St Patrick's Day Songs ?

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 06 Mar 03 - 02:41 PM

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Subject: Lyr Add: ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
From: Felipa
Date: 06 Mar 03 - 04:41 PM

These songs containing references to St Patrick's Day are quoted in Mick Maloney, Far From the Shamrock Shore. Wilton, Cork: Collins Press, 2002
[by the way. the book, subtitled "The History of Irish-American Immigration through Song", comes complete with a CD. These two songs aren't on the cd, however.]
another book of interest would be Edward Harrigan and David Braham Collected Songs Edited by Jon W. Finson

ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
Ed Harrigan

Then here's sucess to Patrick's Day though it comes but once a year
And though I'm not a drinking man, on that day I'd drink my beer.
I'll wear the shamrock in my hat, the green my boys 'twill never fade
And march along with Dan and Pat in the Patrick's Day parade.
We shout hurrah for Erin Go Bragh and all the Yankee nation
Stars and stripes and shamrock bright arrayed
The Irish shout, the girls turn out to see the celebration
We march stiff as starch in the Patrick's Day parade.

IF IT WASN'T FOR THE IRISH AND THE JEWS
Jerome and Schwartz

Talk about a combination, hear my words and make a note
On St Patrick's Day Rosinsky pins a shamrock on his coat
There's a sympathetic feeling between the Blooms and MacAdoos
Why Tammany would surely fall
Ther'd really be no hall at all
If it wasn't for the Irish and the Jews.

(recorded by Billy Murray in 1912
that page of Victor recordings also mentions St Patrick's Day Jig recorded by Victor Military Band, 1911)

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Marion
Date: 06 Mar 03 - 05:59 PM

My St. Patrick's season started today... Tell My Ma was a big hit, as was Jed Marum's "Look Ahead Tommy" (from the Streets of Fall River CD). I also played Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye and said, "This is an old Irish anti-war song, so it's timely for more than one reason."

Genie, you have Cockles and Mussels on one list and Molly Malone on the other. Is there a different song called Molly Malone?

Cheers, Marion

Subject: Chords: Danny Boy
From: Genie
Date: 06 Mar 07 - 11:41 PM

Actually, Marion, there is a song called "Molly Malone" that's totally different from Cockles & Mussels. So far I haven't added it to my playlist though. (I have sheet music but haven't learned it.)

I'm going to try to learn Si Bheag, Si Mhor -- at least instrumentally, if I can't master the Gaelic.

My partner and I will also be doing Both Sides The Tweed (No tomatoes. I know it's Scots. Sue me.) and Dear Old Donegal, If You're Irish, Come Into The Parlour, and a few other "faux Irish" songs that will go over well with our audience.

And, Mark, I didn't even notice you asked for chords for (the dreaded) Danny Boy.
A bit late, but I really like these chords (though I capo up 2):

[D]Oh, Danny Bo[G]y, the pi[Em]pes, the pi[G]pes are ca[C]lling [Am7]
From gle[D7]n to gle[G]n and do[Em]wn the mo[G]untainsi[A]de. [D]
The su[D7]mmer's go[G]ne and a[Em]ll the ro[G]ses fa[C]lling[Am7]
'Tis y[D7]ou, 'tis y[G]ou must g[D]o and [D7]I must b[C]ide,[]G

But co[D7]me ye ba[C]ck when sum[Am7]mer's in the me[G]adow[Em]
Or wh[D7]en the va[]Clley's hu[Am7]shed and wh[Em]ite with sn[A7]ow. [D]
'Tis I'l[D7]l be he[G]re] in sun[C]shine o[D7]r in sha[G]do[Em]w.
Oh, Da[D7]nny Bo[G]y, Oh, Dan[G7]ny Bo[C]y, I lo[Am7]ve yo[D7]u so[C] -> [G]

(I don't do full chords in all those places where I have chords indicated, Some are walkdowns and individual interim notes. But it works with the full chords too.)

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 03:53 AM

You're Not Irish

(grin)

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: GUEST,Grey Plover
Date: 07 Mar 07 - 11:43 AM

Neither was Fred Weatherley, who wrote "Danny Boy" round about 1910/1912. He also wrote translations of Opera (including "Cavalleria Rusticana"), and a great deal of other journeyman-work, but said that he "drew the line at verses for Christmas cards".

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: ossonflags
Date: 08 Mar 07 - 04:38 AM

Among the usual I shall be singing "Exiles son" by Mike Ryan (Cara), one of the best songs i have ever heard.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Joe_F
Date: 08 Mar 07 - 09:07 PM

Saint Patrick was a proper man, a man to be admired;
Of numbering his virtues I am never, never tired.
A handsome man, a holy man, a man of mighty deeds,
He walked the lanes of Erin, a-telling of his beads.
A-telling of his beads, he was, and spreading of the word.
I think that of Saint Patrick's Day, Saint Patrick never heard.
-- Ogden Nash

I will leave the rest to Providence & Paddy McGinty's goat.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Abby Sale
Date: 09 Mar 07 - 07:10 PM

I generally sing http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=877.

You just can't beat a good smallpox ditty.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Bert
Date: 10 Mar 07 - 05:03 PM

Sing something Irish to me.
Bold Robert Emmett.
Dear Old Shannon Shore.
Noreen Bawn.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Mar 07 - 04:59 AM

get ready and learn your songs now

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 04:08 AM

Heya Mark,
My eldest daughter, Cheri (gorgeous woman!) may well show up at your gig on St.Pat's. She's stationed in the Navy over there and I'm quite sure will remain true to her roots and find an Irish bar to hang out in on the day. She'd be tickled if you mentioned her from stage and said hello to her from her Ma in Dublin. All the best and break a leg!
Eileen

Subject: chords for hail glorious saint patrick
From: GUEST,bernie
Date: 08 Feb 08 - 06:33 PM

chords for this song please...

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: meself
Date: 20 Feb 09 - 10:17 PM

Well, somebody had to do it - it's that time of year ...

Okay, here's me query: I've got a St. Patrick's pub gig lined up for the first time in many years - got out of the game for awhile - so I'm wondering what people figure are the absolutely essential songs to know (we're talking North America here)? I don't mean, suggestions of Irish songs to fill up a night, because I know a million, and many of them are mentioned already on this thread, but what are the ones that you MUST be prepared to perform, unless you want to leave your audience disappointed, disgruntled, discombobulated, disgusted, dismayed, disrespected, and/or disdainful?

So, top of the list - Danny Boy. Next?

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Bert
Date: 21 Feb 09 - 12:31 AM

As for Acres of clams there's Ancient and Old Irish Condom"

Sing something Irish to me
any old melody
sing me a song that I once knew
any old Irish song will do
Come back to Erin,
though you're thousand of miles o'er the foam
Sing something Irish to me tonight
to remind me of home sweet home.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: meself
Date: 21 Feb 09 - 01:07 PM

I'm surprised; I thought everyone would be jumping in on this. I'll send 'er back up to the top. Okay, again, from the top:

1) Danny Boy
2) ?

(Do you still need to know Unicorn? Alway avoided learning it ... )

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Stringsinger
Date: 21 Feb 09 - 01:38 PM

The words to Saint Patrick's Day are great. I always knew it as a "chune" but singing the lyrics adds so much.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Jas
Date: 21 Feb 09 - 02:10 PM

The Scottish singer James Yorkston has a good song entitled St. Patrick, which seems to be about a hangover he acquired with an Irish girl.

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 22 Feb 09 - 03:46 AM

Jaysus, for the life o' me, I can't think of one!

Seamus

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: doncatterall
Date: 22 Feb 09 - 09:08 AM

"St Patrich's Day in New Orleans" - Ron Kavanagh

Subject: RE: Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig
From: Felipa
Date: 16 Mar 22 - 01:01 PM

Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig was posted 6 March 2023, but without a translation from the original Irish. Incidentally, Gabhaim Moladh Bhríde/Brighde, I Praise St. Brigid, is attributed to the same author, Tomás Ó Flannghaile (1846-1916.I've just read at https://www.godsongs.net/2013/02/dochas-linn-naomh-padraig.html that Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig is based on an older poem "Admuinemmar nóeb-Patraicc" by Niníne Éces, fl. 700. "Fl", fluruit, indicates the period a person was known to be alive/active.

https://thegeekygaeilgeoir.wordpress.com/tag/dochas-linn-naomh-padraig/
a happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all! Lá ‘le Pádraig sona daoibh go léir!

Véarsa 1:

Dóchas linn Naomh Pádraig, aspal mór na hÉireann.
Ainm oirdhearc gléigeal, solas mór an tsaoil é.
D’fhill le soiscéal grá dúinn, ainneoin blianta ‘ngéibheann,
Grá mór Mhac na Páirte d’fuascail cách ón daorbhroid.

Véarsa 2:

Sléibhte, gleannta, maighe, ‘s bailte mór na hÉireann,
Ghlán sé iad go deo dúinn, míle glóir dár naomh dhil.
Iarraimid ort, a Phádraig, guí orainn na Gaela,
Dia linn lá ‘gus oíche, ‘s Pádraig aspal Éireann.

Verse 1:

Our hope is St. Patrick, great apostle of Ireland.
A renowned and pure/bright name; a great light to the world.
He returned to us with the gospel of love, despite years of bondage.
The great love of God’s beloved son that freed all from slavery.

Verse 2:

Mountains, glens, plains and great cities of Ireland,
He purified them for us forever; great glory to our dear saint.
We implore you, O Patrick, to pray for us, the Gael.
God with us day and night, and Patrick, Ireland’s apostle.

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T:Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig
O:Ireland Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net M:2/2
L:1/4
K:Gmaj
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GBcd|d2G2|EFG F/2 E/2|D2D2|
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Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Mar 22 - 05:38 PM

Cruiscin lan      Star Co Down    Irish rover         
Too-ra-loora    Tell my ma   Tom Dooley      
Wild rover      mary mac
Parting glass      Danny Boy 40 shades green
Sam Hall          Paddy   charlie on the MTA   
Roll yer leg over   Donald      
Scotland the brave    Sylvest    Old maid in a garret
Scottish soldier Scotsman   When new york was Irish
Irish soldier laddie Unicorn    Johnny i hardly knew ye
Murshin Durkin    Biddy McGraw   
Merry ploughboy    Ferryman   
7 old ladies         Bridie Murphy   
Sons of Molly    Patsy Fagan   my irish molly-o   
Finnegan's wake    Old J Bugger    Battle of New Orleans
German clockwinder    MacIntyre      Isn't it grand   
Belfast linen       Breakers go back on full time   
Bastard king         Chandler shop   Johnson's motor car
Dear old Donegal    Orange & Green Whiskey in the jar
Wasn't that a party Mary Mac         Whiskey on a Sunday
Back home in Derry   The Sea around us fiddlers green
Maids when your young Off to dublin   
Waltzing Mathilda   Twice daily      
Hills of Connemara      Liverpool Lou
Edmund Fitzgerald    gypsy rover
Up among heather       Johnny Jump-Up
Fields of Athenry    Moonshiner       Irish rover
Carrickfergus       Nancy whiskey   Rye Whiskey

Subject: RE: St Patrick's Day Songs ?
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Mar 22 - 07:28 PM

https://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/irish.html