 | 1975: The First Album by The Bothy Band
Buy used from: $17.45 The absolute best. This has more fire and energy than most rock 'n' roll.
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 | The Missing Liberty Tapes by Paul Brady
Buy used from: $10.99 I'd include "Welcome Here Kind Stranger," but Amazon doesn't carry it. This is a good substitute.
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 | The Best of Altan by Altan
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $2.71 Their best, including their important early work.
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 | Sunny Spells & Scattered Showers by Solas
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $1.92 I like new singer Deirdre Scanlan, but this second album with Karan Casey is the best.
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 | Lost in the Loop by Liz Carroll
Buy used from: $5.50 Incredible fiddle playing and impressive original compositions.
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 | A Fig for a Kiss by Providence
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $3.73 A band to watch; their new fiddler is terrific.
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 | Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $2.00 I found it hard to pick just one Patrick Street record, but if you have to, this is the one.
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 | Planxty by Planxty
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $12.39 Along with the Bothy Band, one of the most important debuts ever.
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 | Prosperous by Christy Moore
Buy used from: $17.99 The one that pretty much launched the Irish music revival.
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 | The Chieftains Collection: The Very Best of the Claddagh Years by The Chieftains
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $0.61 Long before they became the ambassadors of Irish music and everyone's favorite duet partner, the Chieftains were a fiery combo.
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 | Forty Years of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $12.00 Perhaps the best piper who ever lived.
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 | Music at Matt Molloy's by Matt Molloy
Buy used from: $7.90 The closest you might get to an actual session without leaving your house.
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 | The Quiet Glen/An Gleann Ciuin by Tommy Peoples
Buy used from: $72.94 The original fiddler from the Bothy Band, still brilliant.
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 | In Concert by Kevin Burke
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $3.78 And his replacement, better than ever.
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 | The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion by The Clancy Brothers w
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.40 Okay, this goes back more than 30 years, but these guys kept the tradition alive during the lean years before the 1970s.
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 | Andy Irvine and Paul Brady by Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
Buy used from: $24.45 Hard to find, but worth it. Includes the unforgettable "Arthur McBride."
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