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The Chieftains wrapping new album with Linda Ronstadt

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Lengendary Celtic band The Chieftains has big plans for this year. Among them the new album with Linda Ronstadt whom they also collaborated with the 1996 Santiago

In 2009, The Chieftains will be wrapping up a new album focused on this Celtic-Mexican connection, featuring a track with famed singer Linda Ronstadt among other guests.  For the 2009 tour, The Chieftains will perform selections that span their latest and greatest hits, many of which are found on their 2006 release The Essential Chieftains, as well as preview selections from this new album.

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A New book about Clannad

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Clannad the early years

Clannad the early years

Have you seen this already? The New Clannad Book 

the discription reads:

A new book detailing the life and career of Clannad in pictures and words. 

 

It is often wisely quoted that, to truly understand the meaning of the present, one needs to reflect upon the past. This adage proves most appropriate when exploring the traditional heritage and subsequent career of the international award-winning musical group Clannad. On this journey we see the family ascend from their Tory Island roots through the rolling Donegal countryside to the majesty of the world stage. While they soar towards success, we will follow the versatile clan as they appear on television screens, major motion pictures and ultimately the Grammy podium. As the fairy tale story of Clannad unfolds through photographs and history it becomes evident why they are proudly proclaimed Ireland‘s most successful international ambassadors of the Gaelic language. 

more info is available here:Clannad Website