The Chieftains - Revision history

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Spider of Destiny: /* Association with Zappa */

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Association with Zappa

Spider of Destiny at 20:33, 26 May 2026

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Jason.Kreitzer at 22:22, 22 August 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 02:04, 20 July 2021

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Spider of Destiny: /* Association with Zappa */

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Association with Zappa

Spider of Destiny at 16:48, 21 December 2010

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 Zappa and The Chieftains are also interviewed during ''[[Zapparap: For Real!]]''.
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Favorite Folk Artists|Chieftains, The]]
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 [[Category:Musicians produced by Frank Zappa|Chieftains, The]]
 [[Category:Celebrity Fans|Chieftains, The]]
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 * [[Wikipedia:The Chieftains]]
-[[Category:Side Projects|Chieftains, The]]
+[[Category:Musicians produced by Frank Zappa|Chieftains, The]]
 [[Category:Celebrity Fans|Chieftains, The]]
 [[Category:Favorite Artists|Chieftains, The]]
 [[Category:Folk Artists|Chieftains, The]]

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	Zappa especially favoured The Chieftains' rendition of ''[[The Green Fields Of America]]'', which was also played at Zappa's funeral.		Zappa especially favoured The Chieftains' rendition of ''[[The Green Fields Of America]]'', which was also played at Zappa's funeral.
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		+	Zappa and The Chieftains are also interviewed during ''[[Zapparap: For Real!]]''.
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		+	==External links==
		+	* [[Wikipedia:The Chieftains]]

	[[Category:Side Projects\|Chieftains, The]]		[[Category:Side Projects\|Chieftains, The]]

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	:<blockquote>"'''U2 is maybe the most popular and successful musical export coming from Ireland today, but there's no comparison between the musical quality of what they do and what the Chieftains do. We play together here nearly every time they're in town and I love the sounds these guys make. I love the melodies and the chord changes, and especially the way their music is performed. Each member of the group is an expert on his instrument, not just in terms of technique, but in terms of the concept they have of what the final ensemble product is supposed to sound like. That is something you are only going to get with a group that has been together 30 years. People describe U2 as "post modern rockers", but what does that mean? Do they themselves know? And which would you rather have? Mediocre invention, or a direct linear descent from celtic culture, which is what I hear in the music of the Chieftains? The Chieftains are their own culture and I hear traces of not only celtic history but global history in their work, echoing back to the beginning of time. I've noticed that when they play here in my home with ethnic musicians from all over the world.''"</blockquote><div align="right">–Joe Jackson interviewing Zappa, 1993</div>		:<blockquote>"'''U2 is maybe the most popular and successful musical export coming from Ireland today, but there's no comparison between the musical quality of what they do and what the Chieftains do. We play together here nearly every time they're in town and I love the sounds these guys make. I love the melodies and the chord changes, and especially the way their music is performed. Each member of the group is an expert on his instrument, not just in terms of technique, but in terms of the concept they have of what the final ensemble product is supposed to sound like. That is something you are only going to get with a group that has been together 30 years. People describe U2 as "post modern rockers", but what does that mean? Do they themselves know? And which would you rather have? Mediocre invention, or a direct linear descent from celtic culture, which is what I hear in the music of the Chieftains? The Chieftains are their own culture and I hear traces of not only celtic history but global history in their work, echoing back to the beginning of time. I've noticed that when they play here in my home with ethnic musicians from all over the world.''"</blockquote><div align="right">–Joe Jackson interviewing Zappa, 1993</div>

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	:<blockquote>"'''U2 is maybe the most popular and successful musical export coming from Ireland today, but there's no comparison between the musical quality of what they do and what the Chieftains do. We play together here nearly every time they're in town and I love the sounds these guys make. I love the melodies and the chord changes, and especially the way their music is performed. Each member of the group is an expert on his instrument, not just in terms of technique, but in terms of the concept they have of what the final ensemble product is supposed to sound like. That is something you are only going to get with a group that has been together 30 years. People describe U2 as "post modern rockers", but what does that mean? Do they themselves know? And which would you rather have? Mediocre invention, or a direct linear descent from celtic culture, which is what I hear in the music of the Chieftains? The Chieftains are their own culture and I hear traces of not only celtic history but global history in their work, echoing back to the beginning of time. I've noticed that when they play here in my home with ethnic musicians from all over the world.''"</blockquote><div align="right">–Joe Jackson interviewing Zappa, 1993</div>		:<blockquote>"'''U2 is maybe the most popular and successful musical export coming from Ireland today, but there's no comparison between the musical quality of what they do and what the Chieftains do. We play together here nearly every time they're in town and I love the sounds these guys make. I love the melodies and the chord changes, and especially the way their music is performed. Each member of the group is an expert on his instrument, not just in terms of technique, but in terms of the concept they have of what the final ensemble product is supposed to sound like. That is something you are only going to get with a group that has been together 30 years. People describe U2 as "post modern rockers", but what does that mean? Do they themselves know? And which would you rather have? Mediocre invention, or a direct linear descent from celtic culture, which is what I hear in the music of the Chieftains? The Chieftains are their own culture and I hear traces of not only celtic history but global history in their work, echoing back to the beginning of time. I've noticed that when they play here in my home with ethnic musicians from all over the world.''"</blockquote><div align="right">–Joe Jackson interviewing Zappa, 1993</div>

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 ==Association with Zappa==
-The Chieftains, or at least a few of them, played at the  Friday "soirées" at Zappa's home in February 1993, along with other guests such as [[Terry Bozzio]], [[L. Shankar]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], and the [[Tuvan Throat Singers]]. One of these parties is featured in the A&E Biography programme and the BBC special on FZ.
+The Chieftains, or at least a few of them, played at the  Friday "soirées" at Zappa's home in February 1993, along with other guests such as [[Terry Bozzio]], [[L. Shankar]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], and the [[Huun-Huur-Tu|Tuvan Throat Singers]]. One of these parties is featured in the A&E Biography programme and the BBC special on FZ.
 Five of the twelve tracks on The Chieftains' [[The Celtic Harp]] were recorded at [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen|UMRK]] - Zappa contributed to these uncredited.

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 The Chieftains, or at least a few of them, played at the  Friday "soirées" at Zappa's home in February 1993, along with other guests such as [[Terry Bozzio]], [[L. Shankar]], [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]], and the [[Tuvan Throat Singers]]. One of these parties is featured in the A&E Biography programme and the BBC special on FZ.
-Five of the twelve tracks on The Chieftains' [[The Celtic Harp]] were recorded at [[UMRK]] - Zappa contributed to these uncredited.
+Five of the twelve tracks on The Chieftains' [[The Celtic Harp]] were recorded at [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen|UMRK]] - Zappa contributed to these uncredited.
 *[[The Chieftains]] - [[The Celtic Harp]] (CD, RCA Victor 09026-61490-2, February 9, 1993)