Graeme Thomson

The quiet radicalism of the Chieftains

This gaggle of semi-professional Irish musicians were so far from rock and roll they met it coming back the other way

The Chieftains in 1976: (l-r) Peadar Mercier, Michael Tubridy, Sean Potts, Paddy Moloney, Sean Keane, Martin Fay and Derek Bell. Photo: Estate Of Keith Morris / Redferns 
issue 27 November 2021
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