''The Chieftains 3'' is the third album released by the Irish musical 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 ...

in 1971. The tight formula of the first two albums loosened up on the third album. For the first time there was a mazurka (which on the original vinyl release, on the record itself, was erroneously labelled "Sonny's Maxurka"). There is still no singing, but Pat Kilduff added

lilting Lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Goidelic speaking areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Mann. It goes under many names, and is sometimes referred to as ''diddling'' (generally in England and Scotland), ''mouth music' ...

on two tracks.

Track listing

#"Strike the Gay Harp / Tiarna Maigheó ''(Lord Mayo)'' / The Lady on the Island / The Sailor on the Rock" – #"Sonny's Mazurka / Tommy Hunt's Jig" – #"Eibhlí Gheal Chiún ní Chearbhaill ''(Bright Quiet Eily O'Carroll)'' / Delahunty's Hornpipe" – #"The Hunter's Purse" – #"March of the King of Laois" ''or'' "Ruairí Óg Ó Mordha" – #"Carolan's Concerto or Mrs Poer" – #"Tom Billy's Reel / The Road to Lisdoonvarna / The Merry Sisters" – #"An Ghaoth Aneas ''(The South Wind)''" – #"Tiarna Isne Chaoin ''(Lord Inchiquin)''" – #"The Trip to Sligo" – #"An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig? ''(Were You at the Rock?)''" – #"John Kelly's Slide / Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy's Slide" –

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 ...

uillean pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from their ...

tin whistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria ...

, arrangements, conductor *

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 A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons (or keys) usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. The ...

, tin whistle * Seán Potts - tin whistle * Martin Fay - fiddle * Seán Keane - fiddle *Peadar Mercier -

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or oth ...

bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...

with: *Pat Kilduff - lilting on "The Hunter's Purse" and "Merrily Kiss The Quaker" *Producer: Gareth a Brun (

Garech Browne Garech Domnagh Browne (25 June 1939 – 10 March 2018) was an Irish art collector and a notable patron of Irish arts, traditional Irish music in particular. He was often known by the Irish designation of his name, Garech de Brún, or alternative ...

) *Liner notes by Seán MacRéamoinn,

Hamish Henderson Hamish Scott Henderson (11 November 1919 – 9 March 2002) was a Scottish poet, songwriter, communist, intellectual and soldier. He was a catalyst for the folk revival in Scotland. He was also an accomplished folk song collector and dis ...

and Susannah York.

References

Sources and links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chieftains 3, The The Chieftains albums 1971 albums Claddagh Records albums