''The Best of the Chieftains'' is a 1992 compilation album consisting of songs from three of
The Chieftains earlier solo albums, ''
The Chieftains 7'', ''
The Chieftains 8'' and ''
The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early''.
Critical reception
Bruce Eder of
AllMusic concludes his review by saying, "The material, a good distillation of the best of those three albums, all sounds fine and represents the group's virtuoso sound from this period."
[
William Ramoutar writes in his review of the album for ''Irish Culture and Customs'', "This is when The Chieftains were at their strongest and stayed that way for many years. This is the way I want to remember The Chieftains."]
Track listing
Musicians
*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 ...
– Uilleann pipes, tin whistle
* Seán Keane – Fiddle
* Mike Tubridy – Flute, tin whistle, concertina
*Kevin Cunniffe – Bodhran (goatskin drum), vocals, lilting
* Matt Malloy – Flute
*Martin Fay
Martin Joseph Fay (19 September 1936 – 14 November 2012) was an Irish fiddler and bones player, and a former member of The Chieftains.
He was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scot ...
– Fiddle
* Derek Bell – Harp, timpan, oboe
*Seán Potts
Seán Desmond Potts (5 October 1930 – 11 February 2014) was an Irish musician. Born in The Liberties, Dublin, he was best known for his tin whistle playing and his long history with The Chieftains (from 1962 to 1979).
With The Chieftains
Potts ...
– Tin whistle
Production
* Lawrence Cohn – Digital Producer
*David Mitson – Digital Remastering
*Penny Armstrong – Product Mamager
*Gina Companaro – Packaging Coordinator
*Joel Zimmerman – Art Director
*Cover photo courtesy of Shanachie Records
Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes as well as Discogs, 45 Worlds and AllMusic.[
]
References
External links
The Chieftains Official SiteColumbia Records Official Site
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1992 compilation albums
Columbia Records compilation albums
The Chieftains albums