The Chieftains, In China

LP Claddagh Records  1984  (CC42) - LP Shanachie Records Corp. 1987 (79050)

Originalissimo album, testimonianza di un tour in Cina dove il gruppo trova straordinarie somiglianze tra la musica tradizionale irlandese e cinese. La registrazione è effettuata in Cina e Honk Kong da Brian Masterson. La copertina è ideata da Graham Shepherd sulla base di una fotografia di Pat Liddy.

Tracks:

1. Full of Joy - with Chinese ensemble 2:32 - 2. In a Suzhow Garden - Slá Le Máighe - slow air 3:33 - 3. If I had Maggie in the Wood polkas 3:24 - 4. The Reason for My Sorrow - 'Sé Fáth mo Bhuartha - slow air 3:40 - 5. The Chieftains In China medley 11:49 - 6. Planxty Irwin - with Chinese ensemble 2:56 - 7. Off the Great Wall slow air 5:23 - 8. A Tribute to O'Carolan medley 10:54 - 9. The Wind From the South - An Gaoth Aneas - with Chinese ensemble - slow air 3:23 - 10. China to Hong Kong reels & Chinese air 4:20

Musicians:

Martin Fay: fiddle and bones - Seán Keane: fiddle - Kevin Conneff: bodhrán, Chinese gong, and vocals - Matt Molloy: flute - Paddy Moloney: uilleann pipes and tin whistle - Derek Bell: neo Irish harp and tiompán & Chinese Ensemble.