Irish Music, British Isles - Folk Music, General & Miscellaneous Music Biography

The Chieftains

Name: The Chieftains
Author: John Glatt
ISBN: 9780312166052

by John Glatt

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Overview

Since their humble beginnings in the folk clubs and bars of Ireland in the early '60s, The Chieftains have built a worldwide reputation and following based on their brilliant musicianship, their rediscovery and reinvention of traditional Irish music, and their own original music and Oscar-winning soundtracks. Based on exclusive interviews with all the band's members, their families and friends, this is the intimate and comprehensive history of one of the most acclaimed Irish bands of all time. photos.

About the Author, John Glatt

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.