‘SAN PATRICIO’ Debuts As The #1 Selling Latin Album at iTunes – THE JUST RELEASED ALBUM SEES THE CHIEFTAINS REKINDLE THEIR GRAMMY-WINNING PARTNERSHIP WITH RY COODER TO ILLUMINATE THE MUSICAL AND HISTORICAL BONDS BETWEEN IRELAND AND MEXICO

ALBUM BY WORLD’S MOST CELEBRATED IRISH MUSIC GROUP REVISITS LEGEND OF THE SAN PATRICIO BATTALION, UNSUNG HEROES OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, WITH GUEST APPEARANCES BY LINDA RONSTADT, LIAM NEESON, LILA DOWNS, LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE, VAN DYKE PARKS, CARLOS NUNEZ, LOS CENZONTLES AND MANY OTHERS – SEE THE EPK HERE: vimeo.com/9872913

San Patricio EPK (spanish subs) | The Chieftains w Ry Cooder from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

Watch For The Video Of “Canción Mixteca” – Featuring PADDY MOLONEY,  RY COODER And Latin Music Legends LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE To Debut Shortly

­“Grade: A – As if Ireland’s Chieftains aren’t historic enough, having been passionate purveyors of traditional Irish music since 1962, they present a compelling history lesson in the form of 19 songs, together running just over an hour on their new CD. San Patricio, brought to audible life with the help of fellow musical historian Ry Cooder, tells the true story of a group of Irishmen settled in the United States who dared to follow their convictions and fight alongside Mexico’s troops during the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. So the disc brilliantly pairs the Chieftains, led by the tireless Paddy Moloney, with a slew of Mexican artists such as Lila Downs, Los Tigres del Norte, Los Cenzontles, Los Folkloristas, among others, and even Linda Ronstadt, who is of Mexican-American descent. The beauty of San Patricio is how seamlessly, authentically the Irish instrumentation blends with the Mexican musicianship. Uilleann pipes mingle with mariachi violins, then tin whistle with accordion, for example. They all share microphones with the same harmony that Moloney, Cooder and company hope bonded the Irishmen and the Mexicans centuries ago.” – Dallas Morning News

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