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The Chieftains: Voice of Ages – review

4602 days ago
Guardian Music(Hear Music/Decca)The Chieftains, who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, are still the world's best-loved Irish folk band, both for their superb musicianship and their sense of adventure – working with anyone from Mick Jagger to Alison Kra... more info

Barney McKenna

4615 days ago
Guardian MusicBanjo player and an original member of the Irish folk group the DublinersBarney McKenna, who has died aged 72, was the last surviving founding member of the Irish folk group the Dubliners. While Ronnie Drew's gravelly voice gave the band its memora... more info

Top weekend shows: Chieftans, Questlove

4651 days ago
Chicago TribuneChieftans: The Irish folk band celebrates is 50th anniversary (!!!) with a tour on the back of an album, “Voice of Ages,” that features collaborations with some of the many admirers Paddy Moloney and company have accrued over the decades, includi... more info

Robert Plant to unveil new band at 30th anniversary of Womad festival

4657 days ago
Guardian MusicEvent founded by Peter Gabriel to see other performances by Raghu Dixit and the Buena Vista Social ClubRobert Plant and his new band the Sensational Space Shifters will make their live debut as headliners of this year's Womad, as the festival celebra... more info

For 50th jubilee, Chieftains join with young talent

4658 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaPaddy Moloney, the bagpiper and bandleader of the Chieftains, said that last year he was not sure what he wanted to put on an album to celebrate his traditional Irish group's 50th anniversary this spring. There were plenty of unreleased tracks from t... more info

The Chieftains - Voice of Ages (album stream)

4658 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Voice of Ages, a fine new set of Chieftains collaborations with predominantly roots-driven, indie-style acts making up the guest list. Among the invited: Bon Iver, The Civil Wars, Punch Brothers, The Low Anthem and more. Producing with Moloney is Am... more info

Review: Chieftains celebrate 50 years of great Irish music

4659 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThere aren't many performers who have weathered the last half century as well as the Chieftains. Tony Bennett and Betty White are two, but then the pickings grow mighty slim. more info

Clan of guests lifts Chieftains' 'Voice'

4661 days ago
USA Today MusicThe folk band celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new album. more info

SFJazz Spring Season -- 15 recommended ways to swing

4665 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe first of the season's dozens of concerts is Feb. 17 at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, with bands led by trumpeter Enrico Rava and guitarist John Abercrombie. Over the next four months, you also can see the Chieftains, Dan Hicks, Rosanne Cash an... more info

Video premiere: Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over'

4672 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThe Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over': A new video featuring the Low Anthem and the Chieftains premieres on Pop & Hiss. Ireland's Chieftains collaborate with Rhode Island's Low Anthem on the song "School Days Over." more info

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