Ah, as they say the month of March is St. Patrick’s Month. With that in mind (and only a few hours after getting off a plane from Paris where I spent St. Patrick’s Day, partly in an Irish pub) I offered up this selection of Irish music old and new.
- Artist, "Title", Album, Label
- John Whelan, “Louise”, Celtic Reflections, Narada
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- Patrick Street, “Art O’Keefe’s/Forget Your Troubles/Jo Bane’s/Kiskeam”, “The Diamantina Drover”, “Saddle The Pony/The Boys Of the Town/The Frost Is All Over”, Street Life, Green Linnet
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- Christy Moore, “Hey Sandy”, “Bogey’s Bonny Belle”, “Black Is The Colour Of My True Love’s Hair”, Live In Dublin, Tara
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- Dervish, “Siesta Set”, “Boots Of Spanish Leather”, “Jig Songs”, Spirit, Compass
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- Lunasa, “Island Paddy”, “Bulgarian Rock”, “Stolen Purse”, The Kinnitty Sessions, Compass
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- John Whelan, “My Ballingarry Lady”, From The Heart, Jar Productions
- Brian Conway, “Martin Wynne’s Nos. 1-2-3-&4”, First Through The Gate, Smithsonian/Folkways
- John Whelan, “Ian’s Return To Ireland/Yanik’s/Denis Whelan’s”, From The Heart, Jar Productions
- Brian Conway, “Were You At The Rock?”, First Through The Gate, Smithsonian/Folkways
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- Maggie Sansone, “South Uist Reel”, “Hunter’s Purse”, “Otter’s Holt”, Mystic Dance, Maggie’s Music
- Shelley Phillips, “Separation Of The Soul From The Body”, “Johsefin’s Dorvals/Polska”, The Butterfly, Gourd
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