Product Description:
The Chieftains: Sean Keane (fiddle, tin whistle); Martin Fay (fiddle, bones); Derek Bell (neo-Irish & mediaeval harps, oboe, tiompan); Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, tin whistle); Paddy Moloney (Uillean pipes, tin whistle); Sean Potts (tin whistle, bones); Kevin Conneff (bodhran).
Producer: Paddy Moloney.
Reissue producer: Lawrence Cohn.
Recorded at Dublin Sound Studio, Dublin, Ireland. Includes liner notes by David McGee.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Perhaps the most famous of all traditional Irish music groups, the Chieftains are now known worldwide for their dedication to preserving the musical history of Ireland. In 1977, however, the Chieftains had yet to attain the massive popular success that they saw in the '90s. Still, their music was as impeccable and virtuosic as ever.
When THE CHIEFTAINS 7 was recorded, bodhran player Kevin Conneff had just joined the group. Though his vocal talents would be wonderfully exploited on subsequent releases, he doesn't even sing on this album. Former Chieftain Michael Tubridy also appears here, his concertina featured on three polkas and two slides from Leitrim, Kerry, and Clare. Indeed, Tubridy's performance on "Oh! The Breeches Full of Stitches" brings the record to a climax, recalling a plain dance set in beautiful County Clare. Other songs such as "Friel's Kitchen" and "Away We Go Again" feature fiddler Sean Keane and piper Paddy Maloney, respectively.
Entertainment Reviews:
Q - May 2002, p.127
4 out of 5 stars - "...[This] group bring[s] traditional Irish folk to a mainstram audience....dipping in and out...can be bliss..."
Uncut - 8/02, p.100
3 out of 5 - "...Outstanding..."
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