The Long Black Veil (album)

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The Long Black Veil
Studio album by The Chieftains (among others)
Released	January 24, 1995
Genre	Folk
Length	58:51
Label	RCA Records
Producer(s)	Paddy Moloney (with Chris Kimsey and Ry Cooder)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Chieftains (among others) chronology
The Celtic Harp	The Long Black Veil	Santiago

The Long Black Veil is an album by the Traditional Irish Folk band The Chieftains. Released in 1995, it is one of the most popular and best selling albums by the band. The band teamed up with well-known musicians such as Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison. The Album went Gold in the U.S. and Australia, and Double-Platinum in Ireland. Collaborations include:

One of the tracks, "Have I Told You Lately" with Van Morrison and written by him, won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996.

• Marianne Faithfull
• Mark Knopfler
• Mick Jagger
• Ry Cooder
• Sinéad O'Connor
• Sting
• The Rolling Stones
• Tom Jones
• Van Morrison
• Arty McGlynn

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mo Ghile Mear" (Our Hero) (with Sting) – 3:22
2. "The Long Black Veil" (with Mick Jagger) – 3:38
3. "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor – 5:20)
4. "Have I Told You Lately" (with Van Morrison) – 4:40
5. "Changing Your Demeanour" – 3:16
6. "The Lily Of The West" (with Mark Knopfler) – 5:10
7. "Coast Of Malabar" (with Ry Cooder) – 6:01
8. "Dunmore Lassies" (with Ry Cooder) – 5:14
9. "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:36
10. "He Moved through the Fair" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 4:54
11. "Ferny Hill" – 3:43
12. "Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka" (with Tom Jones) – 3:58
13. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) – 5:06

[edit] Line up

• Martin Fay – fiddle
• Seán Keane – fiddle
• Kevin Conneff – bodhrán, vocals
• Matt Molloy – flute
• Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
• Derek Bell – harp, tiompán, keyboards

[edit] Sources and Links

• The Long Black Veil at All Music Guide