. . . "With six grammy Awards, 18 nominations and more than three-dozen albums to the band's credit, the Chieftains have performed and recorded with a confounding array of artists including Luciano Pavarotti, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, natalie Merchant, Willie nelson, Sting, Rosanne Cash, Ziggy Marley, Lyle Lovett and Madonna." . . . . . . .