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Chieftains in China
Inspired by this discussion I did not found this recording and had to post it immediately.
https://thesession.org/discussions/8648
I like the strange chinese instruments and tunes !
If anybody can wants to identify the tunes in the medley I would like to edit the tunes list!
Chieftains in China
Recorded in 1983 published by Claddagh Records 1984.
There is couple of nice pictures on the covre, too. All Chieftain musicians in people’s army uniforms….
This was years before China become the sweat shop for Wal mart products….
Regarding track 10
The first song is a chinese song called 战马奔腾, something like racing horses, and is played on the èrhú (chinese violin-type instrument). http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=erhu+horses&search=Search
Here is an example of one of the best living pianists Láng Lǎng playing the song with his father.
Here is another, perhaps more traditional, enterpretation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V9JinlbpHw
Track 5…..
Track 5 - The “core” tune, which they return to in-between individual solos, is “Castlekelly”.
https://thesession.org/tunes/21
1st solo - Paddy Moloney - “The Three Sea Captains”
https://thesession.org/tunes/147
2nd solo - Sean Keane - “The Hunter’s House”
https://thesession.org/tunes/472
3rd solo - Derek Bell - slow air, I don’t know the name
4th solo - Matt Molloy - “Jenny’s Chickens”
https://thesession.org/tunes/756
5th solo - Martin Fay - slow air, I don’t know the name
