1992 The Chieftains – Another Country
Another Country is a 1992 album by The Chieftains. It is a collaboration between the Irish band and many top country music musicians including Ricky Skaggs, Don Williams, Colin James, Emmylou Harris, members from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins and Sam Bush. The album won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album and was nominated in three other categories: Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Country Vocal Collaboration, and Best Country Instrumental Performance (for “Cotton Eyed Joe”). The Chieftains also took home the Award for Best Traditional Folk Album that year for their 1992 live album, An Irish Evening. There was also an Another Country documentary with video footage of the performances.
Tracks
1 Happy To Meet (Paddy Moloney) 3:08
2 I Can’t Stop Loving You (Don Gibson) 3:31
3 Wabash Cannonball: Morning Dew / Father Kelly’s Reels (Paddy Moloney, Traditional) 3:27
4 Heartbreak Hotel / The Cliffs Of Moher Jig (Elvis Presley, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden) 3:23
5 Goodnight Irene (Alan Lomax, Huddie Ledbetter) 4:20
6 Cenla / The Friar’s Breeches (Traditional) 3:42
7 Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine (Jeanne Pruett, Jimmie Davis) 3:45
8 Cotton-Eyed Joe (Traditional) 2:45
9 Tahitian Skies / Chief O’neill’s Hornpipe (Ray Flacke, Traditional) 3:32
10 Killybegs (Jimmy Ibbotson, Paddy Moloney) 3:43
11 Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore (Traditional) 4:43
12 Finale: Did You Ever Go-A-Courtin’ / Uncle Joe / Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Traditional) 12:06
Biography
Band
| Keyboards | Derek Bell |
| Fiddle | Martin Fay |
| Fiddle | Sean Keane |
| Flute | Matt Molloy |
| Pipes | Paddy Moloney |
| Harp | Derek Bell |
| Bodhran | Kevin Conneff |
| Vocals | Kevin Conneff |
Other Musicians
1 Happy To Meet
| Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Jimmie Fadden |
| Guitar | Jeff Hanna |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ibbotson |
| Banjo | Bela Fleck |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Harmonica | Jimmie Fadden |
2 I Can’t Stop Loving You
| Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Guitar | Don Williams |
| Vocals | Don Williams |
3 Wabash Cannonball: Morning Dew / Father Kelly’s Reels
| Bass | Jason Sellars |
| Drums | Keith Edwards |
| Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Guitar | Keith Little |
| Guitar | Tim Sargent |
| Banjo | Billy Joe Foster |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Keyboards | Randy Harper |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
4 Heartbreak Hotel / The Cliffs Of Moher Jig
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Guitar | Chet Atkins |
5 Goodnight Irene
| Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Harmonica | Mickey Raphael |
| Background Vocals | Aedin Moloney |
| Background Vocals | Kris Kristofferson |
| Vocals | Willie Nelson |
7 Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine
| Bass | Dave Pomeroy |
| Guitar | Emmylou Harris |
| Dobro | Steve Fisher |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
8 Cotton-Eyed Joe
| Bass | Jason Sellars |
| Drums | Keith Edwards |
| Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Guitar | Keith Little |
| Guitar | Tim Sargent |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Keyboards | Randy Harper |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
9 Tahitian Skies / Chief O’neill’s Hornpipe
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Guitar | Chet Atkins |
10 Killybegs
| Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Jimmie Fadden |
| Guitar | Jerry Douglas |
| Guitar | Jeff Hanna |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ibbotson |
| Banjo | Bela Fleck |
| Mandolin | Sam Bush |
| Harmonica | Jimmie Fadden |
| Vocals | Jeff Hanna |
| Vocals | Jimmy Ibbotson |
11 Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore
| Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Dobro | Jerry Douglas |
| Vocals | Kevin Conneff |
12 Finale: Did You Ever Go-A-Courtin’ / Uncle Joe / Will The Circle Be Unbroken
| Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Bass | Jason Sellars |
| Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Keith Edwards |
| Guitar | Chet Atkins |
| Guitar | Jeff Hanna |
| Guitar | Ricky Skaggs |
| Banjo | Bela Fleck |
| Mandolin | Ricky Skaggs |
| Mandolin | Jimmy Ibbotson |
| Keyboards | Randy Harper |
| Harmonica | Jimmie Fadden |
| Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
| Vocals | Keith Edwards |
| Vocals | Jeff Hanna |
| Vocals | Ricky Skaggs |
| Vocals | Jimmy Ibbotson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Paddy Moloney
Arranged By – Paddy Moloney (Tracks 3, 5, 8, 9, 11)
Arranged By – Sean Keane (Track 4, 12)
Arranged By – Colin James (Track 6)
Arranged By – Kevin Conneff (Track 11)
Arranged By – Kevin Conneff, Derek Bell, Matt Molloy, Martin Fay (Track 12)
Engineer (Recording) – Warren Peterson
Engineer (Recording) – Brian Masterson (Track 5),
Engineer (Recording) – Kevin Doyle (Track 6)
Mixed By – Paddy Moloney
Photography – Caroline Greyshock
Art Direction – J. J. Stelmach
Mixed At Windmill Lane Studios
Recorded At Javelina Recording Studios
Recorded At Sounds Interchange
Recorded At Windmill Lane Studios
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