The Chieftains 5

1975 studio album by The Chieftains

The Chieftains 5

Studio album by

The Chieftains

Released| 1975
Studio| Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London
Genre| Irish folk music
Length| 44:39
Label| Claddagh, Island[1]
Producer| Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
| The Chieftains 4
(1973)  | The Chieftains 5
(1975)  | The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat
(1976)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [1]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide| [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [4]

The Chieftains 5 is an album by The Chieftains, released in 1975.[5] 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 the album.[6] It marked the last album appearance of Peader Mercier.

## Critical reception

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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."[6]

## Track listing

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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

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The Chieftains

* 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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Chart (1975–1976)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] | 73
US (Billboard Top LPs & Tape)[8] | 187

## References

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1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2\. MUZE. p. 334.
2. ^ "AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
3. ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 155.
4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 131.
5. ^ "Artist Biography by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. ^ a b "The Chieftains—Irish Music From the Source". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 20 March 1976. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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The Chieftains

* Kevin Conneff
* Matt Molloy

* Paddy Moloney
* Seán Potts
* Michael Tubridy
* David Fallon
* Martin Fay
* Peadar Mercier
* Seán Keane
* Derek Bell
* Ronnie McShane
* Jeff White

Studio albums|

* The Chieftains
* The Chieftains 2
* The Chieftains 3
* The Chieftains 4
* The Chieftains 5
* The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat
* The Chieftains 7
* The Chieftains 8
* The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early
* The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe
* The Year of the French
* The Chieftains in China
* Ballad of the Irish Horse
* Celtic Wedding
* Irish Heartbeat (with Van Morrison)
* A Chieftains Celebration
* The Bells of Dublin
* Another Country
* The Long Black Veil
* Santiago
* Tears of Stone
* Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
* Further Down the Old Plank Road
* San Patricio (with Ry Cooder)
* Voice of Ages

Compilations|

* Film Cuts
* Fire in the Kitchen
* The Wide World Over
* The Essential Chieftains

Live albums|

* The Chieftains Live!
* An Irish Evening
* Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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