Ballad of the Irish Horse

Studio album by The Chieftains

Released

1986

Recorded

Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin

The Chieftains chronology

The Chieftains in China
(1985)

Ballad of the Irish Horse
(1986)

Celtic Wedding
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Ballad of the Irish Horse is an album released by the Irish musical group The Chieftains in 1986. The album serves as the soundtrack for a National Geographic documentary, The Ballad of the Irish Horse, which documented the history and tradition of horses in Ireland.^[2]

Track listing

"Ballad of the Irish Horse Main Theme"
"The Green Pastures"
"The Birth of the Foals"
"Lady Hemphill"
"Horses of Ireland, pt.1"
"Chasing the Fox"
"Going to the Fair"
"Galway Races"
"Sceal an Chapaill" (The Story of the Horse)
"The Boyne Hunt/Mullingar Races/ The Five Mile Chase"
"Horses of Ireland, pt.2"

Sources and links

Ballad of the Irish Horse at AllMusic

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "The Chieftains - Ballad of the Irish Horse". Claddagh Records. Retrieved 2008-03-30.

The Chieftains

Paddy Moloney Seán Keane Kevin Conneff Matt Molloy Martin Fay Seán Potts Michael Tubridy David Fallon Peadar Mercier Derek Bell Ronnie McShane

Studio albums	The Chieftains (1963) The Chieftains 2 (1969) The Chieftains 3 (1971) The Chieftains 4 (1973) The Chieftains 5 (1975) The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat (1976) The Chieftains 7 (1977) The Chieftains 8 (1978) The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early (1979) The Chieftains 10: Cotton-Eyed Joe (1980) The Chieftains in China (1985) Ballad of the Irish Horse (1986) Celtic Wedding (1987) Irish Heartbeat (with Van Morrison) (1988) A Chieftains Celebration (1989) The Bells of Dublin (1991) Another Country (1992) The Long Black Veil (1995) Santiago (1996) Tears of Stone (1999) Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions (2002) Further Down the Old Plank Road (2003) San Patricio (with Ry Cooder) (2010) Voice of Ages (2012)

Compilation albums	Film Cuts (1996) Fire in the Kitchen (1998) The Wide World Over (2002) The Essential Chieftains (2006)

Live albums	The Chieftains Live! (1977) An Irish Evening (1992) Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell (2005)

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