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| Title | : | The Chieftains: The Authorized Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (673 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306809222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
Based on exclusive and extensive interviews with all the band’s members, their families and friends, and with many of the international superstars who have recorded with them, The Chieftains tells the group’s own story for the first time, with insight, wit, and charm.. The history of the Chieftains over the last thirty-five years is the remarkable tale of how an unlikely group of enthusiasts came together to rescue some of the world’s most beautiful music from near-extinction, brought it to an audience of millions, and became stars
GEORGE OBRIEN said The Royalty of Irish Music. Irish music is very hot. It is amazing how many successful Irish bands (of all types) have emerged from this tiny Island of 5 million. Yet in no small way can they all point to a single pioneering band that helped put Irish music on the map.The Chieftains are more than simply a successful collection o. A trip with genius The Chieftains are an enigma in more ways than one. Unlike so many other musicians they have stood the test of time. In this book we learn about how they came into being, and at the same time we are alos exposed to a wealth of knowledge about traditional Irish nmusic. Before I read this book I liked t. audio book disappointing The story of the Chieftains is fascinating, but unfortunately, I don't think the audio book version does it justice. I found Nanci Griffith's reading of the story to be very rushed and lacking in feeling and emotion. At various times, interviews with different band members are inserted. Many of the in
Born in England, John Glatt has over twenty-five years’ experience as a music and show business journalist. He lives in New York.. He is the author of Rage and Roll: Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock, Lost in Hollywood: The Fast Times and Short Life of River Phoenix, and The Royal House of MonacoDynasty of Glamour, Tragedy, and
P.L., Cal.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Recommended for popular music collections.?Lloyd Jansen, Stockton-San Joaquin Cty. Also, when Glatt is stonewalled by the group's charismatic (if controlling) leader, Paddy Maloney, he sidesteps darker periods of the band's past. Otherwise quite entertaining, this relentlessly upbeat "authorized" biography is marred by redundant quotes from the bandmembers and associates, factual inconsistencies, and the lack of a discography. Fine, 1995), Glatt turns to the decidedly tamer story of the Chieftains, a group that brought traditional Irish music back from the brink of extinction in the mid-Sixties and became unlikely pop stars in the 1990s. Still, this is the first full biography of Ireland's most important band, and with the success of the Riverdance and Lord of the Dance stage shows?whose star,
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