The Chieftains, Ireland’s best-known folk band, just released Down
the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions, a disc tracing country and bluegrass
music to their Irish roots. Paddy Moloney, the group’s founder, leader, and
uileann pipe player, stops by to discuss the album, a recording 10 years in the
making with the help of such country and bluegrass stars as Alison Krauss and
Lyle Lovett. Plus, violinist and San Francisco Symphony concertmaster Alexander
Barantschik will be in the studio for a live performance and conversation about
the orchestra’s concerts at Carnegie Hall this week.
The Chieftains’ latest CD is the band’s 40th career album and the follow-up to the double Grammy-winning 1992 release, Another Country.
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The Chieftains’ latest CD is the band’s 40th career album and the follow-up to the double Grammy-winning 1992 release, Another Country.
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In addition to the San Francisco Symphony’s conductor Michael Tilson Thomas,
Alexander Barantschik has also worked with concertmaster Pierre Boulez and conductor
Sir Colin Davis, among other leading classical music figures.
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