Irish Heartbeat
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Label:
Mercury, 1988 | 834 469-2 Musicians:
- Van Morrison - Lead Vocals, guitar, drums
- Martin Fay - Fiddle, Bones
- Derek Bell - Harp, tiompán, Keyboards
- Kevin Conneff - Bodhrán,
co-lead Vocals on Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta;
back-up vocals on The County Down and I'll Tell Me Ma - Paddy Moloney - Uilleann Pipes, Tin Whistle
- Matt Molloy - Flute
- Seán Keane - Fiddle
- Ciarán Ó Braonáin - bass
- Mary Black - back-up vocals on tracks 3 and 10
- Maura O'Connell - back-up vocals on track 10
- June Boyce - back-up vocals on tracks 2,8 and 10
| 1. | Star of the County Down | 2:41 |
| 2. | Irish Heartbeat | 3:52 |
| 3. | Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta | 3:31 |
| 4. | Raglan Road | 4:55 |
| 5. | She Moved Through the Fair | 4:43 |
| 6. | I'll Tell Me Ma | 2:29 |
| 7. | Carrickfergus | 4:23 |
| 8. | Celtic Ray | 3:47 |
| 9. | My Lagan Love | 5:19 |
| 10. | Marie's Wedding | 3:17 |
Produced and arranged by Van Morrison and Paddy Moloney. Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
This album is a highly acclaimed collaboration between music legend, Van Morrison and the Chieftains. The album has new material and new arrangements on traditional pieces. It is a very well done album and will appeal to the fans of both artists. The album received a Grammy nomination in 1989. The track, Irish Heartbeat appears in the 1997 film, The Matchmaker with Jeanane Garofalo.