San Patricio is a Global & Regional album by The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder, originally released in 2010. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
About
The San Patricios were Irish immigrant soldiers who deserted the United States Army during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 and fought for the other side. The story so fascinated Chieftains leader Paddy Moloney that he and guitarist Ry Cooder decided to join forces and tell the story together. As a result, the album plays best in its entirety where one can hear the tale unwind and feel the general pace of the tunes, as many serve as complimentary pieces to each other. A number of Mexican musicians were employed (Los Tigres del Norte, Chavela Vargas) along with Linda Ronstadt, Liam Neeson, Galician bagpiper Carlos Nunez and orchestrator extraordinaire Van Dyke Parks. The songs move between Spanish and English and tell tales of unorthodox heroism and genuine love and loss. History offers no easy answers, but the beauty of songs such as “La Golondrina,” “The Sands of Mexico,” “Luz de Luna” with Chavela Vargas and “El Relampago” with Lila Downs make for musical transcendence no matter what the language.
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Tracklist
- 1La Iguana (feat. Lila Downs)3:34
- 2La Golondrina (feat. Los Folkloristas)3:08
- 3A la Orilla de un Palmar (feat. Linda Ronstadt)3:32
- 4Danza de Concheros (feat. Los Folkloristas)1:29
- 5El Chivo (feat. Los Cenzontles)2:05
- 6San Campio (feat. Carlos Nunez)2:45
- 7The Sands of México (feat. Ry Cooder)4:47
- 8Sailing to México (feat. Carlos Nunez)2:00
- 9El Caballo (feat. Los Camperos de Valles)2:40
- 10March to Battle (Across the Río Grande) [feat. Banda de Gaita de Batallón, Liam Neeson, Los Cenzontles & L.A. Juvenil]4:10
- 11Lullaby for the Dead (feat. Moya Brennan)4:36
- 12Luz de Luna (feat. Chavela Vargas)3:30
- 13Persecucion de Vílla (feat. Mariachi Santa Fe de Jesús "Chuy" Guzman)2:55
- 14Canción Mixteca (Intro) [feat. Ry Cooder]2:54
- 15Canción Mixteca (feat. Los Tigres del Norte)3:14
- 16Ojitos Negros (feat. Los Cenzontles)2:24
- 17El Relampago (feat. Lila Downs)3:15
- 18El Pájaro Cu (feat. La Negra Graciana)2:35
- 19Finale (feat. Banda de Gaita de Batallón, Carlos Nunez, Los Cenzontles, L.A. Juvenil & Los Folkloristas)5:46
Sound DNA
- Global & Regional
- Traditional & Folkloric
- raw
- storytelling
- bohemian
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adrián NietoMANDOLIN PERCUSSION
- Arturo GallardoCLARINET
- Banda De Gaita De BatallónFEATURING
- Camilo RamirezVIOLIN
- Carlos HendersonBASS
- Carlos NúñezFEATURING FEATURING , BAGPIPES FEATURING , LOW WHISTLE
- Celso DuarteFIDDLE, VOCALS HARP, VOCALS
- Chavela VargasFEATURING FEATURING , LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Daniela GutiérrezDRUM
- Edmar CastanedaHARP
- Eduardo HernándezELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC BASS, VOCALS
- Efrén VargasMANDOLIN PERCUSSION
- Enrique HernandezFLUTE GUITAR
- Ernesto Villa LobosFIDDLE
- Ersi ArvizuVOCALS
- Fabiola TrujilloLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Felipe OchoaREQUINTO GUITAR, VOCALS
- Gabriela RodriguezGUITAR PERCUSSION
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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