I was there the night the two male dancers were introduced to the Chieftains, at a bar in Toronto (Dora Keoghs). Somewhere about 2000, there was an impromtu session and the boys just started dancing. Matt Molloy then organized for them to join for the future tours. Nathan and Jon Pilatzke.
The song Alyth McCormack sings is a piece of scottish gaelic mouth music: O THA 'N TOMBACA DAOR O tha'n tombaca daor O tha n tombaca gini O tha'n tombaca daor B'fhearr leam gu robh e tuilleadh (etc.) Gini air a h-uile punnd Punnd air a h-uile gini Tha e gini air a phunnd 'gus punnd air a ghini O, THE TOBACCO IS DEAR O the tobacco is dear O the tobacco is a guinea O the tobacco is dear I'd rather want it to be more A guinea for a whole pound A pound for a whole guinea There is a guinea for a pound And a pound for a guinea
@@thomasward7262 Nathan and Jon (with the beard) Pilatzke, and Cara Butler (younger sister of Jean Butler, who was the original female lead of Riverdance).
So nice post Paddy, the Chieftains assembled for the last time to welcome President Biden to Ballina, Ireland April 2023. Alyth McCormick who sings here did a beautiful Foggy Dew. We shall not see their likes again.
