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The Best Of Irish Ballads

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: DOCDS2003

Release Date:  09 September 2002

Label:  Dolphin Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5099343120037

Genres:  Folk  

Release Date:  05 July 2004

Label:  Harp Collection

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  5099343334014

Genres:  Folk  

  • Description

    A definitive collection of Irish Ballads performed by the likes of Paddy Reilly, Johnny McEvoy, Jim McCann, Dublin City Ramblers, The Wolfe Tones, Ronnie Drew and many more. Complete with booklet containing full lyrics. Tracks: Disc 1. The Fields of Athenry / Slievenamon / The Rare Old Times / The Boston Burglar / Raglan Road / Four Green Fields / Black Gold / Cliffs of Dooneen / I'll Tell My Ma / The Butcher Boy / The Banks of The Ohio. Disc 2. A Song For Ireland / Come to the Bower / Scorn Not His Simplicity / Star of the County Down / Mary from Dungloe / The Wild Colonial Boy / From Clare to Here / Follow Me Up to Carlow / Westering Home / Come Back Paddy Reilly / Easy & Slow. Disc 3. The Ferryman / The Galway Races / The Rooster / The Hills of Connemara / I'm a Rover / Leaving Nancy / On the Banks of The Roses / Liverpool Lou / The Lakes of Coolfin / The Life of a Rover / Grace.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Galway Races - Paddy Reilly
      • 2. Come to the Bower - Wolfe Tones
      • 3. Sam Hall - The Dubliners
      • 4. Cliffs of Dooneen - Johnny McEnvoy
      • 5. Donegal Danny - Barleycorn
      • 6. Annachie Gordon - Mary Black
      • 7. Mary from Dungloe - Emmet Spiceland
      • 8. Whiskey in the Jar - The Dublin City Ramblers
      • 9. Salonika - The Dublin City Ramblers
      • 10. Spanish Lady - Johnny McEvoy
      • 11. I Live Not Where I Love - Furey Brothers
      • 12. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Ronnie Drew
      • 13. Arthur McBride - Paddy Reilly
      • 14. Four Strong Winds - Wolfe Tones
      • 15. Fiddlers' Green - Buskers
      • 16. Rare Ould Times - Jim McCann

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Fields of Athenry - Paddy Reilly
      • 2. Slievenamon - The Dublin City Ramblers
      • 3. The Rare Old Times - Jim McCann
      • 4. The Boston Burglar - Johnny McEvoy
      • 5. Raglan Road - Fair Isle Folk
      • 6. Four Green Fields - The Dublin City Ramblers
      • 7. Black Gold - The Jolly Beggarmen
      • 8. Cliffs of Dooneen - Paddy Reilly
      • 9. I'll Tell My Ma - Patsy Watchorn
      • 10. The Butcher Boy - Fiddler's Green
      • 11. The Banks of the Ohio - Wolfe Tones

      Disc 2

      • 1. A Song for Ireland - Barleycorn
      • 2. Come to the Bower - Wolfe Tones
      • 3. Scorn Not His Simplicity - Paddy Reilly
      • 4. Star of the County Down - Fair Isle Folk
      • 5. Mary from Dungloe - Emmet Spiceland
      • 6. The Wild Colonial Boy - Johnny McEvoy
      • 7. From Clare to Here - The Jolly Beggarmen
      • 8. Follow Me Up to Carlow - Jim McCann
      • 9. Westering Home - Fiddler's Green
      • 10. Come Back Paddy Reilly - Derek McCormick
      • 11. Easy & Slow - Ronnie Drew

      Disc 3

      • 1. The Ferryman - The Dublin City Ramblers
      • 2. The Galway Races - Paddy Reilly
      • 3. The Rooster - Fair Isle Folk
      • 4. The Hills of Connemara - Patsy Watchorn
      • 5. I'm a Rover - Wolfe Tones
      • 6. Leaving Nancy - Hyland Paddy
      • 7. On The Banks Of The Roses - The Jolly Beggarmen
      • 8. Liverpool Lou - Patsy Watchorn
      • 9. The Lakes Of Coolfin - Barleycorn
      • 10. The Life Of A Rover - Johnny McEvoy
      • 11. Grace - Barleycorn