VARIOUS – Whiskey In The Jar: The Best Of Irish Ballads – LP – Vinyl

LP – Black Vinyl.

When The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem made their legendary appearance on the Ed Suillivan Show in New York in March 1961, a young Bob Dylan had just arrived in the city. He must have heard The Best of Irish Ballads have sat up and listened. While on the other side of the Atlantic, The Dubliners certainly did. Together, these two groups took up the mantle and an Irish folk revival was born. Their influences spanned seas, oceans and generations and from their cloth legendary musical paths were woven and crossed.

Tommy Makem, Paddy Reilly, Johnny McEvoy, Patsy Watchorn, Finbar Furey and many others, have created an enduring appreciation and love of Irish folk music which is firmly entwined in our musical heritage today. Like a good whiskey, this collection is a blend of perfect ingredients. To hear them together is a rare and unmissable treat.

Tracklist:

Side One
1. The Fields of Athenry – Paddy Reilly
2. The Rock Road To Dublin – Liam Clancy with Luke Kelly
3. Muirsheen Durkin – Johnny McEvoy
4. Whiskey In The Jar – Dublin City Ramblers
5. From Clare To Here – Jim McCann
6. A Song For Ireland – Barleycorn
7. The Wild Mountain Thyme – The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem

Side Two
1. The Rare Old Times – Dublin City Ramblers
2. New York Girls – Finbar Furey
3. Raglan Road – Ronnie Drew
4. The Craic Was 90 In The Isle of Man – Paddy Reilly
5. Grace – Barleycorn
6. Come Out Ye Black and Tans – Derek Warfield and The Young Wolfe Tones
7. The Parting Glass – Liam Clancy