An Irish Evening

~ Release by The Chieftains (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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Recorded Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast on July 31 & August 1, 1991.
Mixed at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.

Marketed by BMG Ariola.
© 1992, BMG Music - ℗ 1992, BMG Music.
Distributed by BMG - Printed in Germany.

Other Identifiers
Rights Society (Rights Societies (CD)): BIEM / GEMA
Rights Society (Rights Societies (Cover)): BMI / ASCAP
Label Code: LC 0316
Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS F-8089 / RD60916 A

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-18 10:32 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Opening Medley: a) Dóchas / b) King of Laois / c) Paddy’s Jig / d) O’Keefe’s / Chattering Magpie engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney live medley including a partial recording of: Chattering Magpie composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: Dóchas composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: King of Laois composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: O’Keefe’s composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: Paddy's Jig composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains		9:19
2	North Americay engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney vocals: Kevin Conneff arranger: Kevin Conneff live recording of: North Amerikay lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Kevin Conneff		4:08
3	Lilly Bolero / The White Cockade engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney live medley including a partial recording of: Lilly Bolero composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: The White Cockade composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains		3:12
4	Little Love Affairs engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney guest vocals: Nanci Griffith performer: Nanci Griffith live recording of: Little Love Affairs lyricist: Nanci Griffith composer: James Hooker	The Chieftains feat. Nanci Griffith		2:59
5	Red Is the Rose engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy guest bass guitar: Clive Cuthbertson guest drums (drum set): Dave Early hammered dulcimer, harp and harpsichord: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney guest vocals: Nanci Griffith recorded at: Grand Opera House in Belfast (Belfast City Council), County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom live recording of: Red Is the Rose lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Nanci Griffith		3:27
6	The Mason’s Apron engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney live cover recording of: The Mason’s Apron composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Matt Molloy		5:21
7	The Stone (A Special Dance for When Two Lovers Meet) engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney live recording of: The Stone composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains		6:32
8	Miscellany: a) Theme From Tristan and Isolde / b) Súisín Bán / c) Good Morning Nightcap / d) The Galway Races / e) The Jolly Tinker engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney live medley including a partial recording of: Good Morning Nightcap (reel, goes by many alternative titles) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: Súisín Bán (The White Blanket) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial instrumental cover recording of: The Galway Races composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial cover recording of: The Jolly Tinker (reel, Ng #1003) composed in: Ireland composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: Theme From Tristan and Isolde composer: Paddy Moloney	The Chieftains		8:56
9	Raglan Road engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney guest vocals: Roger Daltrey performer: Roger Daltrey arranger: Roger Daltrey and Paddy Moloney live cover recording of: On Raglan Road lyricist: Pádraig Caomhánaigh composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Roger Daltrey		5:23
10	Behind Blue Eyes engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney guest vocals: Roger Daltrey performer: Roger Daltrey live cover recording of: Behind Blue Eyes lyricist and composer: Pete Townshend (of The Who) publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.	The Chieftains feat. Roger Daltrey		4:24
11	Medley: a) Ó Murchú’s Hornpipe / b) Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile / c) The Wandering Minstrel engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney live medley including a partial recording of: Ó Murchú’s Hornpipe composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial instrumental cover recording of: Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile lyricist: Pádraig Ó Mileadha composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) live medley including a partial recording of: The Wandering Minstrel composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Martin Fay		4:17
12	Damhsa engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney guest performer: Jean Butler (stepdancer and choreographer) live recording of: Damhsa composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Jean Butler		3:00
13	Rachamíd a Bhean Bheag, and a) Ford Econoline / b) Any Old Iron engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: Paddy Moloney bodhrán: Kevin Conneff fiddle: Martin Fay and Seán Keane (fiddler) flute: Matt Molloy hammered dulcimer, harp and keyboard: Derek Bell tin whistle and uilleann pipes: Paddy Moloney guest vocals: Roger Daltrey and Nanci Griffith performer: Nanci Griffith arranger: Derek Bell, Kevin Conneff, Roger Daltrey, Martin Fay, Seán Keane (fiddler), Matt Molloy and Paddy Moloney live medley including a partial cover recording of: Any Old Iron lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 32461) live medley including a partial recording of: Ford Econoline lyricist and composer: Nanci Griffith live medley including a partial recording of: Rachamíd a Bhean Bheag composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Chieftains feat. Nanci Griffith / Roger Daltrey		10:20

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liner notes:	Paddy Moloney
Appalachian dulcimer [tiompán]:	Derek Bell
bagpipe [uilleann pipes]:	Paddy Moloney
bass:	Clive Culbertson (Irish bassist/vocalist worked with Chieftains & Van Morrison)
vocal:	Billy Nichols (English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director)

distributed by:	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)
marketed by:	BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor in Europe)

recorded at:	The Grand Opera House, Belfast in Belfast (Belfast City Council), County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
mixed at:	Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3002539 [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/356073 [info]
other databases:	https://thesession.org/recordings/118 [info]

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