Author:John Glatt
The Chieftains have become international superstars as well as being an institution in Folk Music. They have performed and recorded with such stars such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Mark Knopfler. . . . and others. This authorised biography will trace the history of the band and its members from its small beginnings in Ireland in the early 1960s to their current status, and will feature exclusive interviews with all the members of the band and many of their friends and collaborators, along with photographs and other memorabilia from the band's own collection.
What a ride and what a read
—— Sunday TimesFantastic... The definitive book about music, money, rock 'n' roll. Brutally honest, consistently stylish and eminently readable... There is no better history of the period more thrillingly told
—— Time Out2Stoned is the volume everyone has been awaiting, and it doesn't disappoint
—— The TimesOldham is a prose stylist of no little talent
—— Q MagazineA witty, well-informed collection of fact and anecdote, full of fascinating bits and pieces
—— UncutGoddard widens his previous book's mixture of detail and passionate celebration to Morrissey's entire aesthetic universe
—— Dave Hill , The Guardian