The Wide World Over

The Wide World Over
The Wide World Over
Greatest hits album by The Chieftains
Released	March 5, 2002
Recorded	1985–2000
Genre	Irish folk music, Celtic music
Length	71:25
Label	RCA
The Chieftains chronology

The Wide World Over is a 40th anniversary, greatest hits-like compilation by the Irish musical group The Chieftains. It gathers tracks from The Chieftains in China until Water from the Well, as well as four new releases.^[1]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	From the album:	Length
1.	"March of the King of Laois/Paddy's Jig/O'Keefes/Chattering Magpie (Reels)"	An Irish Evening	4:25
2.	"The Foggy Dew" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)	The Long Black Veil	5:01
3.	"I Know My Love" (feat. The Corrs)	Tears of Stone	3:27
4.	"Cotton-Eyed Joe" (feat. Ricky Skaggs)	Another Country	2:46
5.	"The Magdalene Laundries" (feat. Joni Mitchell)	Tears of Stone	4:57
6.	"Live from Matt Molloy's Pub"	Water from the Well	2:21
7.	"Shenandoah" (feat. Van Morrison)	Long Journey Home	3:52
8.	"The Munster Cloak/An Poc Ar Buile/Ferny Hill/Little Molly"	New release	6:12
9.	"Morning Has Broken" (feat. Diana Krall and Art Garfunkel)	New release	2:55
10.	"Morning Dew/Women of Ireland"	Film Cuts	2:57
11.	"Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)" (feat. Sting)	The Long Black Veil	3:30
12.	"Carolan's Concerto" (feat. The Belfast Harp Orchestra)	The Celtic Harp	3:02
13.	"Guadalupe" (feat. Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos)	Santiago	3:31
14.	"Full of Joy" (feat. Traditional Chinese Ensemble)	The Chieftains in China	3:24
15.	"Here's a Health to the Company"	A Chieftains' Celebration	3:03
16.	"Chasing the Fox" (feat. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Erich Kunzel)	New release	4:11
17.	"Long Journey Home (Anthem)" (feat. Elvis Costello)	Long Journey Home	3:21
18.	"The Rocky Road to Dublin" (feat. The Rolling Stones)	The Long Black Veil	4:17
19.	"Redemption Song" (feat. Ziggy Marley)	New release	4:23
Total length:			71:25

^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

Personnel[]

Derek Bell – cláirseach, oboe, keyboards, tiompán, vocals
Kevin Conneff – bodhrán, vocals
Martin Fay – fiddle, bones, vocals
Seán Keane – fiddle, tin whistle, vocals
Matt Molloy – flute, tin whistle, vocals
Paddy Moloney – uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán, vocals

[Larkin2011-1] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

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v t The Chieftains
Paddy Moloney Kevin Conneff Matt Molloy Seán Potts Michael Tubridy David Fallon Martin Fay Peadar Mercier Seán Keane Derek Bell Ronnie McShane Jeff White
Studio albums	The Chieftains The Chieftains 2 The Chieftains 3 The Chieftains 4 The Chieftains 5 The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat The Chieftains 7 The Chieftains 8 The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe The Year of the French The Chieftains in China Ballad of the Irish Horse Celtic Wedding Irish Heartbeat (with Van Morrison) A Chieftains Celebration The Bells of Dublin Another Country The Long Black Veil Santiago Tears of Stone Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions Further Down the Old Plank Road San Patricio (with Ry Cooder) Voice of Ages
Compilations	Film Cuts Fire in the Kitchen The Wide World Over The Essential Chieftains
Live albums	The Chieftains Live! An Irish Evening Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell