It is the first album to feature Derek Bell on the harp.

This album is where The Chieftains' modern sound began.

[2] All tracks traditional compositions; except where indicated The arrival of Derek Bell on harp gave The Chieftains a distinctive delicate sound.

The slow air "Mná na hÉireann" (Women of Ireland), composed by Seán Ó Riada, was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon.

In 1996 Mike Oldfield recorded it on his album Voyager but credited it to "Traditional".