''A Chieftains Celebration'' is an album by the
Irish folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...
group,
The Chieftains
The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin 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 w ...
. The title derives from the "celebration" of the millennium of the city of
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
.
"The Wexford Carol", featuring
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'', starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on th ...
, also appeared on their 1991 album ''
The Bells of Dublin''.
Track listing
# "Coolin Medley" – 4:56
# "O'Mahoney's Frolics" – 3:02
# "Galicia" – 4:38
# "
Here's a Health to the Company" – 3:01
# "Planxty Brown/The William Davis's/Lady Wrixon" – 4:46
# "Boffyflow and Spike" – 2:52
# "The Strayaway Child" – 4:55
# "The Iron Man" – 3:40
# "The Wexford Carol" – 3:23
# "Gaftaí Baile Buí" – 4:13
# "Millennium Celtic Suite" – 7:16 - recorded live at
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St. Stephen's Green. It specialises in operatic and musical productions, with occasional dramatic shows.
History
In April 1871, the broth ...
in July 1988
References
1989 albums
The Chieftains albums
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