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The Chieftains
Chieftains 3
Release Date: 2000 07 18
Label: Shanachie
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The weakest of the group's albums, Chieftains 3 suffers from a sameness to the material. The album starts out rousingly enough with the double-time jig "Strike the Gay Harp," and has a handful of memorable tracks, such as "Carolan's Concerto"; "The Trip to Sligo," a haunting theme-and-variations piece; and "Sonny's Mazurka," a beautiful piece written by a departed colleague of the band, played with poignant, inspiring intensity. It is clear on repeated listening, however, that the group had reached an impasse in repertory after three full LPs. The presence of guest lilter Pat Kilduff on "The Hunter's Purse" shows the Chieftains trying to broaden their musical range. It wasn't until the next album, Chieftains 4, with the addition of Derek Bell on the harp, that the group would take the next major step in its development and break away from its status outside of Ireland as only a successful cult act. Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Strike the Gay Harp /Tiarna Maigheó (Lord Mayo) /The Lady on [Jig]Traditional6:24
2Sonny's Mazurka /Tommy Hunt's Jig [Slip Jig]Traditional3:12
3Eibhli Gheal Chiúin Ni Chearbhaill (Bright Quiet Eily O'Carroll) [Air]Traditional3:55
4Hunter's Purse [Reel]Traditional1:42
5March of the King of Laois (Ruairí Óg Ó Mordha)Traditional3:02
6Carolan's Concerto [Mrs Poer]Traditional2:49
7Tom Billy's Reel/The Road to Lisdoonvarna/The Merry Sisters ReelsTraditional4:57
8Ghaoth Aneas (The South Wind) [Air]Moloney2:49
9Tiarna Inse Chaoin (Lord Inchiquin)Traditional3:41
10Trip to Sligo [Jig]Traditional3:43
11Raibh Tú Ag an Gcarraig (Were You at the Rock) [Air]Traditional2:20
12John Kelly's Slide/Merrily Kiss the Quaker/Denis Murphy's SlideTraditional3:25







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