50 Years

~ Release by The Irish Rovers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Come In
1:47
2Mick Maguire
recording of:
Mick McGuire
lyricist and composer:
James McCafferty (early 20th century Irish folk singer)
2:04
3The Wind That Shakes the Corn
3:04
4My Old Man's a Dustman
live cover recording of:
My Old Man's a Dustman
lyricist:
Peter Buchanan and Beverley Thorn
composer:
Lonnie Donegan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 32562)
2:48
5Black Velvet Band
recording of:
The Black Velvet Band (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2146)
3:26
6The Orange and the Green
recording of:
The Orange and the Green (parody of Wearing of the Green)
writer:
Anthony Murphy (songwriter, performer active in Liverpool UK around 1960)
2:39
7The Bog in the Valley
recording of:
The Rattlin’ Bog
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:35
8Kellswater
engineer:
Don Geppert
producer:
Jack Richardson
recording of:
Kellswater
3:28
9The Bonny Lady
engineer:
Don Geppert
producer:
Jack Richardson
2:48
10Jigs (Come Fill Up…): Sweet Biddy Daly / Tatter Jack Walsh / Rakes of Kildare / The Rambling Pitchfork
medley including a recording of:
Tatter Jack Walsh (jig, Ng #1880)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
The Rambling Pitchfork (jig)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:17
11Star of the Co. Down
recording of:
Star of the County Down
lyricist:
Cathal McGarvey
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4801)
version of:
Dives and Lazarus
2:45
12Finnegan's Wake
recording of:
Finnegan’s Wake
lyricist:
John F. Poole
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1009)
3:27
13Wild Rover
recording of:
The Wild Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1173)
3:11
14Killiburne Brae
engineer:
Don Geppert
producer:
Jack Richardson
3:25
15Brigid Flynn
recording of:
Little Bridget Flynn
lyricist:
William Percy French
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:02
16Brady of Strabane
2:18
17Music in the Glen: Sweet Biddy Daly / The Carraroe Jig / Charlie Mulivihill’s Reel / Music in the Glen
medley including a recording of:
Carraroe Jig
arranger:
Andrea Corr, Caroline Corr, Jim Corr and Sharon Corr
medley including a recording of:
Charlie Mulvihill’s (Reel)
composer:
Charlie Mulvihill
medley including a recording of:
The Music in the Glen
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:00
18The Barleymow
recording of:
The Barley Mow
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:36
19Paddy on the Turnpike
recording of:
Paddy on the Turnpike
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:06
20Wasn't That a Party
cover recording of:
Wasn't That a Party?
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
3:38
21I'll Tell Me Ma
recording of:
I’ll Tell Me Ma
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2649)
2:34
22The Biplane, Evermore
3:20
23Puff the Magic Dragon
recording of:
Puff, the Magic Dragon
lyricist:
Leonard Lipton (filmmaker, poet) and Peter Yarrow
composer:
Peter Yarrow
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Ltd.
2:43
24Marvelous Toy
recording of:
The Marvelous Toy
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Deep Fork Music, Inc., DreamWorks Songs and Pax Music
3:12
25Morningtown Ride
recording of:
Morningtown Ride
lyricist and composer:
Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
Leosong (publisher)
3:42
26Yes I Can
2:58
27The Unicorn
recording of:
The Unicorn
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Hollis Music, Inc.
2:59
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Boys of Belfast
2:44
2Bonnie Dundee
recording of:
Bonnie Dundy (Bonnie Dundee)
lyricist and arranger:
Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:33
3Shores of Botany Bay
3:48
4Rolling Home to Ireland
recording of:
Rolling Home (sea shanty) (in 1995)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1870)
3:01
5Reels (Come Fill Up Your Glasses): Tie the Bonnet / Scotch Mary / The Mountain Road / Maud Miller’s / Tulla Reel
2:46
6Down by the Laganside
4:04
7The Overlanders
2:08
8The Rake
4:10
9Jigs: Willie Hunter’s Jig / The Maid on the Green / The Boys of Tandragee / Denis Murphy’s Polka
live medley including a recording of:
The Boys of Tandragee (jig)
is based on:
The Rollicking Boys Around Tandragee
live medley including a recording of:
The Maid on the Green (Jig)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:23
10Dan O'Hara
3:14
11Bold O'Donahue
2:55
12A Long Time Ago
recording of:
A Long Time Ago (sea chantey)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:31
13Wild Colonial Boy
recording of:
The Wild Colonial Boy
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 677)
3:43
14New York Girls
recording of:
New York Girls (Roud 486)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 486)
2:46
15Dunluce Castle
3:47
16Little Skillet Pot
3:45
17Up Among the Heather
2:41
18Rambling Boys of Pleasure
recording of:
Rambling Boys of Pleasure
lyricist and composer:
Will Millar
3:35
19Boolevogue
3:09
20Rory Murphy
3:03
21Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
recording of:
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
lyricist:
Joseph Geoghegan (in 1867)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3137)
3:26
22Reels: Pidgeon on the Gate / The Plough and the Stars / The Reconcilliation
live medley including a recording of:
The Pigeon on the Gate (reel, Ng #1581)
composed in:
Ireland
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:12
23Girls of Derry
3:07
24Dark Island
4:15
▼ CD 3
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1Irish Rover
recording of:
The Irish Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
writer:
Joseph M. Crofts (Irish songwriter/arranger)
2:36
2Ireland Boys Hurray
2:19
3Patsy Fagan
recording of:
Patsy Fagan
lyricist and composer:
Thomas P. Kennan
2:22
4Gracehill Fair
3:42
5Rare Ould Mountain Dew
recording of:
The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Irish-American folk song, begins "Let grasses grow and water flow...")
lyricist:
Edward Harrigan
composer:
David Braham (musical theatre composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 938)
2:12
6Whistling Gypsy
recording of:
The Whistling Gypsy
composer:
Frank Baron
3:14
7Lily the Pink
recording of:
Lily the Pink
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), John Gorman (UK comedian) and Roger McGough
3:39
8Pheasant Plucker’s Son
recording of:
Pheasant Pluckers Son
composer:
Doug Taylor
3:04
9Lewis Bridal Song / Mairi’s Wedding
medley including a recording of:
Mairi's Wedding
lyricist and composer:
John Roderick Bannerman (in 1934)
2:34
10She Took Me by the Hand
3:03
11Whisky in the Jar
recording of:
Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 533)
3:03
12Dear Little Shamrock Shore
4:30
13Reels: The Clare Reel / The Dawn Reel
medley including a recording of:
The Clare (reel)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:01
14Her Wonderful Ass
3:00
15The Titanic
6:35
16Come Away With Me
3:53
17What Would You Do
1:58
18Whores and Hounds
4:12
19Raise a Glass to St. Patrick
3:15
20The Hermit
3:16
21Drunken Sailor
cover recording of:
What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor?
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Lugan Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 322)
52:57
22Rovers’ Farewell
6:36