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The Chieftains 5 is an album by The Chieftains, released in 1975.[5] It was the band's first album as a professional group. Derek Bell played the tiompan (the Irish hammered dulcimer) for the first time on the album.[6] It marked the last album appearance of Peader Mercier.

The Chieftains 5
Studio album by The Chieftains
Released	1975
Studio	Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London
Genre	Irish folk music
Length	44:39
Label	Claddagh, Island[1]
Producer	Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains 4 (1973) The Chieftains 5 (1975) The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Critical reception

The New York Times called the album "highly innovative" and the music "quite descriptive," praising the "wild jigs and reels, impish hornpipes and raucous slides."[6]

Track listing

1. "The Timpán Reel" – 3:12
2. "Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give me your Hand)" – 2:37
3. "Three Kerry Polkas" – 2:54
4. "Ceol Bhriotánach (Breton Music)" – 5:08
5. "The Chieftains' Knock on the Door" – 7:16
6. "The Robber's Glen" – 3:51
7. "An Ghé agus Grá Geal (The Goose & Bright Love)" – 3:23
8. "The Humours of Carolan" – 8:26
9. "Samhradh, Samhradh (Summertime, Summertime)" – 4:07
10. "Kerry Slides" – 3:45

Personnel

The Chieftains

• Paddy Moloney - Uillean pipes, tin whistle, arrangements, musical direction
• Peadar Mercier - bodhrán, bones
• Ronnie McShane - bones
• Martin Fay - fiddle
• Seán Keane - fiddle
• Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, tin whistle
• Derek Bell - harp, oboe, timpani
• Seán Potts - tin whistle

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	73[7]

References

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[es] The Chieftains 5

The Chieftains 5 es el quinto álbum publicado por el grupo musical irlandés The Chieftains en 1975.

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