"The Long Black Veil" is an album by the traditional Irish folk band The Ch… Read Full Bio ↴"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.
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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The Long Black Veil
The Chieftains feat. Sting Lyrics
Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) 'Sé mo laoch mo ghile mear 'Sé mo Shéasar, gile mear Suan…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by The Chieftains:
Changing Your Demeanour Here we are we've come to call with pipes and…
Coast of Malabar Far away across the ocean Underneath an Indian star Dwells a…
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I…
He Moved Through the Fair My own love said to me "My mother won't mind.…
Love Is Teasin' I wish, I wish, I wish in vain, I wish I…
Tennessee Waltz / Tennessee Mazurka I was dancing with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz When…
The Foggy Dew I was down the glen one Easter morn To a city…
The Lily of the West When first I came to Ireland some pleasure for to…
The long black veil Ten years ago on a cold dark night Someone was…
The Rocky Road to Dublin In the merry month of May From me home I started Left…