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Release Date
16 January 1995
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Length
13 tracks
"The Long Black Veil" is an album by the traditional Irish folk band The Chieftains. Released in 1995, it is one of the best selling albums by the band, going Gold in the U.S. and Australia, and Double-Platinum in Ireland.
The band teamed up with well-known musicians such as Mick Jagger (of The Rolling Stones) and Van Morrison, the latter's "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" winning the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1996.
Credited collaborators include Marianne Faithfull, Mark Knopfler, Mick Jagger, Ry Cooder, Sinéad O'Connor, Sting, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Van Morrison and Arty McGlynn.
The Tennessee Waltz/Mazurka was recorded at Frank Zappa's studio not long before Zappa died.
Track listing
"Mo Ghile Mear" (Our Hero) (with Sting & Anuna) – 3:22
"The Long Black Veil" (with Mick Jagger) – 3:38
"The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor & Ry Cooder) – 5:20
"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Van Morrison) – 4:40
"Changing Your Demeanour" – 3:16
"The Lily of the West" (with Mark Knopfler) – 5:10
"Coast of Malabar" (with Ry Cooder) – 6:01
"Dunmore Lassies" (with Ry Cooder) – 5:14
"Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:36
"He Moved through the Fair" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 4:54
"Ferny Hill" – 3:43
"Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka" (with Tom Jones) – 3:58
"The Rocky Road to Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) – 5:06
Personnel:
Martin Fay – fiddle
Seán Keane – fiddle
Kevin Conneff – bodhrán, vocals
Matt Molloy – flute
Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
Derek Bell – harp, tiompán, keyboards
Additional personnel: Colin James (guitar, mandolin); Dominic Miller, Paul Brady, Arty McGlynn, Foggy Little (guitar); Kieran Hanrahan (banjo); Terry Tulley (Scottish pipes); Carlos Nunez (Galician pipes); Brendan Begley, James Keane, Martin O'Connor (accordion); Steve Cooney (didgeridoo); Wally Minko (piano); James Blennerhassett, Ned Mann (acoustic bass); Joe Csibi (bass); Darryl Jones, Nicky Scott (bass); Noel Eccles, Tommy Igoe, Liam Bradley (drums); Jean Butler (foot percussion); Anuna Choir, Brian Masterson (background vocals); The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Sting, Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Sinead O'Connor, Phil Coulter, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones.
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