The Best of the Chieftains [1992]

• Artist: The Chieftains
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 14, 1992
• Total Time: 48:44
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Celtic

Review

Well, sort of. The 50 minutes of music here represent the best of the group's three albums (Chieftains 7, Chieftains 8, Boil the Breakfast Early) recorded for Columbia Records during 1977, 1978, and 1979. It's a good collection, and not a bad place to start for the new listener, though it won't offer any revelations for longtime fans, who'd tuned in long before this point in their history. The lineup during this era was Paddy Moloney (uillean pipes, tin whistle), Sean Keane (fiddle), Mick Tubridy (flute, tin whistle, concertina), Kevin Cunniffe (bodhran), Martin Fay (fiddle), Derek Bell (harp, timpan, oboe), and Sean Potts (tin whistle), with Matt Molloy (flute) replacing Mick Tubridy on Boil the Breakfast Early. The material, a good distillation of the best of those three albums, all sounds fine and represents the group's virtuoso sound from this period. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Up Against the Buachalawns	Matt Molloy	The Chieftains	(4:02)
Boil the Breakfast Early	Paddy Moloney	The Chieftains	(3:53)
Friel's Kitchen	Traditional	The Chieftains	(4:41)
No. 6 the Coombe	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:50)
O'Sullivan's March	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:59)
Sea Image	Paddy Moloney	The Chieftains	(6:11)
An Speic Seoigheach	Paddy Moloney	The Chieftains	(3:36)
The Dogs Among the Bushes	Traditional	The Chieftains	(2:05)
The Job of Journeywork		The Chieftains	(4:15)
Oh! The Breeches Full of Stitches	Traditional	The Chieftains	(4:21)
Chase Around the Windmill	Kevin Conneff, Paddy Moloney	The Chieftains	(5:01)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel With the Beryle	Traditional	The Chieftains	(2:50)

Credits

Derek Bell (Harp), Derek Bell (Oboe), Derek Bell (Tympani [Timpani]), Derek Bell (Medieval Harp), Derek Bell (Irish Harp), Derek Bell (Tiompan), The Chieftains (Main Performer), Matt Molloy (Flute), Matt Molloy (Tin Whistle), Mick Moloney (Liner Notes), John Wood (Engineer), Steven Berkowitz (A&R), Doug Bennett (Engineer), Kevin Conneff (Vocals), Kevin Conneff (Bodhran), Martin Fay (Fiddle), Martin Fay (?), Victor Gamm (Engineer), Jolyon Jackson (Cello), Paddy Moloney (Producer), Paddy Moloney (Uillean Pipes), Paddy Moloney (Tin Whistle), Brian Masterson (Engineer), Sean Potts (Arranger), Sean Potts (Tin Whistle), Rathcoole Pipe Band (?), Michael Tubridy (Flute), Michael Tubridy (Arranger), Michael Tubridy (Concertina), Michael Tubridy (Tin Whistle), Lawrence Cohn (Reissue Producer), Lawrence Cohn (Digital Producer), Lawrence Cohn (Compilation Producer), David McGee (Liner Notes), David Mitson (Remastering), Gina Campanaro (Package Coordinator), Joel Zimmerman (Art Direction), Howard Fritzson (Art Direction), Kevin Cunniffe (Vocals), Kevin Cunniffe (Bodhran), Kevin Cunniffe (Lilting), Smay Vision (Design), Patti Matheny (A&R), Seth Foster (Mastering), Jeffrey Peisch (Project Director), Darren Salmieri (A&R), Amanda Tozzi (Project Director), Mark Unterberger (Packaging Manager), Sean Keane (Fiddle), Sean Keane (Arranger), Sean Keane (Tin Whistle)