Van Morrison & the Chieftains

• Irish Heartbeat [Mercury, 1988] C+

See Also:

• Van Morrison
• Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber
• Van Morrison with Georgie Fame & Friends
• Van Morrison/Linda Gail Lewis
• merge all

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Irish Heartbeat [Mercury, 1988]
Having finally met up with the jet-setting Irish traditionalists, known the world over for sitting down with anybody who'll look good on their résumé, the blocked poet essays a few jigs in a misguided attempt to prove he hasn't lost his rebop. Instead he should take another cue from the bluesmen who taught him his shit--once you settle into other people's songs, the secret of an honorable senescence is your own sense of rhythm. C+