The Chieftains The Authorized Biography

by Glatt, John

• ISBN13: 9780306809224
• ISBN10: 0306809222
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-18
• Publisher: Da Capo

Summary

The history of the Chieftains over the last thirty-five years is the remarkable tale of how an unlikely group of enthusiasts came together to rescue some of the world's most beautiful music from near-extinction, brought it to an audience of millions, and became stars. Based on exclusive and extensive interviews with all the band's members, their families and friends, and with many of the international superstars who have recorded with them,The Chieftainstells the group's own story for the first time, with insight, wit, and charm.

Author Biography

Born in England, John Glatt has over twenty-five years’ experience as a music and show business journalist. He is the author of Rage and Roll: Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock, Lost in Hollywood: The Fast Times and Short Life of River Phoenix, and The Royal House of Monaco—Dynasty of Glamour, Tragedy, and Scandal. He lives in New York.

Table of Contents

Prologue	xiii
Part One
Planting the Seeds	3	(11)
Learning the Ropes	14	(10)
High Society	24	(12)
Ceoltoiri Cualann	36	(15)
The Birth of The Chieftains	51	(8)
Reaping the Harvest	59	(6)
The Sixties	65	(14)
Taking Off	79	(9)
Going Down the Road	88	(12)
Storming the Albert Hall	100	(9)
Part Two
Year of The Chieftains	109	(12)
Hail to the Chieftains	121	(14)
Round the House and Mind the Dresser	135	(10)
The Ace and Deuce of Pipering	145	(11)
Boil The Breakfast Early	156	(7)
By Papal Request	163	(9)
Cotton-Eyed Joe	172	(17)
The Chieftains in China	189	(9)
The Ballad of the Irish Horse	198	(9)
Broadening Horizons	207	(8)
Irish Heartbeat	215	(11)
A Chieftains' Celebration	226	(8)
The Bells of Dublin	234	(8)
An Irish Evening	242	(4)
Another Country	246	(13)
A Pilgrimage to the Grammys	259	(9)
Chieftains and Friends	268	(11)
The Long Black Veil	279	(13)
A Pilgrimage to Galicia	292	(15)
Epilogue	307	(2)
Discography	309	(13)
Index	322