A Str Mo Chro (1999)

Artist: Chieftains

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
2. A Str Mo Chro	Tears Of Stone		------

(P) 1999 BMG Entertainment

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Release Date: 2/23/1999

Label: CLASSICS/WINDHAM

UPC: 00090266896820

Buy.com Sku: 200595430

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	The Chieftains: Martin Fay, Sean Keane (fiddle); Derek Bell (harp, keyboard, tiompan); Matt Molloy (flute); Paddy Maloney (tin whistle, Uillean pipes); Kevin Conneff (bodhran).
	Additional personnel includes: Bonnie Raitt (vocals, dobro); Brenda Fricker, The Rankins, Natalie Merchant, Joni Mitchell, Sinead O'Connor, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Loreena McKennitt, Joan Osborne, Akiko Yano, Sissel, Diana Krall (vocals); Eric Della Penna (guitar); Annborg Lien, Eileen Ivers, Natalie MacMaster (fiddle); Mairtin O'Connor (accordion); Patrick Fitzpatrick (keyboards); Hutch Hutchinson (bass); The Screaming Orphans, Anuna (background vocals); Maire Breatnach, The Rankins, The Corrs.
	Engineers include: Jeffrey Lesser, Brian Masterson, Takahiro Nochimura.
	Includes liner notes by Paddy Moloney.
	The Chieftains have always worked in their own carefully defined middle ground between pop crossovers like Clannad and rigid, inflexible traditionalists. Maybe that's why they're one of the longest-lived and best-loved groups in all of Irish music. They never lose touch with tradition, but as past recordings have proven, they're not afraid to work with artists from different musical worlds. TEARS OF STONE is an album of collaborations with pop artists on original tunes (Joni Mitchell sings on a version of her own "Magdalene Laundries") and traditional ones (Bonnie Raitt proves an excellent folk balladeer on "A Stor Mo Chroi"). Bluesy American siren Joan Osborne's take on "Raglan Road" may not equal the version Van Morrison once recorded with the Chieftains, but what could? Countrywoman Sinead O'Connor puts in a particularly strong appearance on the traditional ballad "Factory Girl."
Producer: Paddy Maloney
Musical Guests
	Mary Chapin Carpenter
	Sissel
	The Corrs
	Loreena McKennitt
	Natalie Merchant
	Bonnie Raitt
	Sinead O'Connor
	Joan Osborne
	Anuna
	Brenda Fricker
	Joni Mitchell
	The Rankins
	Akiko Yano
	Eileen Ivers
	Maire Breatnach
	Natalie MacMaster
	Annbjorg Lien
	Dia

Technical Info


	Release Date : 02/23/1999
	Original Release Date : 1999
	Catalog ID : 68968
	Label : RCA Victor Records (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Runtime : 68m : 45s
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00090266896820

Professional Reviews

Q (4/99, p.95)
- 4 Stars (out of 5)
- "...Guests include heavyweights Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt and Mary Chapin Carpenter; mid-table types like Sinead O'Connor and Natalie Merchant, as well as traditionalists Loreena McKennitt, Eileen Ivers, The Rankins and - there is no escape - The Corrs..."

Uncut (8/02, p.100)
- 3 out of 5 - "...The Chieftains are a treasure and every home should have at least one of their albums..."

Dirty Linen (6-7/99, p.88)
- "...There is some beautiful music here. Eileen Ivers and Natalie MacMaster kick butt with a colorful amalgam of Irish, Cape Breton, and Norwegian fiddling..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(2/99, pp.97-98)
- "...Blending Irish music naturally and unobtrusively into other cultures and styles is the key to The Chieftains enduring success... and this sensitive album..."

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