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Apr 23, 2012There are occasional flat spots (Paolo Nutini, the Secret Sisters) but ease, exuberance and quality easily outweigh any faux moments.
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Apr 20, 2012If its purpose is to celebrate the traditional Irish music that The Chieftains have played for half a century, note their influence and even open them up to new audiences, it does exactly that.
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Q MagazineApr 13, 2012Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. [May 2012, p.94]
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UncutApr 6, 2012An epic hour of music. [May 2012, p.69]
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Feb 21, 2012The Chieftains' new Voice of Ages gives voice to the Civil Wars, the Decemberists, the Low Anthem, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Pistol Annies, and the Secret Sisters, among others, but its identity as a Chieftains album is never in doubt.
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MagnetMar 12, 2012A few songs flop... but the overall is a fitting celebration of the Chieftain's 50 years of music. [No. 85, p. 53]
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Feb 21, 2012The dreamy "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" showcases Miranda Lambert and her Pistol Annies, while the Civil Wars connect Ireland to Appalachia.
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Feb 21, 2012Plumbs current indie folk and country, with varying degrees of success.
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Apr 16, 2012As a tastefully populist exercise this set represents a job well done.