CD 1: The Chieftains feat. Ry Cooder – ‘San Patricio’ (2010) is in equal measure a curio, a lament, a history lesson and a hoedown, ‘San Patricio’ is one of those albums that happily transcends its parts. The Californian guitarist and the Irish folk heavyweights are seasoned collaborators as well as inveterate globetrotters. Bumping cheeky mariachis up against Celtic ballads, the stellar cast includes Linda Ronstadt, legendary arranger Van Dyke Parks, the sensational Mexican singer Lila Downs, Moya Brennan from Clannad, and battalions of crack instrumentalists. This is a transatlantic musical campaign whose virtuosity, verve and sheer eccentric heart make it hard to resist.

CD 2: The Chieftains – ‘Voice of Ages’ (2012) is another stellar collaboration between the Irish band and many top musicians, marking The Chieftains 50th anniversary. On ‘Voice Of Ages’ The Chieftains team up with a number of musical stars from the worlds of indie-rock (Bon Iver, The Decemberists, The Low Anthem), country and Americana (The Civil Wars, Pistol Annies, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Punch Brothers), Irish folk (Imelda May, Lisa Hannigan) and Scottish folk (Paolo Nutini) whose music is not quite far removed from Irish jigs, reels and ballads.
An imaginative collaboration featuring a dazzling collection of like-minded musical visionaries and kindred spirits

The Chieftains

CD 1: The Chieftains feat. Ry Cooder – ‘San Patricio’ (2010)

CD 2: The Chieftains – ‘Voice of Ages’ (2012)

2CDs / 2010, 2012 / VBR-V0

CD 1: The Chieftains feat. Ry Cooder – ‘San Patricio’ (2010):

1. La Iguana
2. La Golondrina
3. A La Orilla de Un Palmar
4. Danza de Concheros
5. El Chivo
6. San Campio
7. The Sands of Mexico
8. Sailing to Mexico
9. El Caballo
10. March to Battle (Across the Rio Grande)
11. Lullaby for the Dead
12. Luz de Luna
13. Persecucion de Villa
14. Cancion Mixteca (Intro)
15. Cancion Mixteca
16. Ojitos Negros
17. El Relamago
18. El Pajaro Cu
19. Finale

Produced by Paddy Moloney and Ry Cooder

CD 2: The Chieftains – ‘Voice of Ages’ (2012):

1. Carolina Rua [Imelda May]
2. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies [Pistol Annies]
3. Pretty Little Girl [Carolina Chocolate Drops]
4. Down in the Willow Garden [Bon Iver]
5. Lily Love [The Civil Wars]
6. The Lark in the Clear Air / Olam Punch [Punch Brothers]
7. My Lagan Love [Lisa Hannigan]
8. When the Ship Comes In [The Decemberists]
9. School Days Over [The Low Anthem]
10. The Frost is All Over [Punch Brothers]
11. Peggy Gordon [The Secret Sisters]
12. Hard Times Come Again No More [Paolo Nutini]
13. The Chieftains Reunion
14. The Chieftains in Orbit with NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman
15. Lundu [Carlos Núñez] [#]

Produced by Paddy Moloney & T Bone Burnett

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