Irish brides

Saw Doctors definitely - I usta love her...it's one of the popular ones and great for jiving but not one you want to hear at a wedding ...lol...unless you got a sense of humor. 'Tommy K' is another good song to dance too.

Bang on the Ear by The Waterboys

Dreamers and Believers by The Whole Shabang

Black Velvet Band - good waltzing song

Boston Rose - good slow song

One Road (or We're on the One Road) - another good song - we may play it as the last song at our wedding.

Seige of Ennis is traditional and a line dance of sorts...if anyone knows it at your wedding it's fun to do (if you can find a copy of the song though..that's the hard part)

Let me take a look at our cd's and if I find any others that are good I'll FM you.

ETA: for contemporary don't forget U2 and The Corrs. And maybe toss in a Riverdance tune.

Good girls! Keep them coming!
I have
Fields of athenrye (I want the traditional version and the fast version, although I haven't been able to find it)

Cavan girl
I'll take you home again kathleen
the stack of barley
wild rover
it's a dirty old town,

What else???

Gotta go When Irish Eyes are smiling, its always my favorite

Very good choices. my mom and dad used to do a good stack of barley in their day!

I don't know where you'd find the fast version of fields of athenry. i'll ask my friend's husband, he's a dj in yonkers at an irish bar.

how about whiskey in a jar - i think there's a version by thin lizzy which is more rock and the irish rovers(?) did the more trad. version

The waterboys song I mention above is on the cd 'fisherman's blues' and the song 'fisherman's blues' is good too.

FH gave my dad his irish cd's so that my dad could listen and choose what he wants to hear for the wedding. I'm blanking on songs at the moment.

I can't believe I found it so fast:

Fields of Athenry - slow and fast versions

Scroll halfway down the page for the mp3 links!

How about Whiskey in the Jar by the Dubliners and Streets of New York by Wolfe Tones? There is also another song but I can't remember the name. I think it is by the Wolfe Tones.... 'Ooh, Ah, Up Eire' is the chorus. It is a fun song.

Any Irish brides getting a DJ with a good collection of these songs? Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

Bride626

The song you're thinking about is called Celtic Symphony. It is the Wolfe Tones.

As for irish dj's - purchase a copy of the Irish Echo or Irish Voice - there is usually some DJ's advertising in the classifieds section. I dont' know of any offhand though.

HERE IS A LIST OF IRISH SONGS I AM HAVING AT MY WEDDING:

1. USETA LOVE HER- SAW DOCTORS
2.LAS VEGAS(IN THE HILLS OF DONEGAL) IT'S A GREAT JIVE SONG BY 'GOATS DON'T SHAVE'
3.STREETS OF NY BY WOLFTONES
4.IRISH WEDDING SONG- ANDY COONEY
5.WHISKEY IN THE JAR (THIN LIZZY ROCK VERSION)
6.BANG ONT HE EAR- WATERBOYS
7. FISHERMAN'S BLUES- WATERBOYS.
8.WHEN NY WAS IRISH
9. FIELDS OF ATHENRY
10.STACK OF BARLEY
11.SEIGE OF ENNIS
12. GALWAY BAY(MY GRANDMA'S FROM GALWAY)
13.DIRTY OLD TOWN( THE POGUES)

2.LAS VEGAS(IN THE HILLS OF DONEGAL) IT'S A GREAT JIVE SONG BY 'GOATS DON'T SHAVE'

ooh yeah I love that song
thanks I will add to my list

Here is a list of Irish that our band, Good Clean Fun provided us with. They are THE best band, everyone couldn't get over how they can sing/play anything you request perfectly.

Old Time Waltzes

? 21 Years
? Any Tipperary Town
? Back Home In Derry
? The Blacksmith
? Black Velvet Band * Irish Rovers
? Boys From The County Armagh
? Come Back Paddy Reilly
? Days In Old Donegal * Mike Carroll
? Fiddler's Green
? Four Green Fields
? The Galtee Mountain Boy
? Galway Bay
? Galway Shawl
? Hard Life
? Homes Of Donegal
? The Hills Of Kerry
? Lovely Letrim
? Molly Malone ['Cockles And Mussels']
? The Moonshiner
? My Wild Irish Rose
? The Old Bog Road
? The Patriot's Game
? The Rose Of Tralee
? Shanagolden
? Slievenamon
? Spancil Hill
? Streets Of New York
? Sullivan's John
? Take Me Home To Mayo
? Tipperary Town
? Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
? When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
? When New York Was Irish
? Where the Three Counties Meet
? Wild Rover
? Will You Go Lassie Go

Jives/Country Quicksteps

? All Day Sucker
? Blanket On The Ground
? Boys Of Killybeggs
? Boys Of The Old Brigade
? The Ferrymen
? Foggy Dew
? Four Roads
? From Clare To Here
? Get Out Ye Black And Tans
? Men Behind The Wire
? Pretty Little Girl From Omagh
? Rock On Rock All
? Rose Of Casterea
? Take Me Back To Castlebar
? Whiskey In The Jar

Irish Rock (and some jives)

? And A Bang On The Ear * Waterboys
? Celtic Symphony * Wolfe Tones
? Come On Eileen * Dexys Midnite Runners
? Crazy Dreams * Paul Brady
? Dirty Old Town * The Pogues
? Don't Play Your Rock & Roll * Smokie
? Fairytale In New York * Pogues
? Fisherman's Blues * Waterboys
? Ireland * Greg Trouper
? The Irish Rover
? I Useta Lover * Saw Doctors
? Las Vegas (In The Hills Of Donegal)
? Living Next Door To Alice * Smokie
? Mustang Sally * Pickett or Commitments
? N17 * Saw Doctors
? You’re So Beautiful * Pat McGuire Band

Ballads & Airs

? A Bunch Of Thyme
? A Woman's Heart
? Carrickfergus
? Cavan Girl
? Cliffs Of Doneen
? The Curragh of Kildare
? Danny Boy
? Dublin In The Rare Old Times
? Fields Of Athenry
? Forever And More * Carl Corcoran
? Gown Of White * Pat Roper
? Grace
? Green and Red of Mayo * Saw Doctors
? Green Fields Of France
? I Will Love You
? The Irish Wedding Song
? Isle Of Innisfree
? James Connolly
? Katie
? The Last Farewell * Roger Whittaker
? Mary From Dunloe
? My Lovely Rose Of Clare
? My Son * Sonny Knowles
? Once In A Very Blue Moon
? Rose Of Mooncoin
? Shores Of Amerikay
? Song For Ireland
? Sonny
? Steal Away
? Sweet Sixteen
? Town I Love So Well * Paddy Reilly
? The Voyage * Christy Moore
? The Whistlin' Gypsy Rover
? You Touched Upon My Life * M. Carroll

Irish Patriotism

? A Nation Once Again
? Ireland's 32
? Soldier's Song
? We're On The One Road

Miscellaneous

? By The Time It Gets Dark
? Drunken Sailor
? It's A Long Way To Tipperary
? Merry Ploughboy
? Muirsheen Durkin
? Old Maid In The Garrett
? The Unicorn * Irish Rovers
? Wild Colonial Boy [waltz or fast jive]
? MacNamara's Band
? Bold O'Donohue
? If You're Irish

Favourite Dances

? Gay Gordons [marches]
? Highland Fling
? hornpipes
? jigs
? jives
? Kerry Set [Irish polkas]
? marches
? old time waltzes
? polkas
? reels
? Siege of Ennis [reels]
? slip jigs
? slow waltzes
? Stack of Barley [hornpipes]
? Sweets Of May
? Versa Vienna [Shoe the Donkey]