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Posted by: j Padraig moore 14-Apr-2005, 10:13 AM
What are your favorite celtic songs?
In no particular order:
1. Annachie Gordon by Loreena McKennitt
2. Bonny Portmore, no particular artist
3. just about anything by Enya
4. any piper doing Amazing Grace
5. Heart and Soul by Wolfestone

I could go on...

What are your favorites?

Posted by: nehtar 14-Apr-2005, 06:58 PM
1.Summer walkers
2.What's up yours
3.Prince of darkness
4.The Queen of argyll
and any other good beer drinkin' song

Posted by: mingkee 14-Apr-2005, 07:59 PM
any song I request on here is my favorite
some are not on the list are

Alyth McCormack: MacCrimmon, Dheannhain sugradh
Clannad: You're the one+Dobhar (must listen together), Let me see, Fado, A gentle place
The Tannahill Weaver: Fareweel the silver darlin', For aye
Skyedance: Black Jewel
Heather Dale: King's word
Dougie MacLean: The Ferry, The Osprey (note: I'll buy 15CD boxset this July)
Sileas: Planxty Crockery/Domhnall, Miss Ann Cameron of Balvenie


Posted by: WizardofOwls 14-Apr-2005, 08:58 PM
I like

Mary Jane Lamond
1. Cha tig Mor mo bhean dhachaigh
2. E Horo

Capercaillie
3. Ailein Duinn
4. Waiting for the Wheel to Turn
5. Coisich a Ruin

Dougie MacLean
6. All Together
7. It Belongs to Us
8. Plooboy Laddies

Loreena McKennitt
9. Moon Cradle
10. Annachie Gordon
11. Samain Night
12. Mummers Dance
13. The Bonne Swans

Enya
14. Carribean Blue
15. Book of Days
16. Orinocco Flow
17. May It Be

Most anything by Clannad, and I could go on and on...





Posted by: MDF3530 15-Apr-2005, 11:19 AM
The Clancy Brothers:
"Beer, Beer, Beer"

The Dubliners:
"The Pub With No Beer" (a very scary thought ohmy.gif )

Enya:
"Only Time"
"Orinoco Flow"
"May It Be"

Loreena McKennitt:
"Marrakesh Night Market"
"Bonny Portmore"
"Samain Night"
"The Mummer's Dance"

The Fenians:
"Drunken Sailor"

Bagpipes:
"Amazing Grace"
"Going Home" (even though the symphony it is from was written by a Czech biggrin.gif )

Gaelic Storm:
"An Irish Party in Third Class" (from "Titanic")

Arranmore (gotta give a shout out to the lads from Chicago biggrin.gif ):
"South Side Irish"
"I&M Canal"

Unknown from the "Highlander: Endgame" Soundtrack:
"In Memory of Connor"

Posted by: Dreamer1 17-Apr-2005, 10:45 AM
J Padraig,

I have too many favorites to list!! laugh.gif May I, instead, just list a few favorite artists? I love Loreena McKennitt and John Doan, and also lots of the Riverdance music, some of Lisa Lynne, Corrs, Chieftains, Pipin Hot, Afro-Celt Sound System, Llewellyn, Ginkgo Garden, and then I have several albums of mixed artists (Celtic Journey, Celtic Twilight,.......) Celticradio should get credit for all of them, too!

Dreamer1

Posted by: mingkee 17-Apr-2005, 12:37 PM
you noticed John Doan
he plays an interesting instrument...Harp Guitar
but the price.....$7500!!!!! unsure.gif

Posted by: Lyra Luminara 17-Apr-2005, 03:31 PM
"The Foggy Dew"

"Mystic's Dream" by Loreena Mckennit

"Danny Boy" by Celtic Woman

"Black Friday Rule" by Flogging Molly

"The Fields of Athenry"

that's all I can think of right now...

Posted by: RovingWhistler 18-Apr-2005, 10:31 PM
The Songs that top my whistlin list are

Si beag si mor
The Blackbird
Casadh an tSugain
Uir-Chill a' Chreagain

Pretty much any slow air

As far as ~regular~ songs go

Fiddlers Green - Barleyjuice
Rosin the Bow - Barleyjuice
Paddys Green Shamrock Shores - Paddy Reilly
Fields of Athenry - Paddy Reilly

Too many others by too many artists to really list note.gif

Posted by: Celeste 06-May-2005, 12:12 PM
My all time fav song is The Scotsman. I laugh so hard evertime I hear it.

Posted by: single speed 21-May-2005, 10:33 PM
Any song that you can sing while drinking a Pint olf Guinness!

Gee I hope I remember how to post a message around here! unsure.gif

Posted by: Dreamer1 23-May-2005, 10:47 AM
Welcome back Single Speed! cheers.gif

Whatcha been up to??

Dreamer1

Posted by: dundee 23-May-2005, 12:41 PM
Andy M. Stewart: Ramblin' Irishman
Silly Wizard: The Broom O' the Cowdenknowes
**acturally anything Andy Stewart sings with or with
out Silly Wizard... the man has and incredible voice**


Old Blind Dogs" Come A' Ye Kincardine Lads

Natalie MacMaster: The Drunken Piper

Barleyjuice: Rosin the Bow *and lots of their other stuff*

Paul Haslem & Stevan Pasero: The Abbess Of Kildare
**anyone that can do ocarolan like this on hammer dulcimer**

Corrina Hewat: Sheath & Knife (Child 16)
**love these old child ballads... incest and murder all
rolled into one neat lil package... perverted lot back then aye?**


Susan McKeown: Oró Mhíle Grá

Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club:The Ballad of Tam Lin

Loreena McKennitt: Bonny Portmore

Ecclestons: Mingalay Boat Song

The Barley Boys: Whiskey for Breakfast

Deiseal: Lord Inchiquin
**one of my favorite versions of inchquin**

The Corries: Song For Ireland

Connie Dover: Mally Leigh

Celtic Music: Caledonia

many of these songs and tunes are included in me own repertoire
probably why i likes em....... note.gif


Posted by: Rashaunda 24-Mar-2009, 02:43 PM
Though I'm a big Loreena McKennitt fan, I found my favorite version of Annachie Gordon on a CD by Ivory. The CD is called Gentle Maiden. I suppose what I like about it is that her voice is pure and you can hear every word of the song. And her voice has a lot of emotion to it. This CD also has another favorite of mine...a version of The Moved Through the Fair.

Another favorite is Somebody by Connie Dover.

Posted by: MDF3530 26-Mar-2009, 03:22 PM
Partial list:

"Whiskey In The Jar"
"Loch Lomond"
"The Town I Loved So Well"
"Bonny Portmore"
"Tell Me Ma"
"Spanish Lady"
"Orinoco Flow"
"Amarantine"
"When Irish Eyes Are Smilin'"
"My Wild Irish Rose"
"Danny Boy" (I didn't like that at first but it's grown on me)

Posted by: Robert Phoenix 26-Mar-2009, 09:18 PM
I've got quite a few favorites but my all time are Waht's Up Yopurs, Pretty Wild Bride and Tartan is the Color of My true Love's Hair by Barleyjuice. (Acutually pretty much anything by Barleyjuice cept the Potato song and Love with a Priest)
-Orionco flow, The River sings, and Anywhere is by Enya
-Most anything by Loreena McKennett
-Ramblin Rover by Andy Stewart
-Afrocelt's first three albums
-Lukey's boat by GBS and the Chieftains
-Lys Vert - La Bottine Souriante
Oh there are so many
But I have to admit the one I'm currently stuck on is Caledonia, probably because of the Scotland homecoming commercials. That sucker just wants to stick right in your head.

Posted by: LibraryJim 01-May-2009, 10:21 PM
Skye Boat Song -- it will be played by a piper at the grave-site should I decide to die some day.

Bonny Portmore -- Loreena McKennitt, not the "Highlander" version.

Aisling Samhna -- Máire Breatnach

Whistling Gypsy Rover -- anyone

Seven Days of Drunken Nights -- Brobdingnagian Bards
Old Dun Cow -- Brobdingnagian Bards

Wild Kitty -- Marc Gunn

Star of the County Down -- The McIlroys (local, but I've not heard anyone do it better!)

Ghost of a Rose -- Blackmore's Night

Ecstasy -- The Crossing

Treasure -- Iona

Black is the Color -- Lucky Mud (again, local)

Scarborough Fair -- Mediaeval Baebes
Temptasyon -- Mediaeval Baebes

I could probably go on for quite a bit more, but that will do.


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