Download or read book The Chieftains written by John Glatt and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since their humble beginnings in the folk clubs and bars of Ireland in the early '60s, The Chieftains have built a worldwide reputation and following based on their brilliant musicianship, their rediscovery and reinvention of traditional Irish music, and their own original music and Oscar-winning soundtracks. Based on exclusive interviews with all the band's members, their families and friends, this is the intimate and comprehensive history of one of the most acclaimed Irish bands of all time. photos.