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Mar 17, 2024 · St. Patrick's Day: The best Irish rock songs. 17 March 2024, 08:00. Great Irish artists:, The Cranberries, U2 and Hozier. Picture: Niels van Iperen/Lester Cohen/ZUMA Press, Inc/Alamy Stock...
- Linger
- Fisherman’s Blues
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- The Rocky Road to Dublin
- The Fields of Athenry
- Grace
- On Raglan Road
- The Lonesome Boatman
- This Is
- A Song For Ireland
Released in 1993 by Irish rock band The Cranberries, ‘Linger‘ is a moving love song written by lead vocalist and musician Dolores O’Riordan (1971-2018) and band guitarist Noel Anthony Hogan. With its acoustic arrangement it became the band’s first major hit reaching #3 in Ireland and #14 on the UK pop charts. It’s one of the more upbeat Irish songs...
I played this damn song three hours ago and it’s been bouncing around inside my head ever since… This is up there as one of the best Irish songs ever written. Recorded by the Waterboys in 1988, the ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ was written by Mike Scott and Steve Wickham to critical reception. However, it proved them all wrong, rising to #13 in Ireland and #...
‘Sunday Bloody Sunday‘ was the opening track from U2’s 1983 album titled ‘War’ and it’s one of the most political Irish songs that the band has released to date. The song describes the horror experienced by a person that observed the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with the main focus being a horrific event that took place in 1972 on a day that we no...
Originally recorded by the Clancy Brothers (and later the Dubliners) in 1964, this is one of several 19th century Irish ballads with much older roots. The lyrics were written by D.K.Gavan, “the Galway poet” in the mid 1800s. It describes the adventures of an Irish traveler who’s “off to reap the corn” or seek his fortune. It tells of his womanising...
One of the most famous Irish songs of all time, ‘The Fields of Athenry‘ is a folk song telling the story of the Great Famine that changed the lives of many in the 1840s. It focuses on a fictional character “Michael” living in Athenry, Galway. Caught stealing food to feed his starving family his punishment was deportation to Australia. Written by Mo...
Ahhh, ‘Grace’ – this is one of the most famous Irish songs that you’ll come across. It was written in 1985 by Frank and Seán O’Meara, about a woman named Grace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett. ‘Grace’ was an Irish artist and an active Republican. In 1916, she married her fiancé Joseph Plunkett (one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising) in Kilmainham Ga...
If you’ve ever visited Ballsbridge near Dublin, you’ll recognise the setting for “On Raglan road”. This famous Irish song is based on a poem by poet Patrick Kavanagh and the words were set to the music of “The Dawning of the Day” when Kavanagh met Luke Kelly in a Dublin bar. This classic is a work of genius, singing about the dark-haired women as i...
‘The Lonesome Boatman’ is one of the lesser-known Irish folk songs that’ll make the hair on the back of your neck stand to attention. It debuted on a 1969 album from Finbar and Eddie Furey on an album of the same name. This song is beautiful, but it’s a little haunting also. This, like many traditional Irish folk songs, features the tin whistle. An...
You can’t bate Aslan’s ‘Made in Dublin’ album – it’s wedged with songs about Ireland and the band’s life in Dublin. If you’re not familiar with Aslan, they’ve been around since the early 80s and they released six albums over the years. They’ve an endless number of great tunes, but ‘This Is‘ tops the bunch.
This is a popular Irish pub song, despite actually being written by English songwriter and folk club founder Phil Colclough and his wife June. However, the scene it sets is all-Irish! It was inspired by a visit to the unspoilt Dingle Peninsula. It’s been recorded by many famous Irish musicians including the Dubliners, Luke Kelly and Mary Black and ...
- The Dubliners. In our opinion, the Dubliners are one of the best Irish bands around. Founded in 1962, The Dubliners were a successful Irish folk band for over 50 years, although there was a steady change in the line-up over the decades.
- The Pogues. Fronted by Shane MacGowan, The Pogues took their name from the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning “kiss my arse”. One of the top Irish groups prominent in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, their apex was the classic recording of ‘Fairytale of New York’.
- U2. As one of the most famous Irish bands to ever form, U2 are synonymous with the expressive vocals of lead singer/guitarist Bono along with “The Edge”, Adam Clayton on bass guitar and Larry Mullen Jr.
- The Chieftains. If you like the haunting sounds of Irish Uilleann Pipes (like bagpipes) The Chieftains instrumental music is sure to appeal. The Chieftains formed in Dublin in 1962 and helped popularise Irish music internationally, quickly becoming one of the best Irish bands on the trad scene.
Sep 12, 2020 · 46. Richie Egan, Jape. Jape. Richie Egan could have become a footnote in Irish music history, best-known for one song: Floating. Instead, the Dubliner's output has remained unpredictable yet ...
Jan 28, 2024 · When people think of Irish music, one of two extremes come to mind: the super-traditional songs with fiddles and tin whistles, or the modern, Celtic punk songs with rock guitars and driving...
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Mar 20, 2023 · NewDad. 'From the West Coast of Ireland, this alternative indie rock band brings sombre themes to life with their easy-going sound, raw vocals and thrumming backing' is the blurb used to introduce NewDad on bandcamp.
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Dec 19, 2023 · 1. The Fields of Athenry – Paddy Reilly. The Fields of Athenry (1991 Version) The Fields of Ath enry describes the Great Famine in Ireland and has become something of an unofficial anthem for the people living there. As it’s basically a second national anthem, it’s hard to place it anywhere except the top spot for me. It remains one of the.
