Favourite Irish song

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: gnu
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 07:53 AM

Seaking... You named two of my top three! In order! I would add, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley".

I named my camp in the backwoods of New Brunswick, Canada, Blackwater Camp as it is my "castle".

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 05:45 AM

'Tandragee', 'Irish Ways & Irish Laws' and 'Knickers of Corduroy'.

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Sooz
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 05:39 AM

Broken Years by Anthony John Clarke

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: RobbieWilson
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 05:37 AM

good stuff. Forgot to mention Ron Kavanagh's Reconcilliation which is my favourite political love song. The Croppy Boy was one of the first songs i was ever asked to sing on a Paddy's night do and I did not know it. I went and found it in the DT, what a faboulous OTT melodrama it is. Hope we shall all be out singing this week.

As an aside does Christy Moore singing a song make it Irish. He sings a lot of good Scots songs as well, even English and American Songs.

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 04:56 AM

As you say far too many to choose just one

My Auld Killarney Hat by Sister Mary Gertrude (must have been some good stuff floating round in the recording studio, when they came up with that arrangement - pre-dates psychedelia by quite a bit)

Shores of Amerikay sung by Johnny McEvoy

everything sung by christy Moore

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 11:42 PM

Can I have a couple of tunes as well as songs?

Tabhair Dom Do Lam (Come give me your hand)

Clare Jig

Dusty Miller

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Seaking
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 11:25 PM

Too many to have one favourite but would put 'Castle of Dromore' and 'Eileen Aroon' on any list.

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Swave N. Deboner
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 11:12 PM

I like just about every Irish song I've heard. Grace and The Craic and the Porter Black are at the top of my list. I'm singing them both in my St. Paddy's show.

Slainte

SND

PS I will hunt down and bludgeon anybody who lists The Unicorn on this thread.

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Little Robyn
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 11:01 PM

The Banks of the Bann, sung by my husband, Mitch while I play the Northumbrian pipes!
Robyn

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Rabbi-Sol
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 10:43 PM

"Lady Of Knock" as sung by Tony Kenny.

                                        SOL ZELLER

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Padre
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 09:57 PM

The Croppy Boy

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Brían
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 09:33 PM

An Sceilpín Draighneach.

Brían

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: andymac
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 09:23 PM

A favourite of mine would probably be "Green fields of Canada" sung by the late great Paddy Tunney, or possibly "Loch Erne's Shore" either by Paddy Tunney again or the equally wonderful Dick Gaughan

andymac

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: kendall
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 09:14 PM

Kevin Barry

Subject: RE: Favourite Irish song
From: Peace
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 08:05 PM

Maggie

Subject: Favourite Irish song
From: RobbieWilson
Date: 12 Mar 05 - 07:59 PM

With Paddy's Day fast approaching what is your favourite Irish song? I would have trouble choosing but among them would be; star of the County Down, Carrickfergus, Raglan Road.