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(114,904 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2015, 09:56 AM Mar 2015

In honor of St. Patrick's Day: Your favorite Irish song? [View all]

I happen to love Irish music, so it's hard for me to narrow it one. Here are are 2:

yeah, yeah. they're both sung by Van Morrison, but who could be more soulful?

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In honor of St. Patrick's Day: Your favorite Irish song? [View all] cali Mar 2015 OP

There are many that I like, but this one always comes to mind. panader0 Mar 2015 #1

What could be more soulful? Anything by the Pogues. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #2

The Pogues were MacGowan's band until they threw him out for his drinking habits. panader0 Mar 2015 #7

Yup, like them too. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #8

Probably my favorite line from a review... WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #42

good quote. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #51

Well, I like these: Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #3

WOW, Xipe Totec -- I learned something new today, and I am impressed. Hekate Mar 2015 #49

Thanks! I Appreciate it. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #62

Off the top of my head... greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #4

. tracks29 Mar 2015 #5

I have always loved the third one. The earlier version made me laugh like crazy in 2008... Hekate Mar 2015 #52

Flogging Molly's "Drunken Lullabies". Arkana Mar 2015 #6

Dixieland by Steve Earle Enrique Mar 2015 #9

Galway Girl by Steve Earle panader0 Mar 2015 #10

Dual Use Bosonic Mar 2015 #11

Here's 3 from the Dubliners that St. Patrick wouldn't approve TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #12

Something more trad Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #13

Does Baba O'reily count? maxrandb Mar 2015 #14

thanks all. I'm having fun listening to these picks. cali Mar 2015 #15

I like the classics: "Jump Around" by House of Pain MrScorpio Mar 2015 #16

Whiskey in the Jar VScott Mar 2015 #17

Good versions. I'm partial to Thin Lizzy's take on it. bluesbassman Mar 2015 #43

The Gary Moore one is from a Phil Lynott tribute concert. VScott Mar 2015 #44

Yes indeed. Lynott had a great gift for surrounding himself with top flight musicians. bluesbassman Mar 2015 #47

Over the Moor to Maggie Coventina Mar 2015 #18

That film restores my faith in humanity. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #35

I love that movie. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #45

I loved that movie. Must dig it out and watch it tonight! nt Hekate Mar 2015 #53

Another good one is the Siege of Ennis! greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #19

Two excellent choices! Bonobo Mar 2015 #20

"Is Van Morrison Irish?" KamaAina Mar 2015 #21

"Wasn't that a party?" by the Irish Rvers Pathwalker Mar 2015 #22

Can't single out a song, but here's a performer that I've loved since seeing her in Cape Breton hlthe2b Mar 2015 #23

Ohhhh. I want to go there now. I mean right now. nt Hekate Mar 2015 #56

I'd love to go again... It was fantastic. hlthe2b Mar 2015 #58

I knew I recognized that name laundry_queen Mar 2015 #64

Yes... she has performed with a lot of the best performers of the genre like Macisaac. hlthe2b Mar 2015 #65

Not so much a song but a genre: Irish Punk-Rock HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #24

That's wonderful! I love drums. Hekate Mar 2015 #59

In a more modern vein. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #25

"The Parting Glass" KansDem Mar 2015 #26

That's just gorgeous. Thank you. nt Hekate Mar 2015 #60

U2 EX500rider Mar 2015 #27

I grew up listing to Irish music. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #28

And "Garry Owen" EX500rider Mar 2015 #29

Dessie O'Hallaron JEB Mar 2015 #30

Maggie McGill BubbaFett Mar 2015 #31

This isn't traditional, but it's the wonderful Eleanor McEvoy, hifiguy Mar 2015 #32

The Commitments -- Saviours of Soul KamaAina Mar 2015 #33

Van Morrison's 'Sweet Thing' performed by The Waterboys. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #34

thanks. huge Waterboys fan here. cali Mar 2015 #36

In Bruges Soundtrack - On Raglan Road - The Dubliners WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #38

Thought Sinead needed a shout out -- 'Molly Malone' WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #40

Last one -- Clannad's 'Harry's Game' WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #41

"Seven Drunken Nights" by Celtic Thunder meow2u3 Mar 2015 #37

My childhood fave: The Irish Rovers' "The Unicorn" meow2u3 Mar 2015 #39

At the moment my favorite is The Parting Glass, because to me it is the eulogy for my brother... Hekate Mar 2015 #46

O'Reilly At The Bar - Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #48

Tommy Sands singing about his two dead friends in There Were Roses Hekate Mar 2015 #50

Seamus Kennedy: Dear Boss, or Why Paddy Can't Come to Work Today pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #54

I'll Tell Me Ma Lars39 Mar 2015 #55

Whiskey In The Jar Luke Zee Mar 2015 #57

Lament For Limerick cemaphonic Mar 2015 #61

Liam Clancy singing The Dutchman Hekate Mar 2015 #63