''Tears of Stone'' 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 1999. Each track features a different female guest artist or group, with the exception of
Jim Corr
James Steven Ignatius Corr, (born 31 July 1964) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs, the other members being his three younger sisters Andrea, Sharon and Caroline.
Musical c ...
of
the Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings, Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Carol ...
, Jimmy and John of
the Rankins and longtime
Bonnie Raitt bassist
James Hutchinson. Guests are listed below in parentheses.
Track listing
#"Never Give All the Heart" – 2:50 (
Anúna
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and
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Awar ...
)
#"A Stór Mo Chroí" – 3:46 (
Bonnie Raitt)
#"The
Lowlands of Holland" – 3:46 (
Natalie Merchant)
#"The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:59 (
Joni Mitchell backing vocals
Screaming Orphans)
#"Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" – 4:37 (
The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family (originally known as The Rankins) are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four Society of Composers, Author ...
)
#"
I Know My Love" – 3:54 (
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings, Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Carol ...
)
#"
Factory Girl" – 4:23 (
Sinéad O'Connor)
#"Deserted Soldier" – 4:39 (
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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)
#"Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure" – 4:33 (
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena Isobel Irene McKennitt, (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her r ...
)
#"Sake in the Jar" – 4:28 (
Akiko Yano
is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals and ...
)
#"
Raglan Road" – 6:19 (
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best kn ...
)
#"
Siúil A Rún" – 4:35 (
Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.
Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and op ...
)
#"The Fiddling Ladies" – 10:23 (
Natalie MacMaster
Natalie MacMaster (born June 13, 1972) is a Canadian fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. MacMaster has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana, and Alison Krauss, and has recorded ...
,
Eileen Ivers
Eileen Ivers (born July 13, 1965) is an American fiddler.
Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents, grew up in the Bronx and attended St. Barnabas High School. She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of n ...
,
Máire Breatnach, and
Annbjørg Lien
Annbjørg Lien (born 15 October 1971) is a Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa.
Career
She first came to national prominence in 1986. Shortly afterwards got a recording deal with the Heilo ...
)
#"
Danny Boy" – 5:28 (
Diana Krall
Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard'' maga ...
)
The version released in China also included a bonus track, "Tear Lake", featuring Chinese singer
Dadawa
Dadawa a.k.a. Zhu Zheqin ( 朱 哲 琴) (born 15 July 1968) is a Chinese musician, sound artist and independent producer. She has also served as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. Dadawa established SOUND LAB at Shanghai’s Tongji University, Institut ...
.
Charts
Certifications
References
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1999 albums
The Chieftains albums
Bertelsmann Music Group albums
Collaborative albums