Original certificates for various nominations and awards received by The Chieftains. Includes Grammy certificates awarded by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to The Chieftains for the following nominations: the ‘Best ethnic or traditional folk recording, The grey fox album (1983); ‘Best traditional folk recording, Celtic wedding album (1987); ‘Best country instrumental performance ‘Cotton-eyed Joe’ (track from Another country ) (1992); ‘Best pop instrumental performance, ‘Tahitian skies’ (track from Another country )’ (1992); ‘Best country vocal collaboration ‘Killybegs’ (track from Another country )’ (1992); ‘Best traditional folk album, An Irish evening live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast ’ (1992); ‘Best contemporary folk album, Another country ’ (1992); ‘Best contemporary folk album, The long black veil (1995); ‘Best pop collaboration with vocals ‘Have I told you lately that I love you?’ (1995); ‘Best pop instrumental performance ‘An gaoth aneas’ (1997); ‘Best pop collaboration with vocals ‘Shenandoah’ (with Van Morrison) (1998); ‘Best traditional folk album Long journey home ’ (1998); ‘Best country instrumental performance ‘Sally Goodin’ (with Earl Scruggs)’ (2002); ‘Best contemporary folk album Down the old plank road ’ (2002).
Framed platinum discs, presented to The Chieftains by BMG, engraved as follows: ‘for sales in excess of 30,000 units of the album The long black veil in Ireland’.
Framed silver disc, presented to The Chieftains by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), engraved as follows: ‘to recognise sales in the United Kingdom of more than 60,000 copies of the RCA album The long black veil ’.
Black & white and colour photographs of Derek Bell with other musicians and singers. Professional as well as amateur photographs. Includes photographs of Bell performing in orchestras and with other soloist; includes photograph of Derek Bell with Art Garfunkel [April 1976]; and photograph of Derek Bell and James Donald Walters [c.1996].
Black & white and colour photographs of The Chieftains. Includes professional and publicity photographs as well as amateur photographs. There are some images of The Chieftains performing but the majority are posed portrait shots. Includes a number of photographs taken by Marian van de Veen of The Chieftains in concert in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Jan 1986); publicity photographs for The long black veil (1995); and a colour photograph taken of The Chieftains in New York, United States of America by Michael Brennan (2001).
Original and photocopied drawings and sketches. Includes copy of ‘The Chieftains ice design at the Bean Pot, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada’ (Winter 1991); copy of a sketch of Derek Bell playing the Irish harp (1993); and a pen sketch of Derek Bell playing the pedal harp (7 Dec 1994).
