For this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, we chose a range of folk songs that express the history, accomplishments and passionate love of country of the Irish. On this day, the Green Book is all Irish!

1. Fields Of Athenry Paddy Reilly; The Sound Of Irish Folk (Digitalpressure/Dolphin Group)
2. Hills Of Donegal Peter Tomelty; Essential Irish Pub Songs Collection-C (Arran)
3. It’s A Great Day For The Irish Frank Parker; St Patrick’s Day Party (Sony)
4. Pat Works On The Railway Cottars; Forerunner (Rounder)
5. Song For Ireland Mary Black; Raised On Songs & Stories-Collected Irish Ballads-C (Digitalpressure/Dolphin Group)

For more songs on this subject, see GreenBookofSongs.com® category Countries: Ireland.

It’s only fitting for the Green Book to appreciate a holiday about all things green! In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are six songs celebrating Ireland and the Irish.

• Irish Rover Clancy Brothers; Clancy Brothers With Lou (Vanguard)
• Off To Dublin In The Green Dubliners; Best Of The Dubliners-Irish Favorites (Tradition)
• Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore Chieftains; Another Country (RCA)
• Rockin’ Rockin’ Leprechauns Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers; Rock ‘N’ Roll With Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers (Rhino)
• There’s A Little Bit Of Irish Patrick O’Hagan; 22 Golden Shamrocks (Rego Irish)
• Too-R-Loo-Ra Kenny Loggins; Return To Pooh Corner (Sony Wonder)