The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration

Performer: The Chieftains
Artist: The Corrs; The Rolling Stones; Joni Mitchell; Diana Krall; Ricky Skaggs; Sting; Los Lobos; Elvis Costello; Sinead O'Connor
Producer: Paddy Moloney; Don Was; Robert Woods; Paddy Moloney (Compilation)
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: This a companion disc to a later release of 2002, DOWN THE OLD PLANK ROAD, celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Chieftains. The Chieftains include: Kevin Conneff (vocals, bodhran); Sean Keane (fiddle); Derek Bell (harp, keyboards, tiompan); Matt Molloy (flute); Paddy Moloney (whistle, Uilleann pipes). Additional personnel includes: Sinead O'Connor, The Coors, Ricky Skaggs, Joni Mitchell, Diana Krall, Sting, Linda Rondstat, Los Lobos, Erich Kunzel, The Cincinnati Pops, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones. Engineers include: Brian Masterson, Jeffrey Lesser, Warren Peterson. Recorded between 1987 and 2002. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Ricky Skaggs (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Ziggy Marley (vocals, guitar, percussion); Joni Mitchell (vocals, guitar); Kevin Conneff (vocals, bodhran); Diana Krall, Garfunkel, Faith Chorale, Sharon Riley, Sin�ad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello (vocals); Ry Cooder (electric guitar, mandocello); Derek Bell (harp, keyboards); Se�n Keane (fiddle); Matt Molloy (flute); Paddy Moloney (tin whistle, Uilleann pipe); Carlos Nunez (bagpipe); Don Was (percussion); Jean Butler (dancer). Audio Mixers: Paddy Moloney; Chris Kimsey; Don Was; Jeffrey Lesser ; Allen Sides; Michael Bishop ; Pearse Dunne; Rik Pekkonen; Bill Somerville-Large; Bob Loftus; Brian Masterson. Liner Note Author: Joe Jackson. Recording information: Barbican Theatre, London, England (1987-2002); Beijing, China (1987-2002); Cincinnati Music Hall (1987-2002); Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY (1987-2002); D.A.V.E. Audio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1987-2002); Dublin, Ireland (1987-2002); Grand Opera House, Belfast, Ireland (1987-2002); Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (1987-2002); Javelina Studios, Nashville, TN (1987-2002); Lake House, England (1987-2002); Los Angeles, CA (1987-2002); Matt Molloy's Pub, Westport, County Mayo (1987-2002); Ocean Explorer 1 (1987-2002); Russian Hill Studios, San Francisco, CA (1987-2002); Schnee Studios, Los Angeles, CA (1987-2002); Teach Siamsa, Tralee, Kerry (1987-2002); Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin, Ireland (1987-2002). Photographer: James OMara. Arrangers: Paddy Moloney; Matt Molloy; Se�n Keane ; Van Morrison. There are few groups so closely and unalterably associated with their home country as the Chieftains. These carriers of the traditional Irish folk torch had spent 40 years as Ireland's musical ambassadors by the time of this commemorative collection. On the one hand, they're unquestionably fine at laying down Irish tunes in the grand old style with bodhran and pipes blazing away (as on such tradition-minded fare as "Mo Ghile Mear" and the medley involving "King of Laois" and "Paddy's Jig." On the other, they've always been open to collaboration with artists from every corner of the music world, whether it's a former new wave hellion like Elvis Costello searching for his roots on "Long Journey Home" or countryman Van Morrison sounding entirely at home joining the lads for the evocative folk song "Shenandoah." As THE WIDE WORLD OVER makes abundantly clear, a large part of the Chieftains gift is in knowing how to mix the old and the new without compromise on either side of the equation.

Mojo (Publisher) (April 2002, p.103) - "...The Chieftains aren't just a group, they're a social history..."

Led by Paddy Moloney on uilleann pipes and tin whistle, The Chieftains (along with The Clancy Brothers) have been one of the most influential Irish music groups of the latter 20th century years. Their adaptations of traditional Irish music and have made them a worldwide success. International superstars of traditional music, they've collaborated with artists from every conceivable genre, from Sting to Tom Jones, and have done more than anyone else to bring Celtic musical styles into the mainstream.

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