Ok in an other attempt to make this blog a sounding board for more voices than my own. I read a column by Earle Hitchner in this weeks Irish Echo about authentic Irish music. Mr Hitchner makes some nice points but I was wondering what type of Irish music do you like.
My taste are all over the place. A big U2 fan for a long time, back to the days of J.B.Scott's in Albany( Bono wears a t-shirt from the Albany club in the Gloria video). I tend not to think of this as Irish music. On my ipod you can hear The Wolfe Tones, Altan, Christy Moore, The Dropkick Murphy's, Flogging Molly and the live album of Seven Nations from the Palace in Albany. So how about you, the readers, telling everyone what are your three favorite Irish songs and your three favorite bands/singers.
Here are mine.
songs:
Fields of Athenry
Fairy tale of New York
Nancy Spain

Christy Moore

Mary Black.

I guess my third choice, Flogging Molly.

My favorite all time album of Irish music is with out a doubt, Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison and the Chieftains.