The Chieftains 4

The Chieftains 4 is an album by The Chieftains. It is the first album to feature Derek Bell on the harp. This album is where The Chieftains' modern sound began.[2]

The Chieftains 4
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1973
Recorded	September 1972 – February 1973
Studio	Morgan Studios, London
Genre	Irish folk music
Length	40:08
Label	Claddagh Records
Producer	Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains 3 (1971) The Chieftains 4 (1973) The Chieftains 5 (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks traditional compositions; except where indicated

1. "Drowsy Maggie" – 4:00
2. "Morgan Magan" – 2:53
3. "The Tip of the Whistle" – 2:57
4. "Bucks of Oranmore" – 2:17
5. "The Battle of Aughrim" – 7:36
6. "The Morning Dew" (Paddy Moloney) – 3:34
7. "Carrickfergus (or Do Bhi Bean Uasal)" – 2:49
8. "Sláinte Bhreagh Hiulit (Hewlett)" – 2:34
9. "Cherish The Ladies" – 2:29
10. "Lord Mayo" – 2:44
11. "Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)" (Seán Ó Riada) – 3:33
12. "O'Keefe's Slide /An Suisin Ban (The white blanket) / The Star Above The Garter / The Weaver's Slide" – 3:39

Personnel

• Paddy Moloney - uillean pipes, tin whistle
• Martin Fay - fiddle, bones
• Seán Potts - tin whistle
• Seán Keane - fiddle
• Peadar Mercier - bodhran, bones
• Derek Bell - harp
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle

Legacy

The arrival of Derek Bell on harp gave The Chieftains a distinctive delicate sound. The slow air "Mná na hÉireann" (Women of Ireland), composed by Seán Ó Riada, was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon. In 1996 Mike Oldfield recorded it on his album Voyager but credited it to "Traditional".

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Glatt, John (1997). The Chieftains: the Authorized Biography. New York: Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-80922-4.

External links

• The Chieftains 4 at AllMusic
• A more complete and correct track listing at irishtune.info