The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration

Artist: The Chieftains , and Chieftains Label: RCA Victor Category: Music Average customer rating: Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 090266391721 EAN: 0090266391721 ASIN: B00005YT8U Release Date: 2002-03-05

Listmania:

1. Music to drink a pint to.
2. Shenandoah (variations 1)
3. Love of Things Celtic
4. Van Morrison's Essential 19 + something a bit special
5. Best Albums by My Favorite Musicians (cross-genre)
6. Get your Irish groove on.
7. Some Amazing Irish Music
8. Don't be afraid of Country/Folk/Blue Grass, Part 1
9. My Favorite European CDs
10. Guest appearances and bonuses by Sinead O'Connor Part One

Tracks:

1. Medley: March of the King of Laois / Paddy's Jig / O'Keefe's - The Chattering Magpie (Reels)
2. The Foggy Dew (w/ Sinead O'Connor)
3. I Know My Love (w/ The Corrs)
4. Cotton Eyed Joe (w/ Ricky Skaggs)
5. The Magdalene Laundries (w/ Joni Mitchell)
6. Live From Matt Molloy's Pub
7. Shenandoah (w/ Van Morrison)
8. Medley: The Munster Cloak/An Poc Ar Buille/Ferney Hill/Little Molly
9. Morning Has Broken (w/ Diana Krall and Art Garfunkel)
10. Morning Dew/Women of Ireland (The Love Theme from Barry Lyndon)
11. Mo Ghile Mear (w/ Sting)
12. Carolyn's Concerto
13. Guadalupe (w/ Linda Rondstadt)
14. Full of Joy (w/ Chinese Ensemble)
15. Here's A Health To The Company
16. Chasing The Fox (w/ Cincinnati Pops Orchestra)
17. Long Journey Home (w/ Elvis Costello)
18. The Rocky Road To Dublin
19. Redemption Song (w/ Ziggy Marley)

Similar Items:

1. The Best of the Chieftains
2. Further Down the Old Plank Road
3. Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
4. Long Black Veil
5. The Bells of Dublin

Customer Reviews:

just another chieftains cd........ALLRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-03-16

less than expected.......2006-03-08

Thank you!!!!!.......2005-10-30

A Great Collection.......2004-05-24

Aptly titled "The Wide World Over", this collection focuses more on the group's recent collaborations with mainstream artists than their traditional pieces. Some of the highlights include the Corrs' light-hearted duet, the traditional 'I Know My Love', Sting's powerful 'Mo Ghile Mar', Van Morrison's 'Shenandoah', and the powerful anthem 'Long Journey Home', featuring Elvis Costello.

Why four stars, then? I would have liked to have seen more traditional fare on a compilation album. While there are some fantastic jigs on here, including 'Live from Matt Molloy's Pub' and 'Morning Dew/Women of Ireland', overall the album is lacking in the types of songs that have made the Chieftains famous. And, while the collaborative efforts are commendable, they represent a mere drop in the ocean of what the Chieftains have accomplished. It's a good album, but by no means contains the full spectrum of what this innovative band has recorded.

A collection that celebrates the Irish group's versatility.......2002-12-24

These are all cuts from previous albums, so he who has all of their albums probably won't want this one. For the rest of us, there are some realy outstanding cuts. I especially enjoyed Sinead O'Connor's singing of the traditional "The Foggy Dew". That one's followed by The Corrs and "I Know My Love", another traditional with a fresh twist. Ricky Skaggs joining the group for "Cotton-Eyed Joe" was a real high point, spotlighting the relation of Irish traditional reels and jigs to bluegrass. Joni Mitchell is one of the greats, and hearing her own "The Magdalene Laundries" backed by the group is a real treat. And Van Morrison bares his soul in "Shenandoah", again highlighting the Irish influence on American music.

I was a bit disappointed with Diana Krall & Art Garfunkel's "Morning Has Broken", which certainly doesn't compare with Cat Stevens. So you can't win them all. Sting didn't seem appropriate on "Mo Ghile Mear" either.

However, I was pleasantly surprised by "Full Of Joy" with the Chinese Ensemble. That's one where it sounded everyone was having fun. And the closing rendition of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" featuring Ziggy Marley was a winner.

All in all, if you don't have most of these on other Chieftain albums, you'll want this one.

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