The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat

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Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1976
Genre	Celtic
Length	48:19
Label	Claddagh
Producer	Paddy Moloney
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Chieftains chronology
Chieftains 5 (1971) Chieftains 6 (1973) Chieftains 7 (1975)

Chieftains 6 or The Chieftains 6: Bonapartes Retreat is an album by The Chieftains. It is the first album to feature singing, and the honoured singer was Dolores Keane. This album was the first time Kevin Conneff played on a Chieftains album, and was later to become a full member of the band.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Chattering Magpie" – 4:47
2. "An Chéad Mháirt den Fhombar (The First Tuesday of Autumn) and Green Grow the Rushes O" – 3:12
3. "Bonaparte's Retreat" – 14:37
4. "Away with Ye" – 4:26
5. "Caledonia" – 5:28
6. "Iníon Nic Diarmada (Miss MacDermott) or The Princess Royal Máire Dhall (Blind Mary) and John Drury" – 7:00
7. "The Rights of Man" – 3:21
8. "Round the House and Mind the Dresser" – 3:12

[edit] Lineup

• Paddy Moloney - uillean pipes, tin whistle, bodhrán
• Seán Potts - tin whistle and bodhrán
• Martin Fay - fiddle
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina and tin whistle
• Derek Bell - harps, oboe and tiompán
• Seán Keane - fiddle

[edit] Sources and Links

• The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat at Allmusic