The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat

The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1976
Genre	Irish folk music
Length	48:19
Label	Claddagh
Producer	Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains 5 (1975) The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat (1976) The Chieftains 7 (1977)

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The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat is an album by the Chieftains. It is their first album to include singing, featuring Dolores Keane. This album was the first time Kevin Conneff played on a Chieftains album, and was later to become a full member of the band.

Track listing[]

1. "The Chattering Magpie" – 4:47
2. "An Chéad Mháirt den Fhombar (The First Tuesday of Autumn) and Green Grow the Rushes O" – 3:12
3. "Bonaparte's Retreat" – 14:37
4. "Away with Ye" – 4:26
5. "Caledonia" – 5:28
6. "Iníon Nic Diarmada (Miss MacDermott) or The Princess Royal Máire Dhall (Blind Mary) and John Drury" – 7:00
7. "The Rights of Man" – 3:21
8. "Round the House and Mind the Dresser" – 3:12

Personnel[]

• Paddy Moloney - uillean pipes, tin whistle, bodhrán
• Seán Potts - tin whistle and bodhrán
• Martin Fay - fiddle
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina and tin whistle
• Derek Bell - harps, oboe and tiompán
• Seán Keane - fiddle
• Kevin Conneff - bodhrán
• Dolores Keane - vocal

Sources and Links[]

• The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat at AllMusic