1. Fiona's Breakdown by Sara Milonovich - Daisycutter (2009)
2. Green and Red of Mayo by The Saw Doctors - Sing a Powerful Song (1997)
3. St. Patrick's Day by The Highland Rovers Band - Unusual Days (2007)
4. Portland Town by The Foothills Trio - In Good Company (1994)
5. Rosin the Bow by Barleyjuice - The Morning After (2008)
6. The Rising of the Moon by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
7. Singing Bird by Sheila Noonan - I Just Want to Dance With You (1995)
8. The Winds Are Singing Freedom by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
9. Mother by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
10. Rory O'Moore by The Wolfe Tones - Belt of the Celts (1993)
11. Sing a Mayo Song by Mary McGonigle - When the Roses Bloom Again (1998)
12. Rolling Home by Tommy Makem - Rolling Home (1989)
13. Lochanside by North Sea Gas - Lochanside (2005)
14. Galway Bay by Andy Cooney - Boston Rose and Other Irish Favorites (1989)
15. This Story I Tell You is True by T. R. Dallas - This Story I Tell You is True (2010)
16. Lady of Knock by Deirdre Reilly - A Toast to the Irish Colleens (1999)
17. Donegal and Back Again by The Highland Rovers Band - Unusual Days (2007)
18. Day of the Clipper by Schooner Fare - Day of the Clipper (1978)
19. Heartland by Celtic Thunder - Celtic Thunder: The Show (2008)
20. Paddy McGinty's Goat by Val Doonican - The Very Best of Val Doonican (1998)
21. Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
22. McAlpine's Fusiliers by The Galway Blazers - Irish Music in America (1970)
23. The Garden Song by Andy Cooney - Boston Rose and Other Irish Favorites (1989)
24. Hearts on Fire by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
25. Ireland's Call by Celtic Thunder - Celtic Thunder: The Show (2008)
26. Men Behind the Wire by Derek Warfield - God Save Ireland (2008)
27. Caledonia by Amy Collins - The Hour of the Wolf (2012)
28. Sons of Molly by Blackthorn - Here we go Again (1996)
29. The Bold Tenant Farmer by Cahir O'Doherty - 19 Great Irish Songs (1994)
30. Boston Rose by Andy Cooney - Andy Cooney Live in Concert (2004)
31. The Old Man by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
32. All That Might Have Been by Bonnie Logan - All That Might Have Been (2004)
33. Ballad of St. Anne's Reel by Sheila Noonan - Radio Sweethearts (1999)
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ReplyDelete4. St. Patrick's Day by The Highland Rovers Band - Unusual Days (2007)
Why did I choose this song? Over the past 16 plus years, The Highland Rovers Band - formed and based in the New York Metropolitan area - has played all throughout New York and along the eastern seaboard. They have performed with such top Irish artists such as The Saw Doctors, The Wolfe Tones and The Young Dubliners, as well as many, many more.
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is perhaps one of the most widely known figures of Christianity. For all that, little about young Patrick's life is known, and most of what is known can be classified as myth.
Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. There is no actual evidence that Patrick's family was particularly religious - many accounts have claimed that his family was actually pagan.
At age 16, Patrick was kidnapped by Irish raiders and sold into slavery. Many believe that he was taken to Mount Slemish in Ballymena, County Antrim to work as a shepherd. He may have also been held for a time near Killala, County Mayo.
After six years spent in captivity, Patrick escaped, and guided by a voice and dreams he was convinced were sent from God, was instructed to leave Ireland and return home for a time. Fifteen years later, Patrick returned to Ireland having been ordained a priest to serve as a missionary to the Irish people. St. Patrick began his mission to Ireland in 432, and by his death in 461, the island was almost entirely Christian.
The first recorded St. Patrick's Day parade was celebrated in New York City on March 17, 1762 by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. The traditional meal served in America to celebrate St. Patrick's Day is corned beef and cabbage.
Traditionally, families in Ireland observe the holiday by spending the morning in church and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against eating meat are waived, and people dance, drink and feast - on the the traditional meal of bacon and cabbage.