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folk singer Nanci Griffith to join them for several songs.

Track listing

# "Opening Medley: Dóchas/King of Laois/Paddy's Jig/O'Keefe's/Chattering Magpie" (Traditional) 9:17 # "North Americay" (Traditional arranged by Kevin Conneff) 4:09 # "Lilly Bolero/The White Cockade" (Traditional) 3:11 # "Little Love Affairs" (with Nanci Griffith) ( Nanci Griffith, James Hooker) 3:00 # "Red is the Rose" (with Nanci Griffith) (Traditional) 3:26 # "The Mason's Apron" (Traditional) 5:21 # "The Stone" (Traditional) 6:31 # "Miscellany: Theme from Tristan and Isolde/Súisín Ban/Good Morning Nightcap/The Galway Races/The Jolly Tinker" (Traditional arranged by

Paddy Moloney Paddy Moloney ( ga, Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh; 1 August 1938 – 12 October 2021) was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums. He was parti ...

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) 4:24 # "Medley: Ó Murchú's Hornpipe/Sliabh Geal gCua Na Feile" (Traditional) 4:17 # "Damhsa" (featuring

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) (Traditional) 3:00 # "Rachamíd a Bhean Bheag/Ford Econoline (with Nanci Griffith)/Any Old Iron" (with Roger Daltrey) (Traditional arranged by

, Kevin Conneff, Sean Keane,

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, Derek Bell & Matt Molloy/Nanci Griffith/Traditional arranged by Roger Daltrey) 10:19

References

The Chieftains albums 1992 live albums RCA Victor live albums {{1990s-folk-album-stub