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The Long Black Veil (Album) by The Chieftains

Artist Biography For The Chieftains

The Chieftains Are A Grammy Winning Irish Musical Group Founded In 1962 Dublin Ireland Known For Performing And Popularizing Irish Traditional Music. The Band Has Recorded Many Albums Of Instrumental Irish Folk Music As Well As Multiple Collaborations With Popular Musicians Of Many Genres Including Country Music Galician Traditional Music Cape Breton And Newfoundland Music And Rock And Roll. They Have Performed With Van Morrison The Rolling Stones Sting Roger Daltrey Elvis Costello Tom Jones Sinéad O'Connor James Galway Jackson Browne Nancy Griffith And Numerous Country-Western Artists. In 1975 The Group Won Praise For Their Playing Of "Women Of Ireland" For Stanley Kubrick's Movie Barry Lyndon. They Have Won Six Grammy Awards And Have Been Nominated Eighteen Times. In 2002 They Were Given A Lifetime Achievement Award By The UK's BBC Radio 2. The Front Covers Of The First Four Albums Were Designed By Edward Delaney. Paddy Moloney Is The Band's Leader And Composes Or Arranges Most Of The Band's Music. While The Band's Members Changed Numerous Times In The Band's Early History The Membership Solidified In 1979 When Matt Molloy Replaced Michael Tubridy. From Then Until 2002 Members Included Paddy Moloney Uilleann Pipes Tin Whistle Button Accordion Bodhrán Matt Molloy Flute Tin Whistle Kevin Conneff Bodhrán Vocals Seán Keane Fiddle Tin Whistle Martin Fay Fiddle Bones Born 1938 Died 14 November 2012 Derek Bell Irish Harp Keyboard Instruments Oboe Born 21 October 1935 Died 17 October 2002 In 2002 Fay Retired From Active Membership. In The Same Year Bell Died Due To Complications Following A Minor Operation. Fay Died On 14 November 2012.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Long Black Veil

"The Long Black Veil" Is An Album By The Traditional Irish Folk Band The Chieftains. Released In 1995 It Is One Of The Best Selling Albums By The Band Going Gold In The U.S. And Australia And Double-Platinum In Ireland. The Band Teamed Up With Well-Known Musicians Such As Mick Jagger Of The Rolling Stones And Van Morrison The Latter's "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" Winning The Grammy Award For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals In 1996. Credited Collaborators Include Marianne Faithfull Mark Knopfler Mick Jagger Ry Cooder Sinéad O'Connor Sting The Rolling Stones Tom Jones Van Morrison And Arty McGlynn. The Tennessee Waltz/Mazurka Was Recorded At Frank Zappa's Studio Not Long Before Zappa Died. Track Listing "Mo Ghile Mear" Our Hero With Sting & Anuna – 3 22 "The Long Black Veil" With Mick Jagger – 3 38 "The Foggy Dew" With Sinéad O'Connor & Ry Cooder – 5 20 "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" With Van Morrison – 4 40 "Changing Your Demeanour" – 3 16 "The Lily Of The West" With Mark Knopfler – 5 10 "Coast Of Malabar" With Ry Cooder – 6 01 "Dunmore Lassies" With Ry Cooder – 5 14 "Love Is Teasin'" With Marianne Faithfull – 4 36 "He Moved Through The Fair" With Sinéad O'Connor – 4 54 "Ferny Hill" – 3 43 "Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka" With Tom Jones – 3 58 "The Rocky Road To Dublin" With The Rolling Stones – 5 06 Personnel Martin Fay – Fiddle Seán Keane – Fiddle Kevin Conneff – Bodhrán Vocals Matt Molloy – Flute Paddy Moloney – Uilleann Pipes Tin Whistle Derek Bell – Harp Tiompán Keyboards Additional Personnel Colin James Guitar Mandolin Dominic Miller Paul Brady Arty McGlynn Foggy Little Guitar Kieran Hanrahan Banjo Terry Tulley Scottish Pipes Carlos Nunez Galician Pipes Brendan Begley James Keane Martin O'Connor Accordion Steve Cooney Didgeridoo Wally Minko Piano James Blennerhassett Ned Mann Acoustic Bass Joe Csibi Bass Darryl Jones Nicky Scott Bass Noel Eccles Tommy Igoe Liam Bradley Drums Jean Butler Foot Percussion Anuna Choir Brian Masterson Background Vocals The Rolling Stones Van Morrison Sting Ry Cooder Mark Knopfler Sinead O'Connor Phil Coulter Marianne Faithfull Tom Jones.