I have been a champion of the music of the Chieftains since 1990 when I did my first interview with Paddy Moloney. I explain why, at the start of this podcast. It has something to do with U2. Championing the Chieftains led to my sitting in on a recording session they did in Frank Zappa's home - check my Zappa podcast - with Tom Jones singing the vocal on Tennessee Waltz. Later again I write the sleeve notes fro their album The Chieftains: The Wide World over: A 40 Year Celebration. We did a radio show around the same time and here you have the group playing live for me a track from that album. I include the three takes we did - two have never been heard- to highlight the perfectionism of the Chieftains.

The Chieftains 2002 play a medley Live for Joe Jackson. Three times, before the agree they got it right! Musical perfectionism for all to hear.

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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The Chieftains 2002 play a medley Live for Joe Jackson. Three times, before the agree they got it right! Musical perfectionism for all to hear.

The Chieftains 2002 play a medley Live for Joe Jackson. Three times, before the agree they got it right! Musical perfectionism for all to hear.

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