Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street

• Artist: Patrick Street
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• Release Date: January 16, 2001
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: World

Review

After seven albums of top-notch reels, jigs, ballads, and polkas, Celtic supergroup Patrick Street have earned themselves a "greatest-hits" collection. Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street is a serviceable slice from an awfully big pie. For fans who have followed closely the careers of Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke, Arty McGlynn, and Jackie Daly, this anthology offers nothing new. For the uninitiated, however, it serves as a cohesive sampler of what these talented gentlemen are capable of. Although it features a fine balance of songs -- "William Taylor" -- and instrumentals -- "Loftus Jones" -- the exclusion of Gerry O'Beirne's "Strokestown" and "Land of the Patagarang," and the inclusion of the dynamically challenged live version of their peerless studio recording of Penguin Cafe Orchestra's "Music for a Found Harmonium"- makes this Best Of a "rest of". ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Walsh's Polka	Traditional	Patrick Street	(3:31)
Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhrán/Jack Keane's Reel	Traditional	Patrick Street	(3:35)
The Dream/Indiana	Andy Irvine, Andy Mitchell	Patrick Street	(7:00)
The White Petticoat/Kerry Jig/Katy Is Waiting	Traditional	Patrick Street	(4:39)
Stewball and the Monoghan Grey Mare	Andy Irvine	Patrick Street	(4:22)
Rainbow 'Mid the Willows	Traditional	Patrick Street	(5:35)
Newmarket Polkas	Traditional	Patrick Street	(3:40)
William Taylor	Traditional	Patrick Street	(3:07)
The Set/La Cardeuse	Traditional	Patrick Street	(3:13)
Brackagh Hill	Andy Irvine, Traditional	Patrick Street	(5:49)
Killanin's Fancy/The Dash to Portobello/Anna Maculeen	Traditional	Patrick Street	(5:12)
Lintheads/Lawrence Common	Andy Irvine, Traditional	Patrick Street	(7:43)
Loftus Jones	Turlough O'Carolan	Patrick Street	(3:33)
Music for a Found Harmonium	Simon Jeffes	Patrick Street	(4:06)

Credits

Bernie Nau (Engineer), Patrick Street (Producer), Ged Foley (Guitar), Tim O'Brien (Liner Notes), Bernie Nau (Mixing), Andy Irvine (Mandolin), Tom Boyer (Mixing Engineer), Enda Walsh (Engineer), Dónal Lunny (Remixing), Bill Whelan (Producer), Rod Ferrell (Engineer), Gerry O'Beirne (Producer), Jackie Daly (Vocals (Background)), Patrick Street (Arranger), Kevin Burke (Notes Editing), James Kelly (Fiddle), Ged Foley (Fiddle), Dónal Lunny (Bodhran), Declan Masterson (Keyboards), Bill Whelan (Keyboards), Ged Foley (Vocals (Background)), Andy Irvine (Vocals), Bernie Nau (Mastering), Josh Pulman (Photography), Gerry O'Beirne (Vocals), Ged Foley (Mixing), Declan Masterson (Low Whistle), Andy Irvine (Mandola), Pearse Dunne (Engineer), Dónal Lunny (Engineer), Andy Irvine (Harmonica), Andrew Boland (Remixing), Arty McGlynn (Guitar), Kevin Burke (Vocals (Background)), Kevin Burke (Fiddle), Bill Whelan (Vocals (Background)), Dónal Lunny (Keyboards), Gerry O'Beirne (Guitar), Ged Foley (Compilation), Sarah McCann (Assistant Engineer), Andy Irvine (Bouzouki), Declan Masterson (Uillean Pipes), Dónal Lunny (Producer), Andy Irvine (Hurdygurdy), Ged Foley (Northumbrian Smallpipes), Jackie Daly (Accordion), Brad Wrolstad (Design)