The Essential Chieftains

by The Chieftains

Overview

RCA Legacy's The Essential Chieftains breaks the legendary Irish collective's career into two sections. The first disc focuses on 18 of the group's finest traditional works like "Boil the Breakfast Early," "The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Reel with the Beryle," and "Donegal Set," while the second disc relies on 17 of the band's billion or so collaborations, such as "Mo Ghile Mear" with Sting, "Shenandoah" with Van Morrison, and "Foggy Dew" with Sinead O'Connor. At this point in their long and storied career -- 40 albums over 40 years -- a truly comprehensive anthology would have required the box set to end all box sets, but this Essential collection is fair enough for purists and accessible enough for casual fans to fill the void until that time comes. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2006
Label:	Legacy / Rca Victor/Legacy
UPC:	0828767539829
Rank:	242804

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Chieftains   Primary Artist
Anuna   Primary Artist
Los Lobos   Primary Artist
Ricky Skaggs   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Sting   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Elvis Costello   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
The Corrs   Primary Artist
Buddy & Julie Miller   Primary Artist
Kate & Anna McGarrigle   Primary Artist
Marianne Faithfull   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band   Primary Artist
The Rankins   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Alison Krauss   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Viola,Vocals
Sinead O'Connor   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nanci Griffith   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jackson Browne   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano,Vocals
Van Morrison   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bela Fleck   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Banjo
Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist,Vocals
Anna McGarrigle   Primary Artist,Vocals
Buddy Miller   Primary Artist,Vocals
Julie Miller   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kate McGarrigle   Primary Artist,Vocals
Robbie Casserly   Drums
Ciaran Tourish   Fiddle
Seamus Begley   Vocals,Accordion
Sean Potts   Trombone,Tin Whistle
Jimmy Ibbotson   Guitar
Pancho Amat   Tres
Paddy Glackin   Fiddle
Sharon Corr   Fiddle,Vocals
Sharon Riley   Choir/Chorus
Andrea Corr   Vocals,Tin Whistle
Edgar Meyer   Bass
Carlos Nunez   Gaita,Bombard,Recorder,Whistle (Human)
Fiachra Trench   Piano,Conductor,Organ (Hammond)
Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh   Fiddle
Jeff White   Guitar (Acoustic)
Noel Eccles   Drums
Michael Tubridy   Flute,Concertina,Tin Whistle
Jerry Douglas   Guitar (Resonator)
Shannon Forrest   Drums,Percussion
Jim Corr   Guitar
Jimmie Fadden   Drums,Harmonica
Richard Eguees   Flute
Steve Buckingham   Mountain Dulcimer
Kevin Conneff   Gong,Vocals,Bodhran
Keith Little   Guitar
Billy Nichols   Vocals
Jimmy Rankin   Guitar
Paddy Moloney   Accordion,Tin Whistle,Uillean Pipes
Ciaran Curran   Bouzouki
Liam Bradley   Drums
James Galway   Flute,Tin Whistle
James Blennerhassett   Double Bass
Barry Bales   Bass (Upright)
Dominic Miller   Guitar
Shannon Forest   Drums,Percussion
Ry Cooder   Mandola,Mandocello,Guitar (Electric)
Caroline Corr   Vocals,Bodhran
Mairtin O'Connor   Accordion
Jeff Hanna   Guitar,Vocals
John Morris Rankin   Piano
Derek Bell   Harp,Oboe,Piano,Tiompan,Keyboards,Irish Harp,Harpsichord,Medieval Harp
Roberto Garcia   Percussion
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Bryan Sutton   Mandolin,Claw Hammer Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dave Early   Drums
Randy Harper   Keyboards
Jason Sellars   Bass
Bill Joe Foster   Banjo
Ruairi Somers   Bagpipes
Eoin O'Riabhaigh   Concertina
James Blenner   Double Bass
Martin Fay   Fiddle,Trombone,Percussion
Tim Sargent   Pedabro,Lap Steel Guitar
Clive Cuthbertson   Bass
Tommy Igoe   Drums
Raylene Rankin   Vocals
Joe Csibi   Bass
Cookie Rankin   Vocals
The Dermot Byrne Blues Combo   Accordion
Daithi O Se   Vocals
Laurence Courtney   Banjo,Vocals
Terry Tulley   Scottish Pipes
Sean Keane   Fiddle,Tin Whistle
Matt Molloy   Flute
Michael McGlynn   Choir Director
Randy Kohrs   Guitar (Resonator)
Noel Bridgeman   Percussion
Ashley MacIsaac   Fiddle
David Flemming   Double Bass
Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez   Double Bass
Glenn Worf   Bass (Upright)
Heather Rankin   Vocals
Daithi Sproule   Guitar
Keith Edwards   Drums
Tim O'Brien   Mandolin

Technical Credits

Jerry Rappaport   Compilation Producer
Van Morrison   Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Fiachra Trench   Orchestration
Michael Tubridy   Arranger
Robert K. Oermann   Liner Notes
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Elvis Costello   Composer
Kevin Conneff   Arranger
Paddy Moloney   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Jackson Browne   Composer
Jeremy Holiday   A&R
Jean Butler   Dancer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Janet Harbison   Leader
James OMara   Photography
Sabeen Ahmad   Photo Research
Bobbie Hanvey   Photography
Nathan Sedlander   Product Manager
David Maher   Photography
Claire Carnegie   Photography
Diana Clemente   Packaging Manager
Michael McGlynn   Leader,Choir Arrangement
Ashley MacIsaac   Dancer