3:05
2I Can’t Stop Loving You3:29
3Wabash Cannonball: Morning Dew / Wabash Cannonball / Father Kelly’s Reels3:25
4Heartbreak Hotel: Heartbreak Hotel / The Cliffs of Moher Jig3:22
5Goodnight Irene4:19
6Cúnla: Cúnla / The Friar’s Breeches3:41
7Nobody’s Darlin’ but Mine3:43
8Cotton‐Eyed Joe2:44
9Tahitian Skies: Tahitian Skies / Chief O’Neill’s Hornpipe3:31
10Killybegs3:41
11Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore4:41
12Finale: Did You Ever Go A‐Courtin’, Uncle Joe / Will the Circle Be Unbroken12:06
The Celtic Harp
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 54:43
1MacAllistrum’s March (Máirseail Alasdroim)3:02
2Tribute to Bunting8:01
3The Parting of Friends / Kerry Fling4:42
4Planxty Bunting4:46
5Madame Cole2:45
6The Blackbird4:27
7Táimse ’im Chodladh3:46
8Sonny Brogan’s Mazurkas2:55
9The Wild Geese6:32
10The Green Fields of America5:40
11Carolan’s Concerto3:05
12The Lament for Limerick5:02
The Long Black Veil
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:56
1Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)3:22
2The Long Black Veil3:37
3The Foggy Dew5:21
4Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?4:40
5Changing Your Demeanour3:16
6The Lily of the West5:10
7Coast of Malabar6:01
8Dunmore Lassies5:14
9Love Is Teasin’4:36
10He Moved Through the Fair4:55
11Ferny Hill3:43
12Tennessee Waltz / Tennessee Mazurka3:58
13The Rocky Road to Dublin5:03
Santiago
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 57:46
1Pilgrimage to Santiago: Txalaparta1:17
2Pilgrimage to Santiago: Arku – Dantza / Arin‐Arin4:21
3Pilgrimage to Santiago: El besu (The Kiss)2:19
4Pilgrimage to Santiago: Não vas ao mar, Toino (Don’t Go to the Sea, Toino)2:02
5Pilgrimage to Santiago: Dum paterfamilias / Ad honorem3:14
6Dueling Chanters2:54
7Galician Overture11:01
8Guadalupe2:52
9Minho Waltz3:21
10Setting Sail / Muiñeira de Frexido3:26
11Maneo3:27
12Santiago de Cuba3:38
13Galleguita / Tutankhamen4:08
14Tears of Stone2:40
15Dublin in Vigo7:06
Fire in the Kitchen
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:22
1Madame Bonaparte / Devil’s Dream / Mason’s Apron4:23
2An Innis Aigh4:25
3Lukey / Lukaloney3:56
4My Bonnie4:23
5My Home / The Contradiction / Julia Delaney4:16
6Come by the Hills4:17
7Fingal’s Cave5:45
8A Mháiri Bhóidheach5:13
9Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie4:08
10Red Is the Rose4:55
11Le Lys Vert5:41
Tears of Stone
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:28:43
Disc 114 tracks · 1:08:43
1Never Give All the Heart2:47
2A Stór Mo Chroí3:46
3The Lowlands of Holland3:48
4The Magdalene Laundries4:58
5Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór4:39
6I Know My Love3:53
7Factory Girl4:24
8Deserted Soldier4:38
9Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure4:34
10Sake in the Jar4:30
11Raglan Road6:18
12Siúil a Rún4:36
13The Fiddling Ladies10:24
14Danny Boy5:28
Disc 25 tracks · 20:00
1The Grey Fox6:07
2Santiago de Cuba3:41
3El Besu (The Kiss)2:23
4The Parting of Friends / Kerry Fling4:42
5Carolan’s Concerto3:07
Water From the Well
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:02:56
1Lots of Drops of Brandy3:44
2Bean an Fhir Rua4:28
3Jack of All Trades2:25
4Within a Mile of Dublin / The Old Blackthorn2:47
5The Dusty Miller5:02
6The Lovely Sweet Banks of the Moy4:51
7An Poc ar Buile3:11
8The Dingle Set2:47
9Planxty George Brabazon2:36
10The Donegal Set5:46
11The May Morning Dew3:27
12The Kilfenora Set3:14
13An Buinneán Buí / The County Tyrone / Newry Hornpipe5:02
14Ballyfin Polkas2:33
15Casadh an tSúgáin3:47
16Live From Matt Molloy’s Pub3:17
17An Gaoth Aneas3:59
Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:26
1Down the Old Plank Road2:02
2Country Blues3:15
3Sally Goodin3:15
4Dark as a Dungeon3:25
5Cindy2:38
6Molly Bán (Bawn)4:48
7Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down2:42
8Ladies Pantalettes / Belles of Blackville / First House in Connaught4:17
9Whole Heap of Little Horses2:47
10Rain and Snow2:52
11I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight4:30
12Tennessee Stud3:09
13Katie Dear4:28
14Give the Fiddler a Dram (finale)10:18
Further Down the Old Plank Road
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 55:04
1The Raggle Taggle Gypsy3:09
2Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel3:29
3Hick’s Farewell4:27
4Shady Grove2:19
5The Girl I Left Behind in Tennessee3:13
6Rosc Catha Na Mumhain / Arkansas Traveller / The Wild Irishman4:20
7Lambs in the Greenfield3:19
8The Moonshiner / I’m a Rambler, I’m a Gambler3:13
9Wild Mountain Thyme3:55
10Chief O’Neill’s Hornpipe1:55
11Bandit of Love / The Cheatin’ Waltz3:13
12The Squid Jiggin’ Ground / Larry O’Gaff3:16
13Three Little Babes4:10
14Fisherman’s Hornpipe / The Devil’s Dream2:10
15Talk About Suffering / Man of the House (reel)4:34
16The Lily of the West4:22
Voice of Ages
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:38:25
Disc 115 tracks · 1:04:07
1Carolina Rua / Reel – The Ladies Pantalettes3:57
2Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies4:20
3Pretty Little Girl2:49
4Down in the Willow Garden4:16
5Lily Love3:01
6The Lark in the Clear Air / Olam Punch3:20
7My Lagan Love4:28
8When the Ship Comes In3:27
9School Days Over3:33
10The Frost Is All Over3:06
11Peggy Gordon4:11
12Hard Times Come Again No More5:27
13The Chieftains Reunion11:23
14The Chieftains in Orbit3:40
15Lundu3:09
Disc 22 tracks · 34:18
1The Making of “Voice of Ages”30:44
2School Days Over3:34

Album · 20

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1977	Un Taxi Mauve (Bande Original Du Film De Yves Boisset)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:55 A1Un taxi mauve3:09 A2La maison templar5:12 A3La Plage2:15 A4Un pub3:31 B1Rideau de pluie1:18 B2Sonate de Schubert (Op 42 en la mineur)12:20 B3Le Marais1:32 B4Finale2:38	Soundtrack	1977
1977	The Chieftains Live!Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:41 A1The Morning Dew3:32 A2George Brabazon2:56 A3Kerry Slides3:53 A4Carrickfergus3:49 A5Carolan’s Concerto3:09 A6The Foxhunt4:42 B1Round the House and Mind the Dresser2:54 B2Caitlín Triall / For the Sakes of Old Decency / Carolan’s Farewell to Music / Banish Misfortune / The Tarbolton / The Pinch of Snuff / The Star of Munster / The Flogging Reel13:51 B3Limerick’s Lamentation3:54 B4O’Neills’s March3:37 B5Ríl Mór3:24	Live	1977
1983	The Grey FoxSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks A1The Big Ride (#2) A2Main Title A3Oyster Bed Sequence A4Nickleodeon Sequence A5The Oregon Robbery A6Ride Through Colors A7Country Store Sequence A8Ride to Kamloops A9Ride to Kamloops A10A Golf Waltz A11Sweet Betsy From Pike A12The Big Ride (#3) B1The Grey Fox Theme B2Meeting Train at Ducks Siding B3Kate’s Waltz B4Miner’s Confessions to Kate B5The Chase B6The Chase B7End Titles B8The Big Ride (#1)	Soundtrack	1983
1983	The Year of the FrenchSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:34 1Killala: The Main Theme2:13 2The French March4:52 3The McCarthy Theme3:40 4Treacy’s Barnyard Dance6:14 5The Irish March: March of the Mayomen / Uilleann Pipes Lament3:12 6Killala: The Main Theme2:03 7The Irish March: March of the Mayomen3:29 8Cunla / The Yearling Fair Reel3:05 9Killala: The Opening Theme / Killala: The Coach Ride3:56 10The Bolero: McCarthy’s Arrest1:26 11The McCarthy Theme / The Wandering3:42 12The French March / Cooper’s Tune2:31 13The Hanging / Seán Ó Dí3:00 14Killala: The Main Theme2:11	Soundtrack	1983
1985	Music From “Ballad of the Irish Horse”Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 11 tracks · 39:08 1Ballad of the Irish Horse: Main Theme3:33 2The Green Pastures4:09 3The Birth of the Foals3:10 4Lady Hemphill3:37 5Horses of Ireland, Part 14:12 6Chasing the Fox3:28 7Going to the Fair3:07 8Galway Races3:02 9Scéal Na gCapall: The Story of the Horse3:19 10The Boyne Hunt / Mullinger Races / The Five‐Mile Chase2:53 11Horses of Ireland, Part 24:38	Soundtrack	1985
1988	The Tailor of GloucesterSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 35:44 1The Tailor of Gloucester (Part I)18:47 2The Tailor of Gloucester (Part II)5:29 3Theme for The Tailor of Gloucester2:42 4The Tailor of Gloucester at Work (with Friends)3:06 5Simpkin the Cat/Mice to the Rescue3:19 6Closing Theme Music2:21	Soundtrack	1988
1989	The CollectionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:17:25 1Carolan’s Welcome2:55 2The Robbers’ Glen3:49 3The Boys of Ballisodare3:16 4If I Had Maggie in the Wood2:58 5Boil the Breakfast Early3:56 6Brian Boru’s March3:14 7Round the House and Mind the Dresser2:54 8Tabhair Dom Do Lamh2:37 9Morgan Magan2:51 10The Chieftains’ Knock on the Door7:18 11Carrickfergus2:48 12The Bucks of Oranmore2:16 13When a Man’s in Love3:37 14Lord Inchiquin3:40 15The Foxhunt5:14 16Cherish the Ladies2:28 17Doctor John Hart3:55 18For the Sakes of Old Decency1:33 19The Boy in the Gap1:20 20Bonaparte’s Retreat14:46	Compilation	1989
1992	An Irish EveningSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:11:18 1Opening Medley: Dóchas / King of Laois / Paddy’s Jig / O’Keefes / Chattering Magpie9:19 2North Amerikay4:08 3Lilly Bolero / The White Cockade3:12 4Little Love Affairs2:59 5Red Is the Rose3:27 6The Mason’s Apron5:21 7The Stone: A Special Dance for When Two Lovers Meet6:32 8Miscellany: Theme From Tristan and Isolde / Súisín Bán / Good Morning Nightcap / The Galway Races / The Jolly Tinker8:56 9Raglan Road5:23 10Behind Blue Eyes4:24 11Medley: Ó Murchú’s Hornpipe / Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile / The Wandering Minstrel4:17 12Damhsa (feat. Jean Butler)3:00 13Rachamíd a Bhean Bheag / Ford Econoline (feat. Nanci Griffith) / Any Old Iron (feat. Roger Daltrey)10:20	Live	1992
1992	The Magic of The ChieftainsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:55 1O’Mahoney’s Frolics3:05 2Coolin Medley4:58 3The Wexford Carol3:25 4Marches4:13 5Boffyflow and Spike2:53 6Celtic Wedding20:14 7Here’s a Health to the Company3:03 8The Strayaway Child4:57 9The Iron Man (medley)3:42 10Millennium Celtic Suite7:17 11Dañs‐tro Fisel4:09 12Heuliadenn Toniou Breizh‐Izel6:59	Compilation	1992
1992	The Best of The ChieftainsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:08 1Up Against the Buachalawns4:04 2Boil the Breakfast Early3:55 3Friel’s Kitchen4:43 4No. 6 The Coombe3:52 5O’Sullivan’s March4:01 6Sea Image6:13 7An Speic Seoigheach3:39 8The Dogs Among the Bushes2:08 9The Job of Journeywork4:17 10Oh! The Breeches Full of Stitches4:23 11Chase Around the Windmill / Toss the Feathers / Ballinasloe Fair / Cailleach an Airgid / Cuil Aodha Slide / The Pretty Girl5:03 12The Wind That Shakes the Barley / The Reel With the Beryle2:50	Compilation	14 January 1992
1996	Film CutsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 18 tracks · 48:53 1Rob Roy: O’Sullivan’s March4:07 2Circle of Friends: Dublin2:34 3Circle of Friends: Air / You’re the One3:54 4Treasure Island: Opening Theme1:03 5Treasure Island: Loyals March1:52 6Treasure Island: Island Theme2:32 7Treasure Island: Setting Sail2:39 8Treasure Island: French Leave1:51 9Treasure Island: Blind Pew2:10 10Treasure Island: Treasure Cave2:14 11Treasure Island: The Hispanola / Silver and Loyals March3:09 12Barry Lyndon: Love Theme3:33 13Tristan and Isolde: Love Theme2:17 14Tristan and Isolde: The Falcon1:38 15Tristan and Isolde: The Departure3:25 16The Grey Fox: Main Theme6:05 17Far and Away: Fighting for Dough2:06 18Ireland Moving: Ireland Moving / Train Sequence1:44	Compilation,Soundtrack	13 February 1996
1999	A Collection of FavoritesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 34 tracks 1-1Dóchas, King of Laois, Paddy’s Jig, O’Keefes, Chattering Magpies 1-2Lilly Bolero / The White Cockade 1-3The Stone 1-4Tristan and Isolde / Súisin Ban / Good Morning Nightcap / Galway Races / Jolly Tinker 1-5Ó Murchú’s Hornpipe / Sliabh Geal gCua na Feile / The Wandering Minstrel 1-6Wabash Cannonball 1-7Dans Mod Koh a Vaod 1-8Jabadaw 1-9Coolin Medley 1-10The Iron Man 1-11Planxty Brown, The William Davis’s, Lady Wrixon 1-12Gaftaí Baile Buí 1-13Millennium Celtic Suite 2-1Txalaparta 2-2Arku‐Dantza‐Arin‐Arin 2-3Nao Vas Ao Mar, Toino 2-4Dueling Chanters 2-5Minho Waltz 2-6Tears of Stone 2-7Setting Sail, Muineira de Frexido 2-8Treasure Island-Opening Theme 2-9Treasure Island-Island Theme 2-10Barry Lyndon-Love Theme 2-11Rob Roy-O’Sullivan’s March 2-12Circle of Friends-Dublin 2-13Circle of Friends-You’re the One 2-14The Blackbird 2-15Madame Cole 2-16MacAllistrum’s March 2-17The Strayaway Child 2-18O’Mahoney’s Frolics 2-19The Dingle Set - Dance 33The Wren in the Furze 34Cotton‐Eyed Joe	Compilation	1999
1999	The Chieftains Collection: The Very Best of the Claddagh YearsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:27 1The March of the King of Laois or Ruarí óg ó Mordha3:04 2The Misical Priest / The Queen of May3:39 3An Páistín Fionn (The Fair Child) / Mrs. Crotty’s Reel / The Mountain Top4:13 4Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand)2:39 5The Morning Dew3:32 6Bean an Fhir Rua (The Red‐Haired Man’s Wife)2:51 7John Kelly’s Slide / Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy’s Slide3:27 8Mná na hÉireann3:32 9The Walls of Liscaroll2:44 10Sonny’s Maszurka / Tommy Hunt’s Jig3:12 11Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)4:07 12Seóirse Brabston (George Brabazon)3:27	Compilation	5 October 1999
2000	Chieftains’ Collection, Volume 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:29 1Kerry Slides3:46 2The Hunter’s Purse1:44 3Callaghan’s / Byrne’s3:15 4Round the House and Mind the Dresser3:30 5Brian Boru March3:15 6An Mhaighdean Mhara4:16 7Ceol Bhriotanach5:09 8Drowsy Maggie4:00 9Away With Ye4:51 10Carolan’s Concerto2:52 11Cherish the Ladies2:29 12Donall Og3:56 13Ril Mhor3:26	Compilation	2000
2002	The Wide World OverSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:11:34 1March of the King of Laois / Paddy’s Jig / O’Keefe’s – Chattering Magpie4:25 2The Foggy Dew5:01 3I Know My Love3:28 4Cotton‐Eyed Joe2:46 5The Magdalene Laundries4:57 6Live From Matt Molloy’s Pub2:22 7Shenandoah3:52 8The Munster Cloak / An Poc Ar Buile / Ferny Hill / Little Molly6:13 9Morning Has Broken2:55 10Morning Dew / Women of Ireland2:58 11Mo Ghile Mear3:20 12Carolan’s Concerto3:02 13Guadalupe3:31 14Full of Joy3:24 15Here’s a Health to the Company3:03 16Chasing the Fox4:11 17Long Journey Home3:21 18The Rocky Road to Dublin4:18 19Redemption Song4:27	Compilation	11 March 2002
2005	Live From Dublin: A Tribute to Derek BellSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:53 1Introduction0:37 2Opening Medley: Brian Boru’s March / Nine Points of Roguery / The Magpie – Pretty Girls5:52 3Down the Old Plank Road2:19 4Derek’s Tune: The Geese and Bright Love3:50 5Galician Medley: Never Trust a Man’s Love / Mazurka / Guadalupe / Múneira de Jios / Duelling Chanters7:59 6Ellen Browne3:02 7Medley: Banish Misfortune / Morning Dew / Arkansas Traveller / Wild Irishman6:03 8Oíche Nollag (Christmas Eve)2:52 9Fionnghuala1:53 10Carrickfergus6:03 11I’ll Tell Me Ma2:50 12Tá an Coileach ag Fógairt an Lae (3 pipes)2:33 13Ottawa Valley Dance1:52 14Finale12:55 15Farewell to Music3:13	Live	22 February 2005
2006	The Essential ChieftainsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 36 tracks · 2:29:55 Disc 118 tracks · 1:17:51 1Lots of Drops of Brandy3:43 2O’Sullivan’s March3:59 3An Poc Ar Buile / The Dingle Set5:57 4Carolan’s Concerto3:05 5The Wind That Shakes the Barley / The Reel With the Beryle2:51 6Sea Image6:11 7Boil the Breakfast Early3:55 8The Women of Ireland (The Love Theme From Barry Lyndon) / Morning Dew5:15 9Full of Joy2:31 10The Green Fields of America5:39 11Santiago de Cuba3:39 12The Donegal Set5:46 13Jabadaw3:06 14The Bells of Dublin / Christmas Eve3:06 15The French March4:51 16The Stone6:23 17The Cloak / Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)4:29 18Chasing the Fox (from the Ballad of an Irish Horse)3:25 Disc 218 tracks · 1:12:04 1I Know My Love3:53 2Shenandoah3:52 3Country Blues3:13 4Ladies Pantalettes / Belles of Blackville / First House in Connaught4:15 5The Foggy Dew5:21 6Red Is the Rose3:25 7The Squid Jiggin’ Ground / Larry O’Gaff3:16 8Lambs in the Greenfields3:21 9Guadalupe2:52 10Mo Ghile Mear – “Our Hero”3:21 11Cotton‐Eyed Joe2:43 12Molly Bán (Bawn)4:46 13Long Journey Home (Anthem)4:18 14Rocky Road to Dublin5:04 15Love Is Teasin’4:38 16The Rebel Jesus3:49 17Il Est Né / Ca Berger5:19 18Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór4:38	Compilation	2006
2021	The Chieftains: A Celtic LandscapeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 40 tracks · 2:30:22 1Salut á la Compagnie3:22 2The Trip to Sligo (jig)3:42 3The Birth of the Foals3:10 4Garech’s Wedding1:40 5Scéal Na Gcapall3:19 6The Robber’s Glen3:52 7Tabhair Dom Do Lámh2:38 8Chasing the Fox3:28 9Drowsy Maggie4:03 10The Timpán Reel3:12 11Going to the Fair3:07 12Boil the Breakfast Early3:56 13Ballad of the Irish Horse (main theme)3:33 14O’Sullivan’s March4:01 15Galway Races3:02 16The Hunter’s Purse (reel)1:42 17In a Suzhow Garden3:33 18Carolan’s Concerto2:49 19Cotton‐Eyed Joe2:18 20Lady Hemphill3:37 21Tom Billy’s / The Road to Lisdoonvarna / The Merry Sisters (reels)4:55 22Three Kerry Polkas2:54 23The March of the King of Laois3:01 24Strike the Gay Harp (jig) / Lord Mayo (air) / The Lady on the Island / The Sailor on the Rock (reels)6:21 25Sonny’s Mazurka, Tommy Hunt’s Jig3:11 26Ceol Bhriotánach5:08 27The Morning Dew3:37 28The Chieftains’ Knock on the Door7:17 29Samhradh, Samhradh4:08 30John Kelly’s, Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy’s (slides)3:25 31Mná Na Héireann3:36 32Kerry Slides3:45 33An Ghé Agus Grá Geal3:23 34The Humours of Carolan8:26 35Eibhlí Gheal Chiúin Ní Chearbhaill (air) / Delahunty’s Hornpipe3:53 36No. 6 The Coombe3:53 37The Boyne Hunt / Mullinger Races / The Five‐Mile Chase (reels)2:53 38Horses of Ireland, Part 14:12 39Horses of Ireland, Part 24:38 40An Faire (jig)3:42	Compilation	15 October 2021
2021	Chronicles: 60 Years of The ChieftainsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 40 tracks · 2:36:26 Disc 119 tracks · 1:16:42 1Away We Go Again6:24 2The Rocky Road to Dublin5:03 3The Morning Dew (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, 1976)2:51 4Brian Boru’s March3:12 5Carolina Rua / Reel – The Ladies Pantalettes3:56 6Round the House and Mind the Dresser3:27 7O’Sullivan’s March3:58 8Danny Boy5:26 9The McCarthy Theme / The Wandering3:41 10Down in the Willow Garden4:16 11No. 6 The Coombe3:49 12The Timpán Reel3:12 13Drowsy Maggie3:58 14Molly Bán (Bawn)4:44 15O’Neill’s March (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, 1976)3:21 16The Wind That Shakes the Barley (BBC live session from the Cambridge Folk Festival, 1981)2:15 17Tom Billy’s / The Road to Lisdoonvarna / The Merry Sisters (reels)4:52 18The Boyne Hunt / The Mullingar Races / The Five‐Mile Chase (reels)2:50 19Hard Times Come Again No More5:27 Disc 221 tracks · 1:19:44 1The Foggy Dew5:20 2Mná Na hÉireann3:32 3My Lagan Love4:27 4Carolan’s Welcome2:54 5The Long Black Veil3:37 6Boil the Breakfast Early (BBC live session from the Cambridge Folk Festival, 1981)3:52 7Star of the County Down (live at the Menagerie, Belfast, 1999)2:50 8Carolan’s Concerto (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, 1976)2:42 9Ceol Bhriotánach5:09 10China to Hong Kong (live in China)4:10 11Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (BBC live session From the Royal Albert Hall, 1975)2:35 12Carrickfergus (live at Symphony Hall, Boston, 1976)3:17 13Scéal Na Gcapall3:16 14The French March4:52 15Lullaby for the Dead4:36 16An Comhra Donn / Murphy’s Hornpipe (hornpipes)4:21 17An Faire3:41 18The Humours of Ballyconnell / Bean an Fhir Rua / Cherish the Ladies (BBC live session from the Royal Albert Hall, 1975)4:09 19The Chattering Magpie4:51 20Country Blues3:12 21Cotton‐Eyed Joe2:21	Compilation	21 November 2021
2022	Bear’s Sonic Journals: The Foxhunt – San Francisco 1973 & 1976Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 33 tracks · 2:33:33 Disc 118 tracks · 1:14:25 1Drowsy Maggie4:22 2Band Introductions1:13 3Morgan Magan3:26 4Carrickfergus (Do Bhí Bean Uasal)3:51 5The Morning Dew4:17 6Lord Inchiquin3:43 7An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach3:12 8The Foxhunt4:45 9Mná Na Héireann4:36 10Carolan’s Concerto3:25 11Kerry Slides3:50 12Opening Medley: Strike the Gay Harp / The March of the King of Laois / The Lady on the Island / The Sailor on the Rock7:04 13Lord Inchiquin4:55 14An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach2:42 15Kerry Slides5:29 16Samhradh, Samhradh5:31 17The Foxhunt5:33 18George Brabazon2:31 Disc 215 tracks · 1:19:08 1Golden Gate Medley: Seán Chuilfhionn / Clare Reel / Róisín Dubh / John O’Connor / Golden Gate Slides / Steam Packet Selections (Reels) / Pretty Girls Reel11:23 2Timpán Reel3:54 3Marbhna Luimnigh4:46 4O’Keefe’s Slide/Round the House and Mind the Dresser4:20 5Ceol Bhriotánach6:33 6Humours of Carolan: Planxty Maguire / Charles O’Conor / Carolan’s Farewell to Music / Síbeag, Sí Mhór / Bumper Squire Jones / Plan9:13 7Introduction to the Battle of Aughrim1:30 8The Battle of Aughrim8:04 9The Morning Dew4:30 10Mná Na Héireann4:03 11Kerry Slides5:13 12Tabhair Dom Do Lámh3:00 13Ríl Mhór Bhaile an Chalaidh2:51 14J. Garcia on the Irish Roots of Bluegrass (KSAN, 1973)4:05 15P. Moloney, The Final Interview (Excerpts)(Sandycove, 2021)5:43	Live	2 September 2022

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Chieftains head-to-head →

The Chieftains metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	24	85.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	46	93.7th
Studio albums	26	97.7th
Awards recorded	2	92.6th
Timeline events	48	98.7th
Recording span (years)	59	97.3th
Genres	4	84.7th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2013	Castelao Medal		won
2013	Castelao Medal		won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
David Fallon	1962	1966	bodhrán,original
Martin Fay	1962	2002	original
Michael Tubridy	1962	1979	original
Paddy Moloney	1962	2021	original
Seán Potts	1962	1979	original
Peadar Mercier	1966	1976
Seán Keane	1968	present
Derek Bell	1974	2002
Ronnie McShane	1975	1976
Kevin Conneff	1976	present
Matt Molloy	1979	present

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chieftains-anoriant2008.png
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fce5eb9a-95a7-4a54-b9e4-fe1b036fbe57
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fce5eb9a-95a7-4a54-b9e4-fe1b036fbe57
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662577
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662577
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chieftains
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chieftains

Why this artist is in the database

List of highest-certified music artists in the United States — rank #69
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List of folk musicians
List of Irish musicians

United States · Person

folk music

1 shared genre tag · debut 1960, 3 years apart

50 wikis

Timeline

1960s

David Fallon joins the band

Martin Fay joins the band

Michael Tubridy joins the band

Paddy Moloney joins the band

Seán Potts joins the band

Formed in 1963

Debut release: The Chieftains

Album: The Chieftains

David Fallon leaves the band

Peadar Mercier joins the band

Seán Keane joins the band

Album: The Chieftains 2

1970s

Album: The Chieftains 3

Album: The Chieftains 4

Derek Bell joins the band

Album: The Chieftains 5

Ronnie McShane joins the band

Album: The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte’s Retreat

Peadar Mercier leaves the band

Ronnie McShane leaves the band

Kevin Conneff joins the band

Album: The Chieftains 7

Album: The Chieftains 8

Album: The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early

Michael Tubridy leaves the band

Seán Potts leaves the band

Matt Molloy joins the band

1980s

Album: The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe

Album: The Chieftains in China

Album: Celtic Wedding

Album: A Chieftains Celebration

Album: National Music - Ireland

1990s

Album: Reel Music: The Film Scores

Album: The Bells of Dublin

Album: Another Country

Album: The Celtic Harp

Album: The Long Black Veil

Album: Santiago

Album: Fire in the Kitchen

Album: Tears of Stone

2000s

Album: Water From the Well

Martin Fay leaves the band

Derek Bell leaves the band

Album: Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions

Album: Further Down the Old Plank Road

2010s

Album: Voice of Ages

Won: Castelao Medal

2020s

Paddy Moloney leaves the band

Biography

Biography

Name

Origins

Rise to international fame

Successful career

50th anniversary

The Irish Goodbye Tour

2021: Paddy Moloney's death

2022: Live in San Francisco 1973 & 1976

Collaborations

Success and legacy

Notable performances

General sources

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (46 release groups · 26 studio albums)

Albums · 26

Album · 20

Stats & PK

Awards & honours

Line-up

Where this record comes from

Why this artist is in the database