The Chieftains : the authorized biography / John Glatt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glatt, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chieftains.

Musicians--Ireland--Biography.

Musicians.

Ireland.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 331 pages, 16 pages plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, [1997]

Summary:

Since their humble beginnings in the folk clubs and bars of Ireland in the early '60s, The Chieftains have built a worldwide reputation and following based on their brilliant musicianship, their rediscovery and reinvention of traditional Irish music, and their own original music and Oscar-winning soundtracks. Based on exclusive interviews with all the band's members, their families and friends, this is the intimate and comprehensive history of one of the most acclaimed Irish bands of all time. photos.

Contents:

1. Planting the Seeds 3

2. Learning the Ropes 14

3. High Society 24

4. Ceoltoiri Cualann 36

5. The Birth of The Chieftains 51

6. Reaping the Harvest 59

7. The Sixties 65

8. Taking Off 79

9. Going Down the Road 88

10. Storming the Albert Hall 100

11. Year of The Chieftains 109

12. Hail To The Chieftains 121

13. Round the House and Mind the Dresser 135

14. The Ace and Deuce of Pipering 145

15. Boil The Breakfast Early 156

16. By Papal Request 163

17. Cotton-Eyed Joe 172

18. The Chieftains in China 189

19. The Ballad of the Irish Horse 198

20. Broadening Horizons 207

21. Irish Heartbeat 215

22. A Chieftains' Celebration 226

23. The Bells of Dublin 234

24. An Irish Evening 242

25. Another Country 246

26. A Pilgrimage to the Grammys 259

27. Chieftains and Friends 268

28. The Long Black Veil 279

29. A Pilgrimage to Galicia 292.

Notes:

Includes discography (pages 309-321) and index.

ISBN:

0312166052

OCLC:

36407714