the chieftains

With the buoyant swing of Paddy Moloney's uilleann pipes as their unmistakable trademark, The Chieftains have released numerous albums to date. Along with several orchestral compositions, the group have also written numerous film scores including soundtracks for "Barry Lyndon", "The Year of the French", "Tristan and Isolde" and "Treasure Island". Furthermore, they've forged cosiderable rock links with individual members having recorded successfully with such high wattage luminaries as Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Art Garfunkel, Don Henley, Jackson Browne and Marianne Faithful.

In 1988, they had one of their most accomplished liaisons when they recorded the hugely acclaimed "Irish Heartbeat"album with the Belfast cowboy, Van Morrison who had long been an avid Chieftains fan.

The Chieftains and James Galway have undertaken a number of overseas tours together as well as combining forces for two Albums "In Ireland" (1987) and "Over the Sea to Skye" (1990).