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The Chieftains with Jean Butler at the Belfast Opera House in 1991. Riverdance was still three years in the future at this point.

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Sinead O'Connor & the Chieftains- The Foggy Dew.

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The Chieftains & Alison Krauss - Molly Ban.

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The Del McCoury Band & The Chieftains - Rain And Snow.

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Leahy and The Chieftains perform The Call to Dance.

And for an added treat go here for a video of The Chieftains & Tim O'Brien performing bluegrass favorite Shady Grove.

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This is The Chieftains and The Corrs. One of the nice things about being Celtic music legands who have been performing for decades is that sooner or later you get to appear with everyone worth appearing with.

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The Corrs and The Chieftains celebrate Irish music and dance. The tune is Toss The Feathers.

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Earl Scruggs & The Chieftains - Sally Goodin'

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Van Morrison & The Chieftains perfrom The Star Of County Down.

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Sinead O'Connor & The Chieftains - The Foggy Dew

As down the glen one Easter morn
To a city fair rode I,
Their armed lines of marching men
In squadrons passed me by.
No pipe did hum, no battle drum
Did sound its loud tattoo
But the Angelus' bells o'er the Liffey swells
Rang out in the foggy dew.

Right proudly high in Dublin town
Hung they out a flag of war.
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky
Than at Suvla or Sud el Bar.
And from the plains of Royal Meath
Strong men came hurrying through;
While Brittania's Huns with their long-range guns
Sailed in through the foggy dew.

The bravest fell, and the requiem bell
Rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Easter-tide
In the springing of the year.
While the world did gaze with deep amaze
At those fearless men but few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light
Might shine through the foggy dew.

And back through the glen I rode again
And my heart with grief was sore
For I parted then with valiant men
Whom I never shall see more
But to and fro
In my dreams I go
And I kneel and pray for you
For slavery fled
Oh, glorious dead
When you fell in the foggy dew

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Van Morrison & The Chieftains perform The Star Of County Down.

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The Chieftains-Women of Ireland.

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This is the incredibly beautiful and talented Alison Krauss with The Chieftains performing Molly Ban. The Bluegrass music which Alison normaly performes has its roots deeply imbeded in Celtic music.

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To legendary groups together, The Chieftains & Altan.