The Chieftains 7

• Artist: The Chieftains
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1977
• Genre: World

Review

7 was the first Chieftains album released in the States by Columbia, though the group had been playing together and recording in some form since the early '60s. (Actually, 7 was first released in Ireland on the Claddagh label, and issued in America the subsequent year.) Truth be told, Chieftains albums don't vary enormously from one to the other. But this is one is, as expected, Irish traditional music of a high standard, and more varied within its LP-length program than many other such albums of the genre are. What makes the group stand out from many other Irish folk ensembles is the insistent percussive beats of their more up-tempo numbers, the rhythms held by bodhran and bones. More subtly, there's a gentleness and pastoral sensitivity to their treatments that eludes the brusquer, more in-your-face Irish combos. All those qualities are in force on this set, the percussive thrust coming to the fore on the opening "Away We Go Again," Derek Bell's beautiful harp highlighting the wistful "Dochas (Hope)" and the Carolan tunes "John Connor and the Ode to Whiskey." Elsewhere, the pace varies between jigs, reels, and slower selections, everyone in the band getting a chance to both take the spotlight and play as part of a team effort. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Away We Go Again	Traditional	The Chieftains	(6:24)
Dochas	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:46)
Hedigan's Fancy	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:48)
John O'Connor and the Ode to Whiskey	Traditional	The Chieftains	(2:38)
Friel's Kitchen	Traditional	The Chieftains	(4:42)
No. 6 the Coombe	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:50)
O'Sullivan's March	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:59)
The Ace and the Deuce of Pipering	Traditional	The Chieftains	(3:23)
The Fairies' Lamentation and Dance	Traditional	The Chieftains	(6:52)
Oh! The Breeches Full of Stitches	Traditional	The Chieftains	(4:20)

Credits

Darren Salmieri (A&R), Kevin Conneff (?), Derek Bell (Tiompan), Sean Potts (Arranger), Michael Tubridy (Flute), Patti Matheny (A&R), Steven Berkowitz (A&R), Derek Bell (Oboe), David McGee (Liner Notes), Paddy Moloney (Uillean Pipes), Martin Fay (Percussion), Paddy Moloney (Producer), Kevin Conneff (Bodhran), Michael Tubridy (Concertina), Martin Fay (Arranger), Michael Tubridy (Arranger), Derek Bell (Harp), John Wood (Engineer), Paddy Moloney (Pipe), Howard Fritzson (Art Direction), Mark Wilder (Mastering), Seán Keane (Arranger), Paddy Moloney (Whistle (Instrument)), Michael Tubridy (Tin Whistle), Smay Vision (Design), Seán Keane (Tin Whistle), Sean Potts (Whistle (Instrument)), Derek Bell (Arranger), Sean Potts (Tin Whistle), Victor Gamm (Engineer), Derek Bell (Harmonica), Paddy Moloney (Tin Whistle), Martin Fay (Fiddle), Seán Keane (Fiddle), Lawrence Cohn (Reissue Producer), Derek Bell (Medieval Harp), Martin Fay (Violin), Paddy Moloney (Arranger), Jeffrey Peisch (Project Director), Derek Bell (Irish Harp), Seán Keane (Violin)

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