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Best irish folk songs

Explore popular irish folk songs and discover sad, happy, energetic, chill and danceable sounds from artists in this genre.

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146 sad irish folk songs

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  1. 1
    Only a Woman's HeartMary Black, Eleanor McEvoy
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    The Parting GlassThe High Kings
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    The Foggy Dew (with Sinéad O'Connor)The Chieftains, Sinéad O'Connor
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    Beautiful AffairStockton's Wing
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    A Pair of Brown EyesThe Pogues
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    The Fields of AthenryPaddy Reilly
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    The Wild RoverLankum
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    And The Band Played Waltzing MatildaThe Pogues
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    The Magdalene LaundriesThe Chieftains, Joni Mitchell
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    The West Coast Of ClareDervish, David Gray
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    WonderchildMary Black
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    The Town I Loved So WellLuke Kelly
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  13. 13
    Flower Of ScotlandThe Corries
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    Johnny I Hardly Knew YeThe Irish Rovers
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  15. 15
    Will Ye Go Lassie GoThe Corries
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    Raglan RoadLuke Kelly
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  17. 17
    The Boyne WaterMartin Hayes, The Common Ground Ensemble
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  18. 18
    Song For IrelandLuke Kelly
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    The Devil's Courtship / An DroBattlefield Band
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    Cold Old FireLankum
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    Will Ye Go Lassie GoThe High Kings
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  22. 22
    Ready For The StormDougie MacLean
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    Scorn Not His SimplicityLuke Kelly
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  24. 24
    Ashokan FarewellAly Bain, Jay Ungar
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  25. 25
    Si Bheag, Si MhorPlanxty
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  26. 26
    The Last Great Love SongFinbar Furey
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  27. 27
    What Will We Do When We Have No Money?Lankum
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    And The Band Played Waltzing MatildaEric Bogle
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    The GaelDougie MacLean
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    The Black Velvet BandThe High Kings
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    Scorn Not His SimplicityLuke Kelly
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    Portlaiose JailPecker Dunne
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  33. 33
    Song for IrelandLuke Kelly
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    Flower of ScotlandThe Corries
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    Paddys Green Shamrock ShoreThe High Kings
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  36. 36
    Portlaoise JailPecker Dunne
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  37. 37
    Bear CreekLankum
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  38. 38
    Daily GrowingAltan
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    Medley: Loch Lomond:Farewel to the CreeksThe Corries
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    The Rose Of TraleeThe Irish Tenors
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    The Young PeopleLankum
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    No Man's LandEric Bogle
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    Cá Bhfuil An SolasMartin Hayes, The Common Ground Ensemble
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    Bold Fenian MenDermot O'Brien
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  45. 45
    Ruby TuesdayDick Gaughan
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  46. 46
    County DownDanú
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    BlackwatersideMuireann Nic Amhlaoibh
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  48. 48
    Fair And Tender LadiesDanú
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  49. 49
    The Rare Auld TimesLuke Kelly
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    An Buachaillin BanLúnasa
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Mary BlackEleanor McEvoyThe High KingsThe ChieftainsSinéad O'ConnorStockton's WingThe PoguesPaddy ReillyLankumJoni MitchellDervishDavid GrayLuke KellyThe CorriesThe Irish RoversMartin HayesThe Common Ground EnsembleBattlefield BandDougie MacLeanAly Bain

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