Beginner's Guide To Ireland

(June 2005) 32 tracks

A range of popular Irish traditional and folk music from top artistes, covering the 1960s to the present day.

An excellent introduction from the Nascente label, in 3 CD boxed set.

CD 1: Paddy Tunney (The Rollicking Boys Of Tandaragee) * The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem (The Rising Of The Moon) * Tommy Makem (The Irish Rover) * Seán Ó Riada With Ceoltóirí Chualann (Marcshlua Uí Néill) * Seán 'Ac Dhonncha (An Spailpín Fanach) * Séamus Tansey (Roisín Dubh / Dublin Reel / The Steampacket) * Skara Brae (Bánchnoic Éireann Ó) * Mary Ann Carolan (Bold Doherty) * The Bothy Band (The Kesh Jig / Give Us A Drink Of Water / The Flower Of the Flock / Famous Ballymote) * Horslips (Sword Of Light) * Matt Molloy (The Humours Of Drinagh / The Mist On The Mountain) * Darach Ó Catháin (Sail Óg Rua) * Midnight Well (Still Believing) * Jackie Daly and Séamus Creagh (The Four Shoves) * Mary Bergin (Mrs Crehan's / Gerry Commane's / The Rainy Day).

CD 2: Dolores Keane And John Faulkner (Green Grow The Laurel) * Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy (Germans) * Macalla (Aililiú Na Gamhna) * Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon (The Humours Of Castlefin) * Gerry O'Connor (Moving Cloud) * Na Casaidigh (The Battle Of Aughrim) * John Spillane (All The Ways You Wander) * Sharon Shannon (Sparky) * Frank Harte With Dónal Lunny (Shan Van Vocht) * Maighread and Tríona Ní Domhnaill with Dónal Lunny (Spanish Lady) * Dermot Byrne (Welcome Home Gráinne) * Goats Don't Shave (Las Vegas In The Hills Of Donegal) * Flook (Happy Jigs).

CD 3: Cran (Na Ceannabháin Bhána / The Black Rogue / Willie Clancy's Secret Jig) * The London Lasses And Pete Quinn (Splendid Isolation / The Swallow's Nest / The Newly Mown Meadow) * P P Slaggart (Whisky Town) * Gerry O'Connor (The Chicken's Gone To Scotland / Kitty The Hare / Jim Erwin's) * Paddy Glackin and Micheál Ó Domhnaill (Bríd Bhán) * Mozaik (My Heart's Tonight In Ireland / Robinson County / The Trip To Durrow) * Pauline Scanlon (Molly Bán) * Nollaig Casey (The Yellow Wattle / Twins On A String) * Mary McPartlan (Rainy Night In Soho) * Dervish (The Cocks Are Crowing) * Bríd Ní Mhaoileoin ('Stór A Stór A Ghrá) * North Cregg (There Was A Maid In Her Father's Garden) * Téada (The League Reel / Peter Horan's / The Flannel Jacket).