''The Chieftains 5'' is an album by
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 ...
, released in 1975.
It was the band's first album as a professional group. Derek Bell played the tiompan (the Irish hammered dulcimer) for the first time on the album.
[ It marked the last album appearance of Peader Mercier.
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Critical reception
''The New York Times
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'' called the album "highly innovative" and the music "quite descriptive," praising the "wild jigs and reels, impish hornpipes and raucous slides."
Track listing
# "The Timpán Reel" – 3:12
# " Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give me your Hand)" – 2:37
# "Three Kerry Polkas" – 2:54
# "Ceol Bhriotánach (Breton Music)" – 5:08
# "The Chieftains' Knock on the Door" – 7:16
# "The Robber's Glen" – 3:51
# "An Ghé agus Grá Geal (The Goose & Bright Love)" – 3:23
# "The Humours of Carolan" – 8:26
# "Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)" – 4:07
# "Kerry Slides" – 3:45
Personnel
;The Chieftains
*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 part ...
- Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical direction
*Peadar Mercier - bodhrán, bones
*Ronnie McShane - bones
* Martin Fay - fiddle
* Seán Keane - fiddle
*Michael Tubridy
Michael "Mick" Tubridy (born 1935 at Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish musician, step dancer and structural engineer.
Career
In November 1962, he was a founder member of the traditional Irish music group, The Chieftains, with whom ...
- flute, concertina, tin whistle
*Derek Bell - harp, oboe, timpani
* Seán Potts - tin whistle
Charts
References
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The Chieftains albums
1975 albums
Claddagh Records albums