The Essential Irish Folk Collection

Annotation

Probably reissued in 2002 with slightly different cover art.

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-02 19:27 UTC.

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Men of Worth	Mary Black		4:02
2	Anthem for Ireland	De Dannan		3:34
3	Fields of Athenry	Paddy Reilly		4:36
4	Bramble and the Rose	The Black Family		3:19
5	Easy and Slow	Ronnie Drew		3:08
6	O Carolan's Draught	Dublin City Ramblers		2:30
7	Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway	Jim McCann		3:17
8	Slievenamon	Johnny McEvoy		2:42
9	The Wren's Nest	De Dannan		3:31
10	The Parting Glass	Brian Byrne		3:21
11	Salonika	Dublin City Ramblers		2:35
12	A Song for Ireland	The Barleycorn		4:27
13	Tripping Up the Stairs	The Jolly Beggarmen		2:10
14	The Crack Was Ninety in the Isle of Man	Paddy Reilly		2:45
15	The Field Behind the Plough	Any Old Time String Band		3:39
16	Raglan Road	Fair Isle Folk		4:17
17	Where My Eileen Is Waiting for Me	Johnny McEvoy		2:40
18	A Man You Don't Meet Everyday cover recording of: I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day (in 1982) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 975) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 975)	The Barleycorn		3:20
19	Britches Full of Stiches / Hollow Rock Waltz	Fair Isle Folk		3:50
20	This Love Will Carry	The Black Family		3:57

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/13877201 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B000024NIJ [info]