The Best of Irish Folk [Essential]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: September 03, 2002
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: World

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Rocky Road to Dublin (Lyrics)	Traditional	The Dubliners	(2:38)
Swallow's Tail/Rakes of Kildare/Blackthorn Stick	Traditional	Dave Swarbrick	(3:18)
The Curragh of Kildare	Traditional	Eddie Furey, Finbar Furey	(4:51)
The Glenside Nos. 1 & 2	Traditional	Glenside Ceilidh Band	(2:10)
Ye Jacobites By Name	Traditional	The Johnstons	(2:55)
Henry Joy	Traditional	Grehan Sisters	(2:40)
Hullichan's Chorus Jig	Traditional	Dave Swarbrick	(2:07)
O'Carolan's Concerto		The Johnstons	(2:21)
The Exile's Jig	Andy Irvine, Johnny Moynihan, Terry Woods	Sweeney's Men	(1:42)
Carron Lough Bay	Traditional	Eddie Furey, Finbar Furey	(2:32)
The Lambs on the Green Hills	Traditional	The Johnstons	(4:59)
The Golden Jubilee		Glenside Ceilidh Band	(2:47)
The Cook in the Kitchen	Traditional	The Dubliners	(2:19)
The Orange and the Green		Grehan Sisters	(3:15)
The Nine Points of Roguery/Humours of Tulla	Traditional	The Johnstons	(3:14)
Eamonn an Chnuic (Ned of the Hills)	Traditional	Eddie Furey, Finbar Furey	(3:48)
The Killarney Boys of Pleasure	Traditional	Dave Swarbrick	(2:46)
The Bridge Below the Town		Glenside Ceilidh Band	(2:30)
Caillerch an Airgid	Traditional	The Johnstons	(1:48)
Austin Tierney/I'm Waiting for You/The Boys of Ballisodare/The ...	Traditional	Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band	(3:40)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Fhir a' Bhata	Traditional	The Johnstons	(5:02)
Shannon Bells/Fairy Dance/Miss McLeod's Reel	Traditional	Dave Swarbrick	(4:14)
Come By the Hills	W. Gordon Smith	Eddie Furey, Finbar Furey	(4:09)
The Black Velvet Band	Traditional	Grehan Sisters	(3:44)
Planxty Davy	Traditional	Finbar Furey	(1:52)
Roisin Dubh	Traditional	The Dubliners	(3:47)
Hurricane's Victory/The Providence	Traditional	Glenside Ceilidh Band	(2:18)
The Frog's Wedding	Traditional	The Johnstons	(3:13)
Madam Bonaparte	Traditional	Finbar Furey	(3:19)
The Lake of Coolfin	Traditional	Grehan Sisters	(4:38)
Kilfenora Reels	Traditional		(2:54)
Sheebeg and Sheemore		Dave Swarbrick	(1:42)
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore	Traditional	The Johnstons	(3:51)
Victoria		Grehan Sisters	(2:16)
Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen	Traditional	Dave Swarbrick	(2:44)
The Hag With the Money/Sleepy Maggie	Traditional	Dave Swarbrick	(4:51)

Credits

Johnston (Arranger), Bourke (Arranger), Lynch (Arranger), Marriott (Arranger), Laurence Aston (Compilation), Grehan (Arranger), Hugh Gilmour (Design), Hugh Gilmour (Photography), McKenna (Arranger), Laurence Aston (Sleeve Notes), Steve Hammonds (Project Coordinator)