Patrick Street - Patrick Street

(1988) 10 tracks: Patrick Street / The Carraroe Jig, Walter Sammon's Grandmother / Concertina Reel / Brendan McMahon's, The Holy Ground, The Shores of Lough Gowna / Contentment is Wealth / Have a Drink With Me, French Canadian Set "La Cardeuse", Loftus Jones, The Dream / Indiana, Martin Rochford's Reel / Roll Out the Barrel / The Earl's Chair, Mrs. O'Sullivan's Jig / Calliope House, The Man With the Cap.

Already hailed as a classic record of its genre, Patrick Street is the band's first album and featured original members Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, and Arty McGlynn. With Donal Lunny as producer, the question is not whether it is good, but can it get any better? These musicians, once aptly labeled "the legends of Irish music," will leave you breathless.