Artist	Song
The Pogues	The Irish Rover (feat. The Dubliners)
from The Very Best of The Pogues (2006)
Luka Bloom	You Couldn't Have Come At a Better Time
from Riverside (2008)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova	Falling Slowly
from Once (Music from the Motion Picture) (2007)
Clannad	Buachaill Ón Éirne
from Macalla (1986)
Christy Moore	Back Home In Derry
from Ride On (2006)
Maura O'Connell	The Bright Blue Rose
from Naked With Friends (2009)
Tommy Sands	Raglan Road
from To Shorten the Winter - An Irish Christmas (2006)
The Irish Rovers	The Unicorn
from The Best of the Irish Rovers (1999)
Van Morrison with The Chieftains	Irish Heartbeat
from Van Morrison: At the Movies - Soundtrack Hits (2007)
Horslips	The Shamrock Shore
from Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part (2007)
Planxty	As I Roved Out
from The Planxty Collection (2005)
Enya	Triad: St.Patrick / Cu Chulainn / Oisin
from The Celts (2007)
Niamh Parsons	The Water Is Wide
from Blackbirds & Thrushes (2006)
Seán Tyrrell	Only from Day to Day
from The Cry of a Dreamer (2006)
Aine Minogue	Carolan's Welcome
from The Twilight Realm (2004)
De Dannan	Rambling Irishman
from The Best of DeDannan (2005)
Davy Spillane	Boulavogue / Mrs. McLeod
from Transatlantic Sessions - Series 1, Vol. 3 (2009)
The Young Dubliners	The Foggy Dew
from With All Due Respect - The Irish Sessions (2007)
The Wolfe Tones	I'm a Rover
from The Sound of Irish Folk (2002)
Karan Casey	The Keg of Brandy
from Chasing the Sun (2007)
El McMeen	Danny Boy
from Irish Guitar Encores (2005)
Lúnasa	Morning Nightcap
from The Merry Sisters of Fate (2006)
Susan McKeown	The Lass of Aughrim
from Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs - An Draighnen Donn: Amhrián Grá (2006)
Lumiere	Kellswater
from Lumiere (2010)
Gavin Pennycook	Gallowglass, Snuffwife
from Celtic Nyckelharpa (2010)
Altan	Dónal Agus Mórag
from Harvest Storm (2006)
The Dubliners	The Rocky Road to Dublin / Within a Mile of Dublin
from 40 Years (2008)
Seamus Egan	Lark In the Morning Medley
from Masters of the Banjo (2011)
Brendan Behan	The Old Triangle
from Celtic Millenium (2006)
Solas	The Wind That Shakes the Barley
from Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers (2006)
Sean Keane	Galway to Graceland
from A Portrait Best of 1993-2003 (2006)
Connemara Stone Company	The Maid on the Shore
from Birds & Beasts (2011)
Mary Black	No Frontiers
from Warmer for the Spark - The Songs of Jimy Mac Carthy (1997)
Tommy Makem	Kitty Magee
from Songs of Tommy Makem (Re-Mastered Expanded Edition) (2007)
Sharon Shannon	Phil Cunningham Set
from Sharon Shannon (2001)
Dolores Keane	Caledonia
from Dolores Keane (1997)
Patrick Street	The White Petticoat / The Kerry Jig / Katy Is Waiting
from Compendium - The Best of Patrick Street (2006)
Shaun Davey & Rita Connolly	Free and Easy
from Granuaile (1985)
Paddy Keenan	Uilleann pipe
from Cornemuses d'Europe (1991)
Andy Irvine	Born In Carrickfergus
from Way Out Yonder (2001)
Martin Hayes	The Crooked Road / The Foxhunter's Reel
from Under the Moon (2006)
Nightnoise	The Rose of Tralee
from Shadow of Time (1993)
Damien O'Kane	Summer Hill
from Summer Hill (2010)
Cathie Ryan	Somewhere Along the Road
from Somewhere Along the Road (2005)
Paul Brady	Nothing But the Same Old Story
from Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady (2010)
Seána	Carolan's Concerto
from Traditional Irish Harp (2010)
Cara Dillon	P Stands for Paddy (Lament for Johnny)
from Hill of Thieves (2009)
Béal Tuinne	Bealtaine na Maighdine
from Live at St. James' Church, Dingle (2007)
Eleanor McEvoy	Only a Woman's Heart
from Celtic Music - Live from Mountain Stage (1997)
Stéphanie Makem & Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn	An Slipéar Airgid - Ar an Bhealach Ó Ghleann Go Carraig
from Ceol Is Píob (2008)
The Chieftains	Boil the Breakfast Early
from The Essential Chieftains (2006)
Tommie Cunniffe	Anyone Should Go to Boston
from Unbuttoned (2007)
Colm O'Donnell	The Hill of Knocknashee (song)
from Farewell to Evening Dances (2003)
Ronnie Drew	Red Roses for Me
from The Humour Is On Me Now (1999)
Tommy Peoples	Slip Jigs: Hardinan the Fiddler / Give Us a Drink of Water / Heels Over Head
from Waiting for a Call (2005)
Blood or Whiskey	King of the Fairies/Western Junk
from No Time to Explain (2001)
The Bothy Band	Do You Love an Apple?
from The Best of the Bothy Band (2008)
Peter McAlinden	The Piper Through the Meadow Straying
from Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part (2011)
Niamh Ní Charra	Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha
from Súgach Sámh / Happy Out (2010)
Innisfree Ceol	The Lord of the Dance Theme
from Celtic Millenium (2006)
Paddy Reilly	John O'Dreams
from The Fields Of Athenry (2009)
Johnny McEvoy	Carrickfergus
from The Sound of Irish Folk (2002)
Déanta	Culloden's Harvest
from Ready for the Storm (2006)
Bill Craig	The Galway Races
from Celtic Lightning - A Thunderous Collection of Ireland's Finest Male Artists (2009)
Danu	The Fairy Reel / the Old Torn Petticoat / Our House At Home
from The Road Less Traveled (2005)
Beoga	Cu Chullain's Despair
from Mischief (2007)
Paddy Homan	Lowlands Of Holland (feat. Pat Broaders and Jimmy Keane)
from Paddy Homan (2009)
Luke Kelly	The Rising of the Moon
from The Best Of Luke Kelly (2007)
Mary O'Hara	The Gartan Mother's Lullaby
from Celtic Women of Song (2007)
Mick Moloney	The Irish Volunteers
from Far from the Shamrock Shore (2005)
Moira Smiley	Donal Og
from Rua (2006)
Na Fili	Within A Mile Of Dublin - Carnanban
from Follow Me Down To Limerick (2009)
Moya Brennan	I Will Find You
from Signature (2007)
Téada	Poirt: Delia Keane's/ the Horse's Leotard/ Seán Buí/ the Dawn Chorus
from Inné Amárach (2006)
Liam Clancy	The Parting Glass
from Favourites 1 & 2 (2005)

Comment:

If all you’re expecting out of Irish folk is a few fond choruses of “Danny Boy,” then you’re about to have your expectations seriously upended. Sure, Ireland’s constantly evolving folk tradition is based on the firm foundation of ballads, jigs, hornpipes, and reels that often have the weight of centuries behind them, but from the Pogues and Luka Bloom to Enya and Clannad, each new generation adds another flavor to stew, be it punk, pop, New Age, or ambient music. We’ve reached into every corner of the Emerald Isle, from Bantry to Belfast, to bring you the pipers, fiddlers, tin whistlers, and troubadours who feed the eternal flame.

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