| Artist: The Chieftains
Title Of Album: The Wide World Over
Year Of Release: 2002
Country: Ireland
Label: BMG/RCA Victor #09026 63917 2
Genre: Folk, Celtic
Quality: Lossless
Bitrate: FLAC (Image)+Cue+Log (CD-Rip)
Total Time: 1 h 11 min 34 sec
Total Size: 491 Mb (+5%) | Full Scans
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Site The Wide World Over is a 40th anniversary, greatest hits-like compilation by worldwide famous Irish musical group The Chieftains. It gathers tracks from The Chieftains in China until Water from the Well, as well as four new releases. "When a group like the Chieftains survives to play music together for forty years Ireland, and indeed, the world, has every reason to celebrate. And one of the primary reasons for the relatively phenomenal success of the Chieftains is their willingness to embrace change. Evidence of which is contained, in abundance, on this CD. Back when Paddy Moloney (uilleann pies and tin whistle), Sean Keane (fiddle); Derek Bell (harp/piano); Kevin Conneff (bodhran/vocals) and Matt Molloy (flute) first played together, they performed purely folk music. Music like March of the Kings of Laois/Paddy's Jig/O' Keefe's The Chattering Magpie, which kicks off this collection. Or Live From Matt Molloy's Pub, a track from their last album,Waters From The Well, which brought the Chieftains right back to their roots. But time and again along the way founder member Paddy Moloney has insisted on pushing the musical boundaries of the group further than maybe even he could have conceived was possible forty years ago. Indeed, what other group could make the leap from largely improvised reels to meticulously arranged and orchestrated movie music such as Morning Dew/Women of Ireland, The Love Theme From Barry Lyndon, then cross cultural boundaries and slip so easily into a track like Guadalupe, complete with Txalaparta introduction? Or slide into the heart of country music to perform tunes like Cotton Eyed Joe with Ricky Skaggs, and Full of Joy with a Chinese Band? ~ thechieftains.com Tracklist: 01. March Of The King Of Laois (4:26)
02. The Foggy Dew (5:01)
03. I Know My Love (3:27)
04. Cotton-Eyed Joe (2:46)
05. The Magdalene Laundries (4:57)
06. Live From Matt Molloy's Pub (2:21)
07. Shenandoah (3:52)
08. The Munster Cloak (6:12)
09. Morning Has Broken (2:55)
10. Morning Dew (The Love Theme' From Barry Lyndon) (2:57)
11. Mo Ghile Mear (3:20)
12. Carolan's Concerto (3:02)
13. Guadalupe (3:31)
14. Full Of Joy (3:24)
15. Here's A Health To The Company (3:03)
16. Chasing The Fox (4:11)
17. Long Journey Home (Anthem) (3:20)
18. The Rocky Road To Dublin (4:17)
19. Redemption Song (4:23) Line-up / Musicians: Martin Fay - fiddle, bones, vocals
Sean Keane - fiddle, tin whistle, vocals
Kevin Conneff - bodhran, vocals
Matt Molloy - flute, tin whistle, vocals
Paddy Moloney - uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhran, vocals
Derek Bell - clairseach, oboe, keyboards, tiompan, vocals
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