Hey, help me out with something. I was asked recently to come up with a list for a friend. A list of classic, seminal Irish music albums (yes, I said albums. I'm old.) that someone building a collection should use as cornerstones.
It's a daunting task. Which is why I need your help. I don't daunt well under pressure.
Here are a few of mine, in no particular order:
- The Chieftains 5
- The Bothy Band, Old Hag You Have Killed Me
- Christy Moore, Live At The Point
- The Pogues, If I Should Fall From The Grace Of God
- Planxty, The Well Below The Valley
- The Saw Doctors, If This Is Rock and Roll...
- Waterboys, Fisherman's Blues
- Andy Irvine & Paul Brady, self titled
These are all pretty old, granted, but have stood the important test of time in my opinion. I'm sure more will come to me after I wake up. I could probably do this all day. But I'd rather have you do it for me. So what do you think? What are your "must-haves"? Let me know.
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Solas - self titled
Altan - Island Angel
Long Black Veil--Chieftains
Black 47
McCarthy
Lake Effect by Liz Carrol
Encore by Celtic Fiddle Festival
Bohola by Bohola
The Wheels of the World
Volumes I and II
A Collection of the best early
recordings ( made in New York )
of the masters which are the
same recordings which then
went back to Ireland and
changed the course of Irish
Music in the 20th Century
The Clancy Brothers
with Tommy Makem.
Any CD. ( 55 made so far ).
Dervish - CD: Spirit
Took the Ceol to new heights.
Randall Bayes and Roger Landes
CD: House to House
Celtic Album of the year for 2005
The Fuchsia Band
CD: Grá Dá Raibh
Voted Album of the year for
2007 by CelticRadio.net
Contains the only official studio
recording of "Óró Sé Do Beatha 'Bhaile" from the movie
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
which is the first Irish film
to ever win the top award at
the Cannes Film Festival, 2006.
Fuchsia band lead singer
Máirtín de Cógáin was in the
film and sang the title song
onscreen.
Flogging Molly - Swagger
...and if we are talking The Pogues I'm going to have to go with Rum Sodomy And the Lash. That is the correct answer. ;)
The Irish Brigade out of Belfast.Any album will do they are the best.
Then there is also Charlie and the bhoys as well any album of theirs will do.
Of course there is Derek Warfield as well.
Plus there is a local band that I have heard songs from on their myspace page.They are called Cannaught Town they are local Irish and sounds pretty damn good.
The Irish Brigade out of Belfast.Any album will do they are the best.
Then there is also Charlie and the bhoys as well any album of theirs will do.
Of course there is Derek Warfield as well.
Plus there is a local band that I have heard songs from on their myspace page.They are called Cannaught Town they are local Irish and sounds pretty damn good.
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