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San Patricio (album)

San Patricio
San Patricio - The Chieftains.jpg
Studio album by The Chieftains, Ry Cooder
Released 9 March 2010
Recorded Ireland / Mexico
Genre World fusion
Latin/Celtic
Celtic fusion
Mexican traditional
Norteño
Ranchera
Son
Tejano
Irish traditional
Length 61:39
Label Hear Music
Producer Paddy Moloney, Ry Cooder
The Chieftains, Ry Cooder chronology
The Essential Chieftains
(2006)The Essential Chieftains2006
San Patricio
(2010)
Voice of Ages
(2012)Voice of Ages2012
Ry Cooder chronology
I, Flathead
(2008) I, Flathead2008
San Patricio
(2010) San Patricio2010
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
(2011) Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down2011
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San Patricio is an album by the Irish musical group, The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder, released in 2010. It tells the story of the San Patricio battalion - a group of Irish immigrant volunteer soldiers who deserted the U.S. Army in 1846 to fight on the Mexican side in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). The album features collaborations with Moya Brennan, Linda Ronstadt (in what remains her most recent commercial recording), Liam Neeson, Los Cenzontles, Los Tigres del Norte, Lila Downs, Van Dyke Parks, Carlos Núñez, and Chavela Vargas (among others).

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