''A Chieftains Celebration'' is an album by the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
group,
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are 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 wi ...
. The title derives from the "celebration" of the millennium of the city of
Dublin, Ireland.
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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