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Before they signed to Columbia and became an international sensation (and long before they ever recorded a concert album in China or collaborated with Tom Jones or Luciano Pavarotti), the Chieftains recorded several albums for Ireland s respected Claddagh label. The Chieftains Collection: The Very Best of the Claddagh Years features 12 tracks from that period, and although the material is more strictly traditional and the playing a bit more conservative than it has become since, the group s taste for intricate arrangements is already apparent.

Tracklist:

01. The March of the King of Laois (3:04)
02. The Misical Priest / The Queen of May (3:39)
03. An Pбistнn Fionn (The Fair Child) / Mrs. Cotty s Reel / The Mountain Top (4:13)
04. Tabhair Dom Do Lбmh (Give Me Your Hand) (2:39)
05. The Morning Dew (3:32)
06. Bean an Fhir Rua (The Red-haired Man s Wife) (2:51)
07. John Kelly s Slide / Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy s Slide (3:27)
08. Mnб Na hЙireann (3:32)
09. The Walls of Liscaroll (2:44)
10. Sonny s Maszurka / Tommy Hunt s Jig (3:12)
11. Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime) (4:07)
12. Seуirse Brabston (George Brabazon) (3:27)

Credits:

Derek Bell - Harp, Tiompan
David Fallon - Bodhran
Martin Fay - Fiddle
Dave Kavanagh - Executive Producer
Seбn Keane - Fiddle
Peadar Mercier - Bodhran
Paddy Moloney - Arranger, Producer, Tin Whistle, Uillean Pipes
Sean Potts - Tin Whistle
Michael Tubridy - Concertina, Flute, Tin Whistle