The Chieftains

Wednesday, March 11th | 7:00 PM
Helzberg Hall

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 Six-time GRAMMY Award winners, The Chieftains, will return to the Kauffman Center on March 11th in Helzberg Hall after their successful 2012 performance.

The Chieftains

Never afraid to shock purists and push boundaries in their 50 years together, The Chieftains have amassed a dizzyingly varied resume. Their most recent album, Voice of Ages, featured collaborations with a wide range of today’s top musicians, including Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Pistol Annies, Punch Brothers and Carolina Chocolate Drops, reinterpreting traditional songs and proving that The Chieftains are as relevant today as they have ever been.

The Chieftains are recognized for bringing traditional Irish music to the world’s attention. They have uncovered the wealth of traditional Irish tunes that have accumulated over the centuries, making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive. The Chieftains were formed in 1962 by Paddy Moloney, from the ranks of the top folk musicians in Ireland. Although their early following was purely a folk audience, the range and variety of their music quickly captured a much broader public, making them the best known Irish band in the world today.

On top of their six GRAMMY awards, they have been honoured in their own country by being officially named Ireland’s Musical Ambassadors, performed during the Pope’s visit to Ireland in 1979 in front of a 135,000,000 strong audience, and were the subject of a Late Late Show tribute in 1987, their 25th anniversary. In 2010, Paddy’s whistle and Matt’s flute travelled to the International Space Station in outer space with a NASA astronaut, Catherine Coleman.

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