Track Listing

1. Medley: Minstrel Boy/Piper's Jig/Wearing of the Green - Paddy Noonan
2. Medley: If You're Irish, Come into the Parlor/Hannigan's Hooley - Paddy Noonan
3. Unicorn - The Irish Rovers
4. Dirty Old Town - Paddy Reilly
5. Real Old Mountain Dew - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
6. Danny Boy - Frank Parker
7. Plough and the Stars [Instrumental] - Gallowglass Ceili Band
8. Kelly, the Boy from Killan - The Dubliners
9. Rising of the Moon [Live] - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
10. Pub with No Beer - The Dubliners
11. Rose of Tralee - Morton Downey
12. Galway Bay - Frank Parker
13. Whiskey in the Jar - The Dubliners
14. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Morton Downey

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #186787 in Music
• Released on: 1999-02-23
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The producers of this anthology of Irish music must have looked at all those Christmas collections that turn up in December and wondered why a similar wave of green-tinged releases didn't flood the market in March. In that seasonal spirit, The Ultimate St. Patrick's Day Celebration is about as deep an overview of Irish music as Lawrence Welk's 22 Merry Christmas Favorites is a thoughtful meditation on the birth of Christ. The songs selected are nearly as familiar as "White Christmas" ("Danny Boy," "The Rising of the Moon," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"). The artists (Clancy Brothers, Irish Rovers, Dubliners) and arrangements are likewise of the crossover variety. And yet, all things considered, this collection will keep revelers reveling--as it's meant to do. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

GREAT FOR YOUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY
We're listening to this(along with several other wonderful Irish cds)at our St. Patrick's party, & it will be played several times more as the evening wears on. The faster, marching band type tunes make you want to dance, & the ballads will have everybody singing along while hoisting their glasses of Guiness. A must-have for your party. Toora-loora-loora!

Favorite Tunes
Ultimate Celebration is THE ultimate collection of St. Patrick's Day music. All your childhood favorites on one CD. You will find yourself playing it all year long and belting out the tunes.

Sure, an this is a blessing!
I was happy that this CD came in time for St. Patrick's Day. And it is certainly a jolly listening experience. Thank you!