The quiet radicalism of the Chieftains on The Spectator Australia | Pop quiz time: which act was named Melody MakerGroup of the Year in 1975? The answer is…
Pop quiz time: which act was named Melody Maker Group of the Year in 1975? The answer is not, as you might expect, some testosterone-fuelled blues-rock outfit or a hip gang of proto-punk gunslingers, but a gaggle of semi-professional Irish musicians who performed trad tunes sitting down, dressed for church in cardigans, sensible shoes, shirts