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The Wide World Over: a 40 Year Celebration (Discbox Slider)

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One of the elements that's made the Chieftains the stellar Celtic band in the world is their love of innovative collaborations with mainstream pop stars. The Wide World Over: A 40-Year Celebration gathers into a single collection some of the Irish ensemble's most memorable moments, including predictable alliances with artists such as Van Morrison, who sings "Shenandoah", to additional backing by the Irish Film Orchestra and unlikely pairings like the Rolling Stones, who add a rock kick and the "Satisfaction" riff to "The Rocky Road To Dublin". Cross-cultural experts Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos demonstrate their versatility on the Mexican ditties "Txalaparta" and "Guadalupe", on which pipes and pennywhistle don't seem a whisker out of place, while Ricky Skaggs points to the Irish and British roots of American country music on the rousing "Cotton-Eyed Joe". Art Garfunkel, Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello are also featured in classic performances with the band, while a brand-new collaboration with Ziggy Marley yields a gorgeous Don-Was-produced rendition of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song". The cliché that there's a bit of the Irish in all of us proves true in this wide-ranging, constantly rewarding and frequently surprising collection. And the tracks on which the Chieftains go it alone are also a gas. --Bob Tarte

Tracklist:

1 March of the King of Laois / Paddy's Jig / O'Keefe's - Chattering Magpie (Reels) - The Chieftains

2 The Foggy Dew - The Chieftains / Sinead O'Connor

3 I Know My Love - The Chieftains / The Corrs

4 Cotton-Eyed Joe - The Chieftains / Ricky Skaggs

5 The Magdalene Laundries - The Chieftains / Joni Mitchell

6 Live from Matt Molloy's Pub - The Chieftains

7 Shenandoah - Paddy Moloney / Van Morrison

8 The Munster Cloak / An Poc Ar Buile / Ferney Hill - Little Molly (Reels) - The Chieftains

9 Morning Has Broken - The Chieftains / Art Garfunkel with Diana Krall

10 Morning Dew/ Music from the film "Barry Lyndon" - The Chieftains

11 Mo Ghile Mear ("Our Hero") - The Chieftains with Sting

12 Carolan's Concerto - The Chieftains / Belfast Harp Orchestra

13 Txalapatra / Guadalupe - The Chieftains / Linda Ronstadt / Los Lobos / Kepa Junkera

14 Full of Joy - The Chieftains / Chinese Traditional Ensemble

15 Here's a Health to the Company - The Chieftains / Kevin Conneff

16 Chasing the Fox - The Chieftains / Erich Kunzel

17 Long Journey Home (Anthem) - The Chieftains / Elvis Costello / Anuna

18 The Rocky Road to Dublin - The Chieftains / The Rolling Stones
Product details
Release Date:
2007-11-09
Publication Date:
2007-11-09
Publisher:
Rca Int. (Sony Music)
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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