Take 4 parts of the The Chieftains and one part of Van Morrison, put all in a cocktail pot, add a drop of single malt and some ice cubes, shake a little (do not stir!), then pour the 5 singing and playing parts into a cd burner and burn. While burning, switch on your stereo, pour the rest of the cocktail in two nice cristal glasses, take a comfort postion with your lady (or man) on the couch, taste. When burning is done, insert the rest of the cocktail in your stereo and enjoy! Of course, everything is more tasty when you do it in the evening ...You can still print the covers next morning ...

.....or continue reading...but that's boring and you can still do it next morning...

'Irish Heartbeat', a collaboration album with Van Morrison, was Van's first attempt to reconcile his Celtic roots with his blues and soul music. It was also The Chieftains' first full blown collaboration album. Although there were worries about working with a major rock star, the recording was a success, introducing elements of Van's unique soul and jazz style singing to traditional songs and music. This was the beginning of an ongoing successful musical relationalship between Van and The Chieftains.
'Irish Heartbeat' was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1989, and there followed a tour of Europe and the UK



Six time Grammy winners, The Chieftains, are now recognised for bringing traditional Irish music to the world's attention. They have uncovered the wealth of traditional Irish music that has accumulated over the centuries, making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive.

The Chieftains were formed in 1962 by Paddy Moloney, from the ranks of the top folk musicians in Ireland. Paddy brought together musicians such as fiddler Martin Fay, flautist Michael Tubridy, tin whistle virtuoso Seán Potts, and bodhrán player David Fallon. They recorded a supposedly one-off instrumental album but five years later were reunited with some additions - fiddler Seán Keane, and Peader Mercier replacing Fallon. Derek Bell, harpist came on board in 1973. It wasn't until 1975 that The Chieftains began playing together full time and they marked the event with a historic performance in Albert Hall in London. The following few years saw the departure of Mercier, and the addition of bodhrán player and vocalist Kevin Conneff, and another lineup change in '78/79 with the departure of Potts and Tubridy and a new flautist, Matt Molloy.

Although their early following was purely a folk audience, the range and variation of their music very quickly captured a much broader public, making them today the best known Irish band in the world.


Van Morrison is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who is widely considered one of the most important living artist of our time. He has albums that are ranked greatest in the entire rock and roll canon.He has over 150 songs featured in major motion pictures--with the latest being featured in the Scorsese film "The Departed".

Morrison has an enormous body of highly acclaimed musical compositions. His albums consistently list highly on published lists of critically acclaimed Musical work. He is the composer of albums that are considered the Best of All Time. He is also considered one of the most important living artists of our time. On the 1995 MOJO list of "100 Best Albums," Morrison's music tops the list at #2. Rolling Stone Magazine lists Morrison's compositions at #19 on "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and in 2004 ranked him 42nd on their list of The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Accordingly, VH1 lists Morrison in the top 50 greatest Musicians of all time.

Morrison's 1968 Astral Weeks recordings are listed in over 200 publications the world over as one of the most important records in the history of music


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