Celtic Wedding

Studio album by The Chieftains

Released

1987

Recorded

May 1986, Lansdowne Studios, Dublin

Breton, Folk

RCA

The Chieftains chronology

Ballad of the Irish Horse
(1986)

Celtic Wedding
(1987)

In Ireland
(1987)

Celtic Wedding is an album of traditional Breton music performed by the Irish band The Chieftains. The album features guest performances by the Breton artists, Nolwenn Monjarrret, Bernard Pichard, Alain Guerton and Michel Bertae. Nolwen Monjarret later appeared on the Chieftains' album, The Bells of Dublin, performing "A Breton Carol" with the band.

The album's liner notes state that the music was selected from a publication entitled Tonioù Breizh-Izel (Traditional Tunes from Lower Brittany), which contains over 3,000 tunes collected by Polig Monjarret, who collaborated with Paddy Moloney in choosing the tunes for the album. The original album's cover (later changed in more recent reprints) features a painting by the Scottish painter Alexander Goudie. Celtic Wedding was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1986.

The making of the album was sponsored by Brittany Ferries.

Track listing

All songs traditional. Descriptions from the album's liner notes.

Side one

"Dans Mod Koh a Vaod" (3:30) Old-fashioned dance
"A Breton Carol" (3:41)
"Dans-Tro Fisel" (4:06) Dance from the Fisel country
"Marches" (4:09) From the Vannes country
"Dans Bro-Leon" (2:28) Dance and song from the Leon country
"Heuliadenn Tonioù Breizh-Izel" (6:57) A medley in which each member of the band plays a tune of his own choice

Side two

"Ev Chistr 'Ta, Laou!" (1:56) Cider-drinking song
"Jabadaw" (3:03) Dance from Breton Cornwall
"Celtic Wedding" (20:11) A medley of song and dance describing the famous ancient Breton ceremony

Personnel

Derek Bell – harp, tiompán, oboe, organ
Martin Fay – fiddle, bones
Seán Keane – fiddle
Kevin Conneff – bodhrán, vocals
Matt Molloy – flute, tin whistle
Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
Nolwenn Monjarret - vocals
Bernard Pichard - bombarde
Alain Guerton - bombarde, biniou
Michel Bertae - bombarde, biniou

References

The Chieftains Official Website Discography https://web.archive.org/web/20110723095602/http://www.thechieftains.com/discography/disc_celticwedding.asp

The Chieftains

Paddy Moloney Seán Keane Kevin Conneff Matt Molloy Martin Fay Seán Potts Michael Tubridy David Fallon Peadar Mercier Derek Bell Ronnie McShane

Studio albums	The Chieftains (1963) The Chieftains 2 (1969) The Chieftains 3 (1971) The Chieftains 4 (1973) The Chieftains 5 (1975) The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat (1976) The Chieftains 7 (1977) The Chieftains 8 (1978) The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early (1979) The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe (1980) The Chieftains in China (1985) Ballad of the Irish Horse (1986) Celtic Wedding (1987) Irish Heartbeat (with Van Morrison) (1988) A Chieftains Celebration (1989) The Bells of Dublin (1991) Another Country (1992) The Long Black Veil (1995) Santiago (1996) Tears of Stone (1999) Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions (2002) Further Down the Old Plank Road (2003) San Patricio (with Ry Cooder) (2010) Voice of Ages (2012)

Compilation albums	Film Cuts (1996) Fire in the Kitchen (1998) The Wide World Over (2002) The Essential Chieftains (2006)

Live albums	The Chieftains Live! (1977) An Irish Evening (1992) Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell (2005)

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