The Chieftains 9
Boil The Breakfast Early
Labels:
Claddagh Records Limited, 1979| CC30
CBS Records (Columbia), 1979 | CK 36401
Remastered Release - Sony, 2002
The Players:
- Paddy Moloney: uilleann pipes and tin whistle
- Martin Fay: fiddle and bones
- Seán Keane: fiddle
- Derek Bell: neo-Irish harp, medieval harp, and tiompaán
- Kevin Coneff: bodhrán and vocals
- Matt Molloy: flute and tin whistle
& - The Rathcoole pipe band drum corps
- Jolyon Jackson: cello
| 1. | Boil The Breakfast Early | 3:56 |
| 2. | Mrs. Judge | 3:43 |
| 3. | March From Oscar And Malvina | 4:16 |
| 4. | When A Man's In Love | 3:40 |
| 5. | Bealach An Doirín | 3:46 |
| 6. | Ag Taisteal Na Blárnan | 3:21 |
| 7. | Carolan's Welcome | 2:53 |
| 8. | Up Against The Buachalawns | 4:04 |
| 9. | Gol Na Mban San Ár | 4:20 |
| 10. | Chase Around The Windmill Toss The Feathers Ballinasole Fair Cailleach In Airgid Cuíl Aodha Slide The Pretty Girl | 5:00 |
Matt Molloy is featured as a full-fledged member of the band, replacing Michael Turbridy, who, Paddy Moloney once told me in an interview, went back to building bridges - he was an engineer. In his style, Kevin has a solo piece - When A Man's In Love. Derek whips out an O'Carolan selection, Mrs. Judge. The March From Oscar And Malvina also features the Rathcoole pipe band drum corps, to give it that REAL march feel. The title track, featuring Boil The Breakfast Early, Scotch Mary and The Chicago Reel, is also the track that the Chieftains performed on the Live Aid LP. This project was originally recorded in '79 for Claddagh and then released by CBS in the states the next year.
By Jeff Doty
Please see the other review for this album by Sarah Adams.