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The Chieftains have collaborated with everyone from Ziggy Marley to Madonna, but this 50th-anniversary album is the Celtic traditionalists' first-ever foray into indie rock. The Decemberists' Colin Meloy spins a springy version of Bob Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In," Bon Iver's Justin Vernon croons a ghostly murder ballad, and alt-country bands like Punch Brothers reel 'n' jig it up nicely. Indie rock's cult of schlubby singing doesn't always merge with the Chieftains' crystalline professionalism. So it takes a real pro - Miranda Lambert's roots band Pistol Annies - to truly shake our shamrock; their sumptuously lilting take on "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" is sweet and strong like a noon Guinness on a Kerryman's gums.


Ierland / Verenigde Staten
Folk / Country
Label: RCA



1. Carolina Rua/Reel: The Ladies Pantalettes 
2. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies 
3. Pretty Little Girl 
4. Down in the Willow Garden 
5. Lily Love 
6. Lark in the Clear Air/Olam Punch, The 
7. My Lagan Love 
8. When the Ship Comes In 
9. School Days Over 
10. Frost Is All Over, The 
11. Peggy Gordon - (featuring Secret Sisters) 
12. Hard Times Come Again No More - (featuring City of Limerick Pipe Band) 
13. Chieftains Reunion, The 
14. Chieftains in Orbit, The 
15. Lundu