Album Contents: Music from "Ballad of the Irish Horse" by The Chieftains

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Artist Name	The Chieftains
Album Title	Music from "Ballad of the Irish Horse"
Musicians	Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle)
Source and other information	Shanachie 79051, 1987. Mostly compositions by Paddy Moloney. "This record is based on the score for Ballad of the Irish Horse, a National Geographic television special." Only the traditional tunes are indexed here – which includes some things Moloney misleadingly claims as his own compositions, dated 1985. Recorded in Dublin.

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Each Irish tune on this album was identified after a careful, expert comparison of this recorded performance against all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index. The blue column shows just the most established tune title. Follow the links for complete tune info.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
2	1 (2:10)	JigD	Green Pastures	The Green Pastures
6	1 (1:07)	JigSl	Foxhunter's Jig	[untitled in set:] Chasing the Fox
	2 (1:58)	Reel	Foxhunter's Reel	[untitled in set:] Chasing the Fox
8	1	Song	Galway Races	Galway Races Performer: Kevin Conneff (vocals)
	2	JigD	Trip to Athlone	[untitled interlude in song:] Galway Races
10	1	Reel	Boyne Hunt	The Boyne Hunt Performer: 1st time Paddy Moloney (pipes)
	2	Reel	Mullingar Races	Mullinger Races Performer: Sean Keane (fiddle), Matt Molloy (flute)
	3	Reel	Five-Mile Chase	The Five-Mile Chase
11	4 (2:07)	Reel	Foxhunter's Reel	[untitled in set:] Horses of Ireland - Part 2
	6	Reel	[untitled]	[6th tune in a set titled:] Horses of Ireland - Part 2

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