Year of the French

Labels:
Claddagh Records, 1982 | CC36
Shanachie Records, 1989 | 79036

The Players:

Paddy Moloney - uilleann pipes and tin whistle
Seán Keane - fiddle
Martin Fay - fiddle and bones
Derek Bell - harp and tiompán
Kevin Conneff - Bodhrán and vocals
Matt Molloy - flute
&
RTÉ Concert Orchestra - Conducted by Proinnsias Ó Duinn and Ruari Somers - bagpipes.

Tracks:


1.	Killala: The Main Theme	2:12
2.	The French March	4:52
3.	The McCarthy Theme/The Looting	3:39
4.	Treacy's Barnyard Dance	6:14
5.	The Irish March: March of the Mayomen/Uilleann Pipes Lament	3:11
6.	Killala: The Main Theme	2:03
7.	The Irish March: Marching of the Mayomen	3:29
8.	Cúnla/The Yearling Fair Reel	3:05
9.	Killala: The Opening Theme/Killala: The Coach Ride	3:55
10.	The Bolero: McCarthy's Arrest	1:25
11.	The McCarthy Theme/The Wandering	3:41
12.	The French March/Cooper's Tune	2:31
13.	The Hanging/Seán Ó Dí	2:59
14.	Killala: The Main Theme	2:11

The Year of the French was a movie based on the book of the same name by Thomas Flanagan and the author of the book has written the liner notes for the album. In this movie the Chieftains even had a bit part playing themselves albeit thinly disguised as musicians. You can that in track 4. It is about the revolution of 1798 and how a group of Irishmen got caught up in the events of the day.

Produced by Paddy Moloney
Co-produced and engineered by Brian Masterson
Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, September 1982.
Issued in association with Radio Telefis Éireann.
Music composed and arranged by Paddy Moloney

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