20 Best of Irish Ballads

by 20 BEST OF IRISH BALLADS / VARIOUS

Overview

This pleasant collection of 20 traditional Irish ballads blends a large measure of wistfulness with dashes of wry whimsy and sanguine good humor. Most of the airs on this album are best suited for relaxed rumination. Participants are Corrib Folk, Sean O'Se, Shamrog, Blackthorn, Brier, Tara, Margaret Barry, Paddy Reilly, John Close, Pat Woods, and Ronnie Drew, who sits in with the Dubliners to sing "Johnson's Motor Car." Additional guests of the Dubliners are Jim McCann ("Carrickfergus") and Luke Kelly ("Whiskey in the Jar"). ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2007
Label:	ARC MUSIC
UPC:	5019396210721

Tracks

1. Flight of the Earls  -  Brier
2. Grace  -  Shamrog
3. Ringsend Rose  -  Tara
4. The Fields of Athenry  -  Brier
5. The Cliffs of Dooneen  -  Blackthorn  -  Traditional
6. The Galway Shawl  -  Brier  -  Traditional
7. Carrickfergus  -  Dubliners  - Jim McCann
8. The Mountains of Mourne  - Pat Woods
9. Spancil Hill  -  Corrib Folk  -  Traditional
10. The Town I Loved So Well  -  Brier
11. The Auld Triangle  - Ronnie Drew
12. The Rare Auld Times  - Pat Woods
13. Johnson's Motor Car  - Ronnie Drew  -  Dubliners  -  Traditional
14. Irish Ways & Irish Laws  - John Close
15. Avondale  -  Corrib Folk  -  Traditional
16. Farewell to My Own Native Land  - Margaret Barry  -  Traditional
17. The Rocky Road to Dublin  - Paddy Reilly  -  Traditional
18. Back Home in Derry  - John Close
19. The Castle of Dromore  - Sean O Se  -  Traditional
20. Whiskey in the Jar  -  Dubliners  - Luke Kelly  -  Traditional

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pat Woods   Primary Artist
Paddy Reilly   Primary Artist
Shamrog   Primary Artist
Corrib Folk   Primary Artist
Margaret Barry   Primary Artist
Brier   Primary Artist
Jim McCann   Primary Artist
Ronnie Drew   Primary Artist
Tara   Primary Artist
Blackthorn   Primary Artist
The Dubliners   Primary Artist
John Close   Primary Artist
Sean O'Se   Primary Artist
Luke Kelly   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Diz Heller   Liner Notes,Mastering
Barbara Papadopoulos   Typesetting,Layout Design
Alex Stokes   Cover Design
Traditional   Composer
Jeannine Blanpain   Translation