Compact disc.

Traditional Mexican and Irish music in tribute to the Irish-immigrant soldiers of San Patricio (Saint Patrick's Battalion) who fought for the Mexican army in the Mexican-American War.

Program notes in English and Spanish inserted in container.

GMD: compact disc.

La iguana (with Lila Downs) -- La golondrina (with los Folkloristas) -- A la orilla de un palmar (with Linda Ronstadt) -- Danza de concheros (with los Folkloristas) -- El chivo (with los Cenzontles) -- San Campio (with Carlos Nę͠z) -- The sands of Mexico (with Ry Cooder) -- Sailing to Mexico (with Carlos Nę͠z) -- El caballo (with los Camperos de Valles) -- March to battle (across the Rio Grande) (with Banda de Gaita de Batalln̤, Liam Neeson, los Cenzontles and L.A. Juvenil) -- Lullaby for the dead (with Moya Brennan) -- Luz de luna (with Chavela Vargas) -- Persecucin̤ de Villa (with Mariachi Santa Fe de Jesus (Chuy) Guzman) -- Cancin̤ mixteca (intro) (with Ry Cooder) -- Cancin̤ mixteca (with los Tigres del Norte) -- Ojitos negros (with los Cenzontles) -- El relampago (with Lila Downs) -- El pj̀aro cu (with la Negra Graciana) -- Finale (with los Cenzontles, Carlos Nę͠z, los Folkloristas, Banda de Gaita de Batalln̤ and L.A. Juvenil).

The Chieftains (Paddy Moloney, uilleann pipes, tin whistle ; Seǹ Keane, fiddle ; Matt Molloy, flute ; Kevin Conneff, bodhrǹ) ; with featured musicians.

Recorded in Mexico, Spain, Los Angeles, New York, and Dublin.

LSC 16.99

Sung in Spanish and English.