The Long Black Veil (album)

The Long Black Veil is an album by the traditional Irish folk band The Chieftains. Released in 1995, it is one of the most popular and best-selling albums by the band. It reached number 17 in the album charts. The band teamed up with well-known musicians such as Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison. The album went gold in the U.S. and Australia, and Double-Platinum in Ireland. One of the tracks, "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", sung and written by Van Morrison, won 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 he died. There is video evidence (available as a bootleg called 'Salad Party') that additional material was recorded during this session, though The Chieftains have not released this material.

Track listing

 * 1) "Mo Ghile Mear" (Our Hero) (with Sting & Anúna) – 3:22
 * 2) "The Long Black Veil" (with Mick Jagger) – 3:38
 * 3) "The Foggy Dew" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 5:20
 * 4) "Have I Told You Lately" (with Van Morrison) – 4:40
 * 5) "Changing Your Demeanour" – 3:16
 * 6) "The Lily of the West" (with Mark Knopfler) – 5:10
 * 7) "Coast of Malabar" (with Ry Cooder) – 6:01
 * 8) "Dunmore Lassies" (with Ry Cooder) – 5:14
 * 9) "Love Is Teasin'" (with Marianne Faithfull) – 4:36
 * 10) "He Moved through the Fair" (with Sinéad O'Connor) – 4:54
 * 11) "Ferny Hill" – 3:43
 * 12) "Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka" (with Tom Jones) – 3:58
 * 13) "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (with The Rolling Stones) – 5:06

Personnel

 * The Chieftains
 * 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, Darryl Jones, Nicky Scott - bass
 * Noel Eccles, Tommy Igoe, Liam Bradley - drums
 * Jean Butler - foot percussion
 * Anúna, Brian Masterson, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Sting, Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Sinéad O'Connor, Phil Coulter, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones - backing vocals

Sources and links

 * U2Wanderer.org
 * U2Wanderer.org