With a career that spans over forty years and forty albums, six Grammy awards, Platinum and Gold Records and an Oscar, the Chieftains are not only the preeminent stars of Ireland, but this world's premier music ambassadors. The Essential Chieftains is the comprehensive collection that aptly summarizes the most enduring and influential creative force in Celtic music.

Tracks

Disc One: The Chieftains' Roots
1. Lots Of Drops Of Brandy
2. O'Sullivan's March (The Theme from Rob Roy)
3. An Poc Ar Buile/The Dingle Set
4. Carolan's Concerto
5. The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Reel With the Beryle
6. Sea Image
7. Boil The Breakfast Early
8. The Women Of Ireland (The Love Theme From Barry Lyndon)/The Morning Dew
9. Full Of Joy
10. The Green Fields Of America
11. Santiago De Cuba
12. The Donegal Set
13. Jabadaw
14. The Bells Of Dublin/Christmas Eve
15. The French March
16. The Stone
17. The Munster Cloak/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand)
18. Chasing The Fox (From The Ballad Of The Irish Horse)

Disc 2: The Chieftains And Friends
1. I Know My Love (With The Corrs)
2. Shenandoah (With Van Morrison)
3. Country Blues (With Buddy & Judie Miller)
4. Ladies Pantalettes/Belles of Blackville/First House In Connaught (Reels) (With Béla Fleck)
5. The Foggy Dew (With Sinéad O'Connor)
6. Red Is The Rose (With Nanci Griffith)
7. The Squid Jiggin' Ground/Larry O'Gaff (With The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band)
8. Lambs In The Greenfields (With Emmylou Harris)
9. Guadalupe (With Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos)
10. Mo Ghile Mear - "Our Hero" (With Sting)
11. Cotton-Eyed Joe (With Ricky Skaggs)
12. Molly Bán (With Alison Krauss)
13. Long Journey Home (Anthem) (With Elvis Costello & Anúna)
14. Rocky Road To Dublin (With The Rolling Stones)
15. Love Is Teasin' (With Marianne Faithfull)
16. The Rebel Jesus (With Jackson Browne)
17. Il Est Né/Ca Berger (With Kate & Anna McGarrigle)
18. Jimmy Mo Mhíle Stór (With The Rankins)