Your Favourite Irish songs

[achadh gallain]

Friend of mine sings this song, love it.. this is a shit version tho:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQHxsZDkrPU

[fred the red]

I know thats its a scottish song, but Caledonia always gives my goosebumps.


also anything sung by Cara Dillion is great.

[An Fear Rua]

Microdisney - town to town

Aslan - this is

Divine Comedy - Mastermind (and many others)

[peterquaife]

tough one

1. how can I exist - frank & walters
2. michael - frank & walters
3. hatch 77 - giveamanakick
4. bone deep - the walls
5. sometimes - my bloody valentine
6. gone to sea - new amusement
7. rainy night in soho - the pogues
8. stop it you're killing me - therapy?
9. celebrate - an emotional fish
10. you've got my number - undertones

[peterquaife]

Tough one indeed.

1. National Prayer Breakfast - Feeding Frenzy

ah man..the times of pop song, feeding frenzy..the 50p NPB gigs in the tunnel club on saturday afternoons...loved that band. I see yer man Richard is writing a fair bit for the Hotpress

PQ

[stephenite]

Tough one indeed.

1. National Prayer Breakfast - Feeding Frenzy

ah man..the times of pop song, feeding frenzy..the 50p NPB gigs in the tunnel club on saturday afternoons...loved that band. I see yer man Richard is writing a fair bit for the Hotpress

PQ

Was it not the funnel? Good old days indeed

[thebandit]

Boys from the County Armagh
Back to Castleblayney
Joe McDonnell
Hills of Donegal
Galway Girl
N17
Transit Van
Flash the Lights at Me

[muppet]

And now for something completely different:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6srNv6W0RE&feature=related

Written by the man on the right.

[muppet]

Actually it may have been arranged rather than written by him but another international choir singing it credit him (look at the other youtube versions). It appears to be sean nós though.

[Maguire01]

Whipping Boy - When we were young
David Kitt - Song from Hope St
Damien Dempsey - Apple of my Eye
Ash - A life less Ordinary
The Frames - Finally
Republic of Loose - The Steady Song
Snow Patrol - An Olive Grove Facing the Sea
Therapy? - Screamager

I give up! These lists take ages to think of and it's a nightmare trying to narrow down a massive list to 10.

[Niall Quinn]

Still haven't found what I'm looking for

Still think this would be a great first dance at wedding song.

[muppet]

Seaweed growing on rocks.

Like lots of old Irish music/poetry it was probably a metaphor for Ireland to keep the composer alive. Droimeann Donn Dilís springs to mind unless faithfull brown cows were held in particularly high esteem.

Just a thought watching it again, the Munster pack should counter the Haka with this, if they can sing that is. 

[bcarrier]

another 10 ..

U2 - One
Popes - Cracklin Rosie
Pogues - Pair of Brown eyes
Undertones - Here comes the summer
Van & Chieftains - Star of the County Down
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Sinead O C - Nothing Compares 2u
Mary Black - Anachie Gordon
4 of us - she hits me
dubliners - raglan road

[peterquaife]

Tough one indeed.

1. National Prayer Breakfast - Feeding Frenzy

ah man..the times of pop song, feeding frenzy..the 50p NPB gigs in the tunnel club on saturday afternoons...loved that band. I see yer man Richard is writing a fair bit for the Hotpress

PQ

Was it not the funnel? Good old days indeed

i was thinkin that, either Tunnel or Funnel...only times I was ever there was to see NPB...classic Saturdays

PQ

[Feckitt]

tough one

1. how can I exist - frank & walters
2. michael - frank & walters
3. hatch 77 - giveamanakick
4. bone deep - the walls
5. sometimes - my bloody valentine
6. gone to sea - new amusement
7. rainy night in soho - the pogues
8. stop it you're killing me - therapy?
9. celebrate - an emotional fish
10. you've got my number - undertones

I think that Dave Fanning has a lot to answer for when you see some of the shite that is passing for the greatest irish songs of all time.  Microdisney my arse.
I was listening to the Dubliners this morning belting out The Hot Asphalt, and I despair at the lack of radio and tv coverage given to good folk music.