The Chieftains   •   The Year of The French (USA)

• The Year of The French
  • 1983 - Shanachie 79036 LP (USA)

• Side One
  1. Killala: The Main Theme (Chieftains and Orchestra)
  2. The French March (Chieftains and Orchestra)
  3. The McCarthy Theme (Chieftains), The Looting (Orchestra)
  4. Treacy's Barnyard Dance (Chieftains)
  5. The Irish March: March of The Mayomen, Uilleann Pipes Lament (Chieftains and Orchestra)
  6. Killala: The Main Theme (Chieftains and Orchestra)

• Side Two
  7. The Irish March: March of The Mayomen (Bagpipes, Chieftains And Orchestra)
  8. Cúnla (Song), The Yearling Fair Reel (Fiddle)
  9. Killala: The Opening Theme (Uilleann Pipes and Orchestra), Killala: The Coach Ride (Chieftains)
  10. The Bolero: McCarthy's Arrest (Orchestra)
  11. The McCarthy Theme (Flute and Harp), The Wandering (Orchestra)
  12. The French March (Chieftains and Orchestra), Cooper's Tune (Orchestra)
  13. The Hanging Seán Ó Dí (Chieftains)
  14. Killala: The Main Theme (Chieftains and Orchestra)

• The Chieftains
  • Paddy Moloney: Uilleann Pipes & Tin Whistle
  • Seán Keane: Fiddle
  • Martin Fay: Fiddle & Bones
  • Derek Bell: Harp & Tiompán
  • Kevin Conneff: Bodhrán & Vocals
  • Matt Molloy: Flute

• Musicians
  • RTÉ Concert Orchestra
    • Conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn and Ruairí Somers

• Credits
  • Produced by Paddy Moloney
  • Co-produced and Engineered by Brian Masterson
  • Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, September 1982
  • Issued in association with Radio Telefís Éireann
  • Music composed and arranged by Paddy Moloney
  • Bagpipes by kind permission of the RTÉ Authority