# The Chieftains — The Chieftains 4

The Chieftains’s The Chieftains 4 (1973) is No. 5 in our Celtic Traditional ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1973
- **Label:** Claddagh
- **On one list:** Celtic Traditional
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [The Chieftains](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-chieftains/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-chieftains--the-chieftains-4/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Celtic Traditional](https://waxonia.com/genre/celtic-traditional/)

Paddy Moloney's arrangements gave the tunes counterpoint and dynamics they had never had. Purists objected; the tunes survived, and reached rather more people.

## Listen

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