The band has recorded many albums of instrumental Irish folk music, as well as multiple collaborations with popular musicians of many genres, including Country music, Galician traditional music, Cape Breton and Newfoundland music, and rock and roll. They have performed with Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Roger Daltrey, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones, Sinéad O'Connor, James Galway, Jackson Browne, Nancy Griffith and numerous Country-western artists. In 1975, the group won praise for their playing of "Women of Ireland" for Stanley Kubrick's movie Barry Lyndon.
They have won six Grammy Awards and have been nominated eighteen times. In 2002 they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK's BBC Radio 2. The front covers of the first four albums were designed by Edward Delaney.
Paddy Moloney is the band's leader, and composes or arranges most of the band's music. While the band's members changed numerous times in the band's early history, the membership solidified in 1979 when Matt Molloy replaced Michael Tubridy.
From then until 2002, members included:
Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán)
Matt Molloy (flute, tin whistle)
Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals)
Seán Keane (fiddle, tin whistle)
Martin Fay (fiddle, bones) (born 1938; died 14 November 2012)
Derek Bell (Irish harp, keyboard instruments, oboe) (born 21 October 1935; died 17 October 2002)
In 2002, Fay retired from active membership. In the same year, Bell died due to complications following a minor operation. Fay died on 14 November 2012.
My Lagan Love
The Chieftains Lyrics
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There blows a lily fair.
The twilight gleam is in her eye,
The night is on her hair.
And like a lovesick lenashee
She hath my heart in thrall.
No life have I, no liberty,
For love is Lord of all.
And often when the beetles horn
Has lulled the eve to sleep,
I'll steal into her sheiling lorn
And through the doorway creep.
There on the cricket's singing stone,
She makes the bogwood fire
And sings in sweet and undertone,
The song of hearts desire.
The lyrics to The Chieftains' song My Lagan Love describe a love-struck individual who has been captivated by the beauty of a woman who resides near the Lagan River. The woman is compared to a lily, with the twilight gleam in her eye and the night in her hair. The singer is so smitten that he is defenseless to her charms and states that he has no life or liberty because love controls him.
The second verse paints a picture of a tranquil and peaceful setting, with the beetles' horn lulling the evening to sleep. The singer sneaks into the woman's home and watches as she tends to the fire made with bogwood, all while singing a sweet and soft tune.
Line by Line Meaning
Where Lagan streams sing lullabies
The peaceful sound of the Lagan River's streams sang lullabies.
There blows a lily fair.
There is a beautiful lily flower nearby.
The twilight gleam is in her eye,
The soft light of dusk reflects in her eyes.
The night is on her hair.
Her dark hair blends into the night.
And like a lovesick lenashee
She resembles a lovesick lenashee, an Irish fairy.
She hath my heart in thrall.
She has bewitched my heart completely.
No life have I, no liberty,
I feel as if I have lost my entire life and freedom.
For love is Lord of all.
Love is the ruler and master of my life.
And often when the beetles horn
Frequently, when the sound of beetles carries through the air,
Has lulled the eve to sleep,
As evening peacefully drifts into slumber,
I'll steal into her sheiling lorn
I'll sneak into her abandoned hut.
And through the doorway creep.
I'll carefully slip through the entrance unnoticed.
There on the cricket's singing stone,
Once inside, I'll rest on a rock that makes a sound like a cricket's chirp,
She makes the bogwood fire
She makes a fire using wet wood from the bog,
And sings in sweet and undertone,
She sings a gentle and subdued song to herself,
The song of hearts desire.
A song of longing and love that comes from the depths of her heart.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Integrity Music
Written by: Traditional, Paddy Maloney, Van Morrison
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@harpman1876
Where Lagan stream sings lullaby
There blows a lily fair
The twilight gleam is in her eye
The night is on her hair
And like a love-sick lennan-shee
She has my heart in thrall
Nor life I owe nor liberty
With love is lord of all.And sometimes when the beetle's horn
Hath lulled the eve to sleep
I steal unto her shielding lorn
And through… And sometimes when the beetle's horn
Hath lulled the eve to sleep
I steal unto her shielding lorn
And through the dooring peep.
There on the cricket's singing stone,
She spares the bogwood fire,
And hums in sad sweet undertones
The song of heart's desireThe song of heart's desire.
@kathylynnlyons2844
From Song of Song's -straight out of the Bible:
The passion of love
bursting into flame
is more powerful than death
stronger than the grave
Love cannot be drowned
by Ocean's or Floods
it cannot be bought
no matter what is offered
(8.6b, 7)
This has the answer, I have read it before and it just clicked, We have to make this
right and we will save our soul's, I want to make it rigteous, do you, I do not want to change you, or do anything at all wrong to you, I am willing to make us right where we both messed up, both, mostly me, I will take 99% of the blame, and If you have a Bible, read in between Ecclestiastes and Isaiah, called "Song of Songs". It can not hurt! This is the Bible, it is purest of all forms of beauties! Try reading, I have an English version very easy to understand and you might like what it says! I would not put you in harm's way! That was done by son #1 by the way!!! I can copy or read so we can not suffer and maybe live together in peacefulness for Eternity FOR REAL! I AM WILLING TO TRY THIS, IT IS UP TO YOU! I AM ON THE ROAD TO THE RIGHTEOUS! TOO OLD FOR KIDS STUFF! I WOULD GO AS FAR AS MARRIAGE, AND THAT WOULD MEAN GIVING AWAY EVERYTHING! IF I CAN SAVE OUR SOUL'S IT WOULD BE WORTH A WEE BIT OF SACRIFICE, AND YOU K OW WHAT I MEAN!!! I LOVE YOU, SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS AND I CAN NOT HELP YOU, DRIVES ME NUTS! I NEED TO TRY THE PLACE WE LEFT GOODNESS! I WILL READ AND I LOVE YOU TOO NEVER STOPPED ALWAYS FOREVER, YOU KNOW ME! BEFORE ALL THIS STUPID STUFF, IT IS ALL A LIE! I TRY TO MAKE IT AS MUCH REAL AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT LIES! LET ME TRY!❤GOODNIGHT LOVE YOU! ❤ 🙏🙇🎵🎁🌹👑👑💝😊😊🌠❇✨😌😔 THE YOUNGEST SON OF WHO, RAYMOND LEE JENTZ, NOT YOUGEST, UNLESS YOUR STILL POPPING OUT CHILDREN, OH BROTHER, THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, COMMON! REALITIES, MICHAEL? THIS HAS NOT TO DO WITH YOU LITTLE ONE! GROW UP FIRST PLEASE! LONG WAY TO GO, AND BE A CHILD HAVE FUN, IT IS N FUN BEING AN ADULT, BELIEVE ME! FOR REAL, NO BUTTERFLIES AND FIRE IS IN KISSES, POETRY IS USE OF WORDS TO PLAY WITH! NOT REAL! I Would not lie to you! Go get some sleep, please! Goodnight, swetheart! ☺☺ I have a 5 year old neighbor boy that nobody make's sure he goes to sleep and it's not my business, so it has a bearing on this in some crazy way, don't even try to understand! He is smart, special and happy to help me out of this amazing, you want no part of answers? If we don't do something, I will be crippled, which I guess is what I deserve, I had you in mind to help, I am willing to sacrifice my own self, for the goodness of you, John, Michael and take the guidance of the Wisest Book of all! It is taken from King Solomon about a Woman in Love with a Man From her Hometown -sound famuliar! It gets deepest Gifts for our connection with the, you love someone elsewhere more-needed, howmoney, that is nothing, I spent two years homeless and nobody, except my father cared! Money, I saved $35,000.00 in 3 years, bought home, still here! Money comes and goes! Love true love, that matters, Money, either help or not your kids, of course! You will spend the rest of your lifetime and more with children, stop reproducing, please for your sakes! Too msnt, no wonder we are suffering, they are partially me as well as don't go there please! I am so conc erned for you, are they in drugs, OMG, there is so much more Love than I know what to do without you! We have spent far too many times doing not good for me, no family nobody at all! I hate this Thanksgiving Alone, Christmas Alone, I am useless and no children, no Randchikdren, I can only help if you want! I will pray for you! I love you always and forever! Prayers is all I have to give! Goodnight! Shhhh!
@angelicaluce3230
When I was a little girl, my grandmother Sarah would sing this song to me. She would take me on her knee, in front of a
blazing turf fire, the glow of an oil lamp - the wind howling outside - she would cradle me in her arms and sing this song to me. from her soul to mine.
My God - it's a memory that has never faded - I'm 72 now and it's as bright as yesterday.
@anaceciliasantos4835
+Moya McNulty what a powerful memory! i pictured it in my mind and it felt so loving and strong. thank you so much for sharing!
@robertdoyle8906
+Moya McNulty What a beautiful memory Moya
@alexanderleeart
+Moya McNulty that's pretty amazing
@goldenhair18
lovely x
@angelicaluce3230
Thank you "goldenhair" - I had forgotten. It's a chilly February day here in Los Angeles - you warmed
"the cockles of my heart". Thank you - and Bless You !
@mikekeyes6102
Her voice visits regions unknown to other singers.
@saoirserosenstock8144
Mike Keyes The best thing I've read in a long long time..so true
@Tofi_ytchannel
@@saoirserosenstock8144 You have such a beautiful name :) I like it so much!
@saoirserosenstock8144
@@Tofi_ytchannel awww thank you, it means freedom in Irish 💖