The Chieftains 5

The Chieftains 5 is an album by The Chieftains, released in 1975. It was the band's first album as a professional group. Derek Bell played the tiompan (the Irish hammered dulcimer) for the first time on this album. It marked the last album appearance of Peader Mercier.

Critical reception

The New York Times called the album "highly innovative" and the music "quite descriptive," praising the "wild jigs and reels, impish hornpipes and raucous slides."

Track listing

1. "The Timpán Reel" – 3:12
2. "Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give me your Hand)" – 2:37
3. "Three Kerry Polkas" – 2:54
4. "Ceol Bhriotánach (Breton Music)" – 5:08
5. "The Chieftains' Knock on the Door" – 7:16
6. "The Robber's Glen" – 3:51
7. "An Ghé agus Grá Geal (The Goose & Bright Love)" – 3:23
8. "The Humours of Carolan" – 8:26
9. "Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)" – 4:07
10. "Kerry Slides" – 3:45

Personnel

• Paddy Moloney - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical direction
• Peadar Mercier - bodhrán, bones
• Ronnie McShane - bones
• Martin Fay - fiddle
• Seán Keane - fiddle
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle
• Derek Bell - harp, oboe, timpani
• Seán Potts - tin whistle

Charts

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