The Chieftains - Live Over Ireland (2007) [DVD5 NTSC]

The Chieftains – Live Over Ireland - Water From The Well (2007) [DVD5 NTSC]


Etichetta:Image Entertainment, Inc. – ID0265ERDVD, Eagle Vision – ID0265ERDVD
Formato:DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Stereo, Region 0
Paese:US
Uscita:2007
Genere:Folk, World, & Country
Stile:Celtic, Folk


An Irish folk music group, founded in 1962.

Line-up: Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes, tin whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute)

Former members: Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, cor anglais), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, tin whistle), Seán Potts (tin whistle, bones, bodhrán), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), David Fallon (bodhrán)
Part documentary, part travelogue, and part promotional puff piece, "The Chieftains Live Over Ireland" is a 2000 DVD released to help promote their "back to their roots" CD "Water From the Well." The Chieftains are the grand old men of the celtic music renaissance, having played together in various combinations for well over 40 years. They have seen their influence grow to the point where the liner notes for this DVD release (by Joe Jackson) quote accolades from such varied sources as Newsweek and Frank Zappa. While known primarily for their championing of traditional Irish music, The Chieftains have actually been at the forefront of the celtic fusion movement which helped spawn two more generations of more world-beat and pop oriented outfits like Clannad and, more recently, The Corrs (with whom The Chieftains have collaborated). The DVD, alas, is a mixed bag, somewhat the result of the relatively primitive authoring available in 1999-2000 (hard to believe how quickly technology falls behind the times, but true). The film was shot in 16:9, but is not enhanced for widescreen televisions (which were a rarity way back then). The only audio option is a standard 2 channel stereo, again the norm in the pre-Dolby 5.1 days. The documentary aspects of the film--each of the band members gives nostalgic interviews about growing up in Ireland and how they came to be interested in Irish music--are well-done, and the fly-by's over the sylvan Irish countryside are gorgeous. And of course the music, with such guest stars as Van Morrison, Altan, and, improbably, Los Lobos, is fantastic. The DVD is simply hampered by being a product of its time.



Tracks:

1 Bean An Fhir Rua
2 The Kilfenora Set
3 The May Morning Dew
4 The Galician Set
5 Dusty Miller
6 Live From Matt Molloy's Pub
7 First House Of Connaught
8 Guadalupe
9 An Poc Ar Buile
10 The Dingle Set
11 Planxty George Brabazon
12 The Donegal Set
13 The Star Of The County Down