The Chieftains - The Chieftains, Vol. 4 - Music & Performance - CD

Widely considered the Chieftains' first truly classic album, 1973's CHIEFTAINS 4 is, if nothing else, historically important for introducing harpist Derek Bell, who would go on to become nearly as crucial to the group's signature sound as leader/arranger Paddy Moloney. On the harp-and-tin-whistle duet "The Tip of the Whistle" and the full-band tune "Morgan Magan," Bell and Moloney forge a distinctive bond that would go on to become the group's primary musical trademark. Other highlights include the nearly eight-minute suite "The Battle of Aughrim" and the simply lovely "Mna Na hEireann" (Gaelic for "Women of Ireland"), a delicate air that gave the Chieftains their first notable mainstream exposure when Stanley Kubrick chose to feature the haunting tune in his 1975 film BARRY LYNDON.