An Irish Evening
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An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast is an album by The Chieftains
. The album is a live recording of a concert (over two nights) in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
. The band invited on stage Roger Daltrey
(lead singer of the British band The Who
) and American folk singer Nanci Griffith
to join them for several songs.
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
. The album is a live recording of a concert (over two nights) in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The band invited on stage Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
(lead singer of the British band The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
) and American folk singer Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
to join them for several songs.
Track listing
- "Opening Medley: Dóchas/King of Laois/Paddy's Jig/O'Keefe's/Chattering Magpie" (traditional) 9:17
- "North Americay" (traditional) 4:09
- "Lilly Bolero/The White Cockade" (traditional) 3:11
- "Little Love Affairs" (Nanci GriffithNanci GriffithNanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
, Hooker) 3:00 - "Red is the Rose" (traditional) 3:26
- "The Mason's Apron" (traditional) 5:21
- "The Stone" (traditional) 6:31
- "Miscellany: Theme from Tristan und IsoldeTristan und IsoldeTristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting...
/Súisín Ban/The Galway Races" (traditional) 8:56 - "On Raglan RoadOn Raglan Road"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. In the poem the poet, walking on a "quiet street", recalls a love affair he had with a young woman...
" (traditional) 5:23 - "Behind Blue EyesBehind Blue Eyes"Behind Blue Eyes" is the title of a song by English rock band The Who. It was released in November 1971 as the second single from their fifth album Who's Next and was written by Pete Townshend originally for his Lifehouse project...
" (Pete TownshendPete TownshendPeter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
) 4:24 - "Medley: Ó Murchú's Hornpipe/Sliagh Geal Gcua Na Feile" (traditional) 4:17
- "Damhsa" (traditional) 3:00
- "Rachamíd a Bhean Bheag" (traditional) 10:19