The Chieftains are the superstars of traditional Celtic music, playing around the world and recording with everyone from Mick Jagger to Luciano Pavarotti.  On September 2nd, the Owsley Stanley Foundation released The Foxhunt, recorded in 1973 (and also 1976) on the Chieftains’ first tour of America.

The Chieftains are the superstars of traditional Celtic music, playing around the world and recording with everyone from Mick Jagger to Luciano Pavarotti. On September 2nd, the Owsley Stanley Foundation will release The Foxhunt, recorded in 1973 (and also 1976) on the Chieftains’ first tour of America.

Following last year’s relaunch of Claddagh Records, through the signing of a worldwide licensing agreement with Universal Music Ireland, and the flagship release Chronicles: 60 Year of The Chieftains, comes another singular release:

The Owsley Stanley Foundation, in partnership with Claddagh Records and Universal Music Ireland, is pleased to announce the ninth release from Owsley’s storied archive of live concert recordings – Bear’s Sonic Journals: The Fox Hunt — The Chieftains Live in San Francisco, 1973 & 1976.