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Formed: 1963 in Dublin, Ireland
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: International

Biography:
The original traditional Irish folk band, as far as anyone who came of age in the 1970s or 1980s is concerned, is the Chieftains. Their sound, built largely on Paddy Moloney's pipes, is otherworldly, almost entirely instrumental, and seems as though it comes out of another age of man's history. That they became an international phenomenon in the '7... Continue Bio >>

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Tickets:
02/19/2010 Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium
03/02/2010 Touhill Performing Arts Center
03/06/2010 Pabst Theater
03/07/2010 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Discography:
2005 Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell
2002 Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
2002 Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early
2000 Water From the Well
2000 Chieftains 3
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Filmography:
2000 The Chieftains: Live Over Ireland - Water from the Well
1998 The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 2 - New Lives
1998 The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 4 - Success
1998 Gael Force: Ireland's Greatest Entertainers
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Group Members: Matt Molloy Kevin Conneff Seán Ó Riada David Fallon Peador Mercier More >> Similar Artists: The Boys of the Lough The Bothy Band Natalie MacMaster Ian Matthews Donovan More >>

Influenced By: Matt Molloy Sean Ó Riada More >> Followers: Oysterband Jock Tamson's Bairns Jiggernaut Efatha Modena City Ramblers More >>

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