The Chieftains 2

The Chieftains 2
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1969
Recorded	Edinburgh, April 1969
Genre	Celtic
Length	46:14
Label	Claddagh
Producer	Paddy Moloney
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The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains 1 (1963) The Chieftains 2 (1969) The Chieftains 3 (1971)

Chieftains 2 is the second album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1969, the first being Chieftains 1 in 1963.

Comments

When Seán Ó Riada disbanded Ceoltoiri Chualann in 1969, several of the players wanted to continue the sound they had pioneered. The result was the reformation of "The Chieftains". "The Foxhunt" had previously been known as a piper's tune, but here it was given a full band treatment, and was widely played, as a direct result of this recording.

Track listing

1. Banish Misfortune / Gillian's Apples
2. Seóirse Brabston (Planxty George Brabazon)
3. Bean an Fhir Rua (The Red-Haied Man's Wife)
4. Pis Fhliuch (The Wet Quirn) (O' Farrells Welcome to Limerick)
5. An Páistín Fionn (The Fair-Haired Child)/ Mrs. Crotty's Reel / The Mountain Top
6. The Foxhunt
7. An Mhaighdean Mhara (The Sea Maiden) / Tie the Bonnet / O' Rourke's Reel
8. Callaghan's Hornpipe / Byrne's Hornpipe
9. Pigtown / Tie the Ribbons / The Bag of Potatoes
10. The Humours of Whiskey / Hardiman the Fiddler
11. Dónall Óg
12. Brian Boru's March
13. Sweeney's / Denis Murphy's / The Scartaglen Polka

Personnel

• Paddy Moloney – uillean pipes, tin whistle
• Martin Fay – fiddle
• Seán Potts – tin whistle
• Seán Keane – fiddle
• Peadar Mercier – bodhrán
• Michael Tubridy – flute, concertina, tin whistle

Sources and links

• The Chieftains 2 at Allmusic
• This album on the Chieftains' Official site