A LIST OF "THE BEST" IRISH FOLK SONGS
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Several months ago I sent out a message asking people to send me their list of favorite Irish songs. The list below what I received. Most of the respondents did not want to rank them, so I put them in alphabetical order. Please feel free to suggest additions by using the E-Mail link below. Some of these are not on the site yet, but they will be soon. As of today, I have located all of the songs! (It only took more than 14 months!)
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Across the Hills of Home (I know, it's Scottish, but lots of Irish bands play it!)
Brian Boru's March (Instrumental)
Broad Black Brimmer (My Personal Favorite)
Danny Boy (Apeared most often)
Down by the Glenside (Bold Fenian Men)
Green Fields of France (No Man's Land)
Humors of Kilfenora (Instrumental)
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
In Dublin City (Molly Malone, Cockels and Muscles)
King of the Faries (Instrumental)
Miller's Crossing (Instrumental)
O'Carolan's Farewell to Music (Instrumental)
On The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee (They Played this at my mother's funeral.)
Roche's Favorite (Instrumental)
That Tumbeled Down Shack in Athlone
The Harp That Once Through Taras Halls
The Old Bog Road (Mae Cronin used to love to sing this one.)
Streets Of Belfast (A little dated, but still a great tune.)
Two Loves
(Mae Cronin used to sing this song, as did Paddy Drumm's Mom. It also appears in Angela's Ashes. The first verse and chorus are up on the site. I am still working on the second and third verse.)
When New Your Was Irish (OK, it is about Irish Imigrants to this country, but it is a great song!)
Where The Three Three Counties Meet
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