Ballad of the Irish Horse

1986 studio album by The Chieftains
Ballad of the Irish Horse
Studio album by
The Chieftains
Released1986
RecordedWindmill Lane, Dublin, Ireland
GenreCeltic
LabelCladdagh Records
ProducerPaddy Moloney
The Chieftains chronology
The Chieftains in China
(1985) 		Ballad of the Irish Horse
(1986) 		Celtic Wedding
(1987)
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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

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

Sources and links

  • Ballad of the Irish Horse at AllMusic
  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "The Chieftains - Ballad of the Irish Horse". Claddagh Records. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
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