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Track Listings
| 1. Ladies Pantalettes |
| 2. Belles of Blackville |
| 3. First House in Connaught (Reels) |
| 4. Down the Old Plank Road |
| 5. Country Blues |
| 6. Sally Gooding |
| 7. Dark as a Dungeon |
| 8. Cindy |
| 9. Molly Bán (Bawn) |
| 10. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down |
| 11. Medley |
| 12. Whole Heap of Little Horses |
| 13. Rain and Snow |
| 14. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight |
| 15. Tennessee Stud |
| 16. Katie Dear |
| 17. Give the Fiddler a Dram |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Now that bluegrass is (again) momentarily cool, leave it to the Chieftains to (again) plunge an all-star country cast into the Celtic wellsprings of old-time music on Down the Old Plank Road, just as they did 10 years ago with 1992's Another Country. It's no surprise that the Chieftains can handle the rapacious rhythms of a hot fiddle tune; whether they can go toe-to-toe with the likes of Tim O'Brien, Béla Fleck, Ricky Skaggs and Del McCoury is another matter. Rest assured they can, and they even coax some inspired jamming from Earl Scruggs--who sounds like he has something to prove on "Sally Goodin"--and a chilling vocal from Alison Krauss on "Molly Ban", the Celtic equivalent of "Fair and Tender Maidens". The Chieftains' only miscue comes in wasting Vince Gill's talents on a busily arranged "Dark as a Dungeon". While this set will likely appeal more to fans of contemporary Irish music than to hard-core twang fans, anyone who loves acoustic roots music will find these collaborations refreshing, if not down-right bracing. --Roy Kasten
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I found this album on YouTube while searching for the music/words for something different and while I have liked folk music for years I had never come across this particular group before. As I am also a big fan of Pipe music I stopped and listened to as much of these as I could find. :)
Whatever the comments from 'real' Irish music fans (especially those on YouTube) about how this group cheapens the whole 'Irish' music genre. I have to say the blend here is wonderful, easy to listen to (with the exception of one track*) and most of all enlightening. Well for me as I hadn't really heard anything like this before...
Oh and I plan on getting the Further Down the Old Plank Road as soon as I have some spare cash... :)
*Dark as a Dungeon - Which I loathe with a passion in all the versions I have heard so far... (Not to detract from the rest of the album)...
Whatever the comments from 'real' Irish music fans (especially those on YouTube) about how this group cheapens the whole 'Irish' music genre. I have to say the blend here is wonderful, easy to listen to (with the exception of one track*) and most of all enlightening. Well for me as I hadn't really heard anything like this before...
Oh and I plan on getting the Further Down the Old Plank Road as soon as I have some spare cash... :)
*Dark as a Dungeon - Which I loathe with a passion in all the versions I have heard so far... (Not to detract from the rest of the album)...
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
ONCE AGAIN THE CHIEFTAINS HAVE PROVED HOW VERASTILE THEY REALLY ARE. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS DVD I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST FEW TRACKS WERE OK FROM THEN ON IN IT WAS EXTRAORDINARILY BRILLIANT THE PERFORMERS MUSICIANS DANCERS ENDING IN AN MASSIVE SESSION AT THE END THE WAY ONLY THE CHIEFTAINS CAN DO IT. WITH STARS LIKE EMMYLOU HARRIS BUDDY AND JUDY MILLER RICKY SKAGGS JOHN WAITE DEFINITELT 10 OUT OF 10
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If you like a mix of the country and the Celtic then this is for you. What more can you say about the superb performances from the Chieftains that hasn't already been said before? Another masterclass from these timeless musicians.
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Quite a good Disc for your collection, as it was described,prompt service,well packaged I am sure that you will enjoy it,Edwin.
Published 1 month ago by chippy
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An enjoyable fusion of Irish/hillbilly/bluegrass music that traces it all back to its roots in the old country. If you like bluegrass, then this album will be for you.
Published 10 months ago by DixieAl
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