CD: Chieftains the: The Essential [Bonus Tracks edition] (2006)

Med en karierre der frem til i dag har varet 44 år, med 42 album udgivelser, 6
modtagne Grammy'er og 18 Grammy nomineringer, ja så kan man vel roligt
sige at The Chieftains ikke alene er Irlands fornemste musik ambassadør men
også den mest indflydelsesrige, kreative kraft i forbindelse med etableringen
af Celtic musik rundt om i verden.

"The Essential" indeholder 36 numre fordelt på 2 CD'er. Første CD
indeholder The Chieftains traditionelle indspilninger. CD 2 indeholder en række
af deres indspilninger med andre kunstnere som Sting, The Rolling Stones,
Van Morrison, Emmy Lou Harris og mange flere.

Trackliste:

CD1 - The Chieftains’ Roots

01. Lots Of Drops Of Brandy
02. O’Sullivan’s March
03. An Poc Ar Buile / The Dingle Set
04. Carolan’s Concerto
05. The Wind That Shakes The Barley / The Reel With The Beryle
06. Sea Image
07. Boil The Breakfast Early
08. The Women Of Ireland / Morning Dew
09. Full Of Joy
10. The Green Fields Of America
11. Santiago De Cuba from Santiago
12. The Donegal Set from Water From The Well
13. Jabadaw from Celtic Wedding
14. The Bells Of Dublin / Christmas Eve
15. The French March
16. The Stone
17. The Munster Cloak / Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)
18. Chasing The Fox

CD2 - The Chieftains and Friends

01. I Know My Love (with The Corrs)
02. Shenandoah (with Van Morrison)
03. Country Blues (with Buddy & Julie Miller)
04. Ladies Pantalettes/Belles Of Blackville/First House Of Connaught (with Bela
Fleck)
05. The Foggy Dew (with Sinead O’Connor)
06. Red Is The Rose (with Nanci Griffith)
07. The Squid Jiggin’ Ground / Larry O’Gaff (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
08. Lambs In The Greenfield (with Emmy Lou Harris)
09. Guadalupe (with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos)
10. Mo Ghile Mear (with Sting)
11. Cotton-Eyed Joe (with Ricky Skaggs)
12. Molly Ban (Bawn) (with Allison Krauss)
13. The Long Journey Home (with Elvis Costello & Anuna)
14. The Rocky Road To Dublin (with The Rolling Stones)
15. Love Is Teasin’ (with Marianne Faithful)
16. The Rebel Jesus (with Jackson Brown)
17. Il Est Ne/Ca Berger (with Kate and Anna McGarrigle)
18. Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor (with The Rankins)