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The Chieftains have always worked in their own carefully defined middle ground between pop crossovers like Clannad and rigid, inflexible traditionalists. Maybe that's why they're one of the longest-lived and best-loved groups in all of Irish music. They never lose touch with tradition, but as past recordings have proven, they're not afraid to work with artists from different musical worlds. TEARS OF STONE is an album of collaborations with pop artists on original tunes (JoniMitchell sings on a version of her own "Magdalene Laundries") and traditional ones (Bonnie Raitt proves an excellent folk balladeer on "A Stor Mo Chroi"). Bluesy American siren Joan Osborne's take on "Raglan Road" may not equal the versionVan Morrison once recorded with the Chieftains, but what could? Countrywoman Sinead O'Connor puts in a particularly strong appearance on the traditional ballad "Factory Girl".
Track listing:
1. Never Give All The Heart - Chieftains & Anuna/Brenda Fricker
2. A Stor Mo Chroi - Chieftains & Bonnie Raitt
3. Lowlands Of Holland - Chieftains & Natalie Merchant
4. Magdalene Laundries - Chieftains & Joni Mitchell
5. Jimmy Mi Mhille A Stor - Chieftains & The Rankins
6. I Know My Love - Chieftains & The Corrs
7. Factory Girl - Chieftains & Sinead O'Connor
8. Deserted Soldier - Chieftains & Mary-Chapin Carpenter
9. Ye Rambling Boys Of Pleasure - Chieftains & Loreena McKennitt
10. Sake In The Jar - Chieftains & Akiko Yano
11. Raglan Road - Chieftains & Joan Osbourne
12. Siuil A Run - Chieftains & Sissel
13. Lady Fiddlers - Natalie MacMaster & Eileen Ivers/Maire Breathnach
14. Danny Boy - Chieftains & Diana Krall
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