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San Patricio is an album by the Irish musical group, The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder, released in 2010. It was their first album with Hear Music and the first studio album in over six years since Further Down the Old Plank Road (2003).
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Mar 7, 2010 · Paddy Moloney and his legendary Irish group The Chieftains have joined forces with Ry Cooder and Latino artists on a new album called San Patricio. The record takes its name from a...
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Mar 9, 2010 · San Patricio by The Chieftains, Ry Cooder released in 2010. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Mar 4, 2010 · It tells the story of the San Patricio (Spanish for St Patrick) Battalion of Irishmen who fled to America to escape the potato famine, were conscripted into the American army, but found...
The San Patricios were Irish immigrant soldiers who deserted the United States Army during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 and fought for the other side. The story so fascinated Chieftains leader Paddy Moloney that he and guitarist Ry Cooder decided to join forces and tell the story together. As a result, the album plays best in its ...
The album features multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Ry Cooder, another multiple-Grammy winner, who co-produced with the Chieftains’ Paddy Moloney.
