Favorite Song/Tune?

Suaimhneach

I LOVE Táimse im coladh and Rí na Síog.

And Spancil Hill as well.

How bout you lot?

dublinario

I know it's cliched, but I think 'The Lonesome Boatman' would have to be my favourite trad song of all time. It's just so haunting.

Jim

The Mero

ravenhead

Christy Moore's version of 'Black Is the Colour' - gets me everytime

John

At the moment it's Andy Irvine singing that Blacksmithereens song (I heard him live with Mozaik doing it and I have him with Planxty here). Truly great song.

growler

"Red Haired Mary" I'm particularly fond of since learning it in a pub in Skibereen years ago ( never heard it recorded though)

, when a bit nostalgic I like "song for ireland" and "the town i loved so well"

Shadowdancer

Current favourite is Dolores Keanes version of Heart like a Wheel.

Let the Dance begin,
S.

j1979p

Paul Bradys version of "The Lakes of Pontchartrain". His voice is incredible in it!

Lyra

j1979p wrote:

Paul Bradys version of "The Lakes of Pontchartrain". His voice is incredible in it!

also his version of "Arthur McBride" . Can't pick one favourite tune there are so many!

VanUsal

Andy Irvines 'As I Roved Out' from the new Planxty CD/DVD

dublinario

A couple of people have mentioned Andy Irvine songs on this thread, and a couple more have mentioned Paul Brady songs. For the benefit of the uninitiated, the two made an album together in the 70's, and it is stunning. It is the album where Paul Brady first introduced us to his arrangement of 'Arthur McBride', although the re-recording he did for his Greatest Hits is admittedly better. The album is eponymously titled 'Andy Irvine and Paul Brady', and I would highly recommend it to any and all Trad fans.

I only finally got my copy about a year ago, after months of trying. I ordered it off Amazon countless times, and on each occasion, about a month later I would receive an email saying 'sorry, out of stock, we cannot fulfill your order'. I think the site I finally ordered it from was one that is linked to from Andy Irvine's site.

Flukey

His version of Arthur McBride is better than the Planxty one. My favourtie traditional music songs? There are loads so I won't even start to tell you. Here is the Andy Irvine site:


http://www.andyirvine.com/index.html

billy the squid

The Chulin my own personal favorite, its the only tune I can play on the fiddle without messing it up

Would also include the Marino Waltz as well.