The story goes that Jerry Garcia met them on a radio show in KSAN & requested them to be the opening act for Old & In the Way. (The O&ITW set is out there on the "Live at the Boardinghouse the Complete Shows").
As with every other release in this series that I've heard, the sound is fantastic. Whatever you think of Owsley, he was a fantastic taper. The 1973 set here is from the Boarding House, while the 1976 set is from the Great American Music Hall. There are certainly some sonic differences, but neither show is one to skip.
If you only know the Chieftains from their later years, when they seemed to record albums stuffed full of guest stars, you don't really know the band. This is a killer band, and if you are interested in traditional Irish music you really need to do yourself a favor & give it a listen.
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