The Chieftains 2

The Chieftains 2
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedApril 1969
StudioCraighall Studios, Edinburgh
GenreIrish folk music
Length46:14
LabelCladdagh
ProducerPaddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains
(1964)
The Chieftains 2
(1969)
The Chieftains 3
(1971)
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Chieftains 2 is the second album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1969. It was Peadar Mercier's album debut on bodhran and Seán Keane's on fiddle.

When Seán Ó Riada disbanded Ceoltoiri Chualann in 1969, several of the players wanted to continue the sound they had pioneered. The result was the reformation of The Chieftains. "The Foxhunt" had previously been known as a piper's tune, but here it was given a full band treatment, and was widely played, as a direct result of this recording.