CD: The Foxhunt: San Francisco 1973 and 1976

LP: The Foxhunt: San Francisco 1973

The Chieftains

Bear's Sonic Journals

A 2 CD set of live recordings of the Chieftains at The Boarding House in San Francisco on October 1, 1973 and at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on May 5, 1976. There are two bonus tracks. One if an excert from a 1973 Jerry Garcia interview in which he talks about the Irish roots of bluegrass. The other is excerpts from a 2021 Paddy Moloney interview. There is also a single LP edition which includes only the material from the Boarding House in 1973

Tracks

CD edition

CD 1:

The Boarding House, October 1, 1973


• Drowsy Maggie
• Band Introductions
• Morgan Magan
• Carrickfergus (Do Bhí Bean Uasal)
• The Morning Dew
• Lord Inchiquin
• An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach (The Munster Cloak)
• The Foxhunt
• Mná Na Héireann (The Women Of Ireland)
• Carolan's Concerto
• Kerry Slides
  
  Great American Music Hall, May 5, 1976
  
  
• Opening Medley: Strike The Gay Harp / The March Of The King Of Laois / The Lady On The Island / The Sailor On The Rock
• Lord Inchiquin
• An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach (The Munster Cloak)
• Kerry Slides
• Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)
• The Foxhunt
• George Brabazon

Great American Music Hall, May 5, 1976


• Golden Gate Medley: Seán Chuilfhionn / Clare Reel / Róisín Dubh / John O'Connor / Golden Gate Slides / Steam Packet Selections (reels) / Pretty Girls Reel
• Timpán Reel
• Marbhna Luimnigh (Limerick's Lamentation)
• O'Keefe's Slide/Round The House And Mind The Dresser
• Ceol Bhriotánach (Breton Music)
• Humours Of Carolan: Planxty Maguire / Charles O'Conor / Carolan's Farewell To Music / Sí Beag, Sí Mhór (Small Fairy Mound, Big Fairy Mound) / Bumper Squire Jones / Planxty Johnston
• Introduction To The Battle Of Aughrim
• Battle Of Aughrim
• The Morning Dew
• Mná Na HÉireann (The Women Of Ireland)
• Kerry Slides
• Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand)
• Ríl Mhór Bhaile An Chalaidh (Great Reel Of Baile An Chalaidh)
  
  Bonus Material
  
  
• Jerry Garcia On the Irish roots of bluegrass (KSAN, 1973)
• Paddy Moloney, The Final Interview (Excerpts)(Sandycove, 2021)

The Boarding House, October 1, 1973

• Drowsy Maggie
• Band Introductions
• Morgan Magan
• Carrickfergus (Do Bhí Bean Uasal)
• The Morning Dew
• Lord Inchiquin
• An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach (The Munster Cloak)
• The Foxhunt
• Mná Na Héireann (The Women Of Ireland)
• Carolan's Concerto
• Kerry Slides

• Paddy Moloney - uilleann pipes, tin whistle
• Derek Bell - harp, dulcimer, oboe
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle
• Martin Fay - fiddle
• Seán Keane - fiddle, tin whistle
• Seán Potts - tin whistle, bodhrán, bones
• Peadar Mercier - bodhrán, bones

• Recorded By, Producer – Owsley Stanley
• Producer – Hawk, Pete Bell, Redbird Stanley Ferguson, Starfinder Stanley
• Illustration – Conor Campbell
• Liner Notes – Pete, Redbird Stanley Ferguson, Hawk, Starfinder Stanley
• Mastering, research – Jeffrey Norman
• Tape transfer – Jamie Howarth, John Chester*

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