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The Chieftains in China is an album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1985. In 1983, the Chieftains were the first Irish musicians to visit China and the first ever Western musical group to play on the Great Wall of China. [2] [3] The album was the end result of this trip and was recorded in China and Hong Kong by Brian ...
The Chieftains’ tour ended on a high note with a performance in Shanghai, which was broadcast to around 700 million people across China. For many, it was the first time they had heard Irish music and it would have impacted their view of Ireland – who was just beginning to build relations with China.
The Chieftains in China. In 1980, the Chinese Embassy in London took a box at the Royal Albert Hall for ‘The Sense of Ireland’ festival, and the diplomats had enjoyed The Chieftains’ performance so much that they invited the band to visit China. When full diplomatic relations between Ireland and China were restored in 1981, Moloney ...
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In 1983, The Chieftains became one of the first western groups to perform in China. They were invited by the Chinese authorities as part of a cultural exchange visit. They performed on the Great Wall and were joined at one point by Chinese musicians from the Chinese Broadcasting Art Group. The invitation from the Chinese reinforced The ...
In 1984 The Chieftains toured China. Chinese audiences reacted to their first encounter with Irish music immediately and spontaneously. They loved it. The Chieftains were feted everywhere they went and had many sessions with local musicians. Obvious disparities between Irish and Chinese music did not prevent a search for common ground, and The Chieftains themselves play several Chinese pieces ...
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Gatefold cover. Recorded in China and Hong Kong for The Chieftains by Brian Masterson of Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin with assistance from Mick O'Gorman. Mixed in Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin by Bill Somerville-Large and Pearse Dunne. Track A1, B1 and B4 are "with Chinese ensemble" (Liner notes: "In each city The Chieftains played with a new ...
