The Best of the Chieftains

The Chieftains | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 1992)
• Original Release Date: January 28, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Columbia Legacy/Sony
• ASIN: B00000284K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,066 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Up Against the Buachalawns

2. Boil the Breakfast Early

3. Friel's Kitchen

4. No. 6 the Coombe

5. O'Sullivan's March

6. Sea Image

7. An Speic Seoigheach

8. The Dogs Among the Bushes

9. The Job of Journeywork

10. Oh! The Breeches Full of Stitches

11. Chase Around the Windmill

12. The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel With the Beryle

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds great ... I'll be buying more!, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of the Chieftains (Audio CD)

Was looking for an intro to Irish folk and it appears I picked the right group and CD with which to start!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Originals, September 26, 2000

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Jason (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of the Chieftains (Audio CD)

After having heard the Chieftain produced "Fire In the Kitchen" album, this CD was like taking a step back in time. It was the first true taste of traditional Irish music that I ever heard. No fancy computers to "beef up" the sound, just true Irish music played from the heart. The CD is well paced with a good mix of toe-tapping jigs and reels, and slower marches, but the emotion is always there. This CD is traditional, and it reminds us of the origins of the music that has made its impact on mainstream america, origins that should never be forgotten.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good bagpipes!, May 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of the Chieftains (Audio CD)

I love bagpipes ("gaitas" in Galicia, Spain) I first heard The Chieftains play with Carlos Nunez, and I was hooked.