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He added that his father was listening to a recording of “Will Ye Go Lassie Go” by the Chieftains, a traditional Irish folk band, when he died.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

The Chieftains lost all four league meetings with Invicta this season.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

I was gifted four tickets to the Hollywood Bowl to see the Irish band the Chieftains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Chieftains member Paddy Moloney, who was at AIR Studios that day to record Uilleann pipes for the song, was quoted in John Glatt's "The Chieftains: The Authorized Biography," about the experience.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

"Chieftains fight for victory," says Tacitus; "comrades for their chieftain."

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard