Celtic Music: Patrick Street

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It All Started with Legends of Irish Music

Patrick Street began as a one-time tour called Legends of Irish Music. It was made up of Kevin Burke, who had played fiddle in the Bothy Band, Andy Irvine, who had played bouzouki and sang with Planxty, accordion player Jackie Daly, who had played in De Dannan, and master guitarist Arty McGlynn. The tour was a success, and the group released an album called Patrick Street.

A Part-Time Schedule Keeps the Sound Fresh 

The name Patrick Street, which after the first album became the name of the band, is taken from a common street name in Ireland. From the start, the band members have considered the band a part-time thing, coming together for about three months a year, leaving the rest of the year for solo or other group work. This part-time status also has the effect of keeping the playing fresh as band members incorporate other influences.

Burke, Irvine and Daly have been the core of the band since 1986. Other musicians who have been a part of Patrick Street include guitarists Gerry O'Beirne, fiddler James Kelly, and uillean piper Declan Masterson.

Arty McGlynn left the group in 1996 and was replaced by guitarist Ged (prounounced "Jed") Foley, who has performed with Scotland's Battlefield Band and England's House Band.

A recent addition to Patrick Street is John Carty, known for his sensational fiddle playing. He will also be adding his talents on banjo, flute and tenor guitar.

Patrick Street on Irish Television - Part 1 

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Patrick Street on Amazon 

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On The Fly

Tracks:
1. Na Ceannabhain Bhana/Paidin O Raifeartaigh
2. Martin Wynne's/Jackie Coleman's/Malynn's Fancy
3. Sergeant Small
4. Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part/Old Apples in Winter/Cherish the Ladies
5. Seanamhac Tube Station
6. The Rich Irish Lady
7. Down the Broom/The Gatehouse Maid/Mulvihill's
8. The Galway Shawl
9. The Long Acre/ Cuz Teahan's
10. Erin Go Bragh
11. The Return of Spring/The Mountain Path
12. The Boys of Malin/John Stenson's Nos. 1 & 2

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Street Life

Tracks:
1) Saddle The Pony/The Boys Of The Town/The Frost Is All Over
2) Barna Hill
3) The Old Reel/Drowsy Maggie/Kay Girroir
4) If We Had Built A Wall/The March Of Time
5) Down In Matewan/Lost Indian
6) Down By The Old Fairy Fort/The Whistler And His Dog
7) The Diamantina Drover
8) Art O'Keefe's/Forget Your Troubles/Joe Bane's/Kiskeam
9) Green Grows The Laurel
10) King Of The Pipers/Free And Easy/The House On The Hill/O'Keefe's

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Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street

Tracks:
1) Walsh\'s Polkas
2) Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhran/Jack Keane\'s Reel
3) The Dream/Indiana
4) The White Petticoat/The Kerry Jig/Katy Is Waiting
5) Stewball And The Managhan Grey Mare
6) Rainbow \'Mid The Willows
7) Newmarket Polkas
8) William Taylor
9) The Set/LaCardeuse
10) Brackagh Hill
11) Killanin\'s Fancy/The Dash To Portobello/Anna Maculeen
12) Lintheads/Lawrence Common
13) Loftus Jones
14) Music For A Found Harmonium

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Live from Patrick Street

Tracks:
1) McKenna's Jigs
2) The Raheen Medley
3) Braes Of Moneymore
4) My Son In Amerikay
5) Bring Back The Child-Paidin O'Rafferty
6) Wild Rover No More
7) Three Slides
8) Jack The Bridge-Cul Aodh Polka-The Salmon Tailing Up The River
9) Stewball And The Monaghan Grey Mare
10) Music For A Found Harmonium
11) The Holy Ground
12) McDermott's Reel-The Plough And The Stars-Miss McLeod's Reel

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Made in Cork

Tracks:
1) Bring Back The Child/Paidin O'Rafferty
2) The Coalminer/The Heather Breeze/Turf House
3) Her Mantle So Green
4) The Midnight Ramble/The Bogman/The Old Stage
5) Maurice O'Keefe's/Maurice O'Keefe's/Sonny Reardens
6) The Rainbow 'Mid the Willows
7) Where Lilies bloom/The Village Tavern/The Four Cross Roads
8) Spanking Maggie from the Ross
9) The Winding Stairs/Ride A Mile
10) When Adam Was In Paradise
11) The Raven Through The bog/The Forrester
12) Up To Your Neck In Sand/Coffey's Reel/John Brennan From Sligo

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Patrick Street on Irish Television - Part 2 

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More Patrick Street on Amazon 

Cornerboys

Tracks:
1) The White Petticoat/The Kerry Jig/Katy Is Waiting
2) Sweet Lisbweemore
3) Mike McDougall's/Paddy Canny's/Jim Keefe's
4) Devanney's Goat/The Leitrim Rover/Michael Ryan's
5) Moorlough Shore
6) The Kanturk Polka/Joe Burke's
7) Portarlington Jig/Billy McCormick's/Munster Buttermilk
8) Pity The Poor Hare: On Yonder Hill/Merrily Tripping O'er The Plain/The Kilgrain Hare/Pity The Poor Hare
9) The Lighthouse/Neilie Boyle's
10) Down By Greer's Grove
11) Killanan's Fancy/The Dash To Portobello/Anna Maculeen

Order CD from Amazon.co.uk: Cornerboys

Release Date: 01/30/1996

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All In Good Time

Tracks:
1) Walsh\'s Polkas
2) A Prince Among Men (Only A Miner)
3) Frank Quinn\'s Reel/Lad O\'Beirne\'s/Murphy\'s Reel
4) Lintheads: The Pride Of Springfield Road/Lawrence Common/Goodbye Monday Blues
5) Light & Airy/All In Good Time
6) The Mouth Of The Tobique/Billy Wilson
7) The Girls Along The Road
8) The Thames Hornpipe/The Fairy Queen
9) Dennis Murphy\'s Reel/The Bag Of Spuds/MacFarley\'s Reel
10) Carrowclare
11) Lynch\'s Barn Dances

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Release Date: 10/05/1993

Amazon Price: $16.98 (as of 11/24/2009) Buy Now

Irish Times

Tracks:
1) Music For A Found Harmonium
2) Brackagh Hill
3) Brian O'Lynn - The Woods Of Old Limerick
4) Strokestown
5) The Newmarket Polkas
6) A Forgotten Hero
7) Doorus Mill/The Rolling Reel/The Ballygow Reel/Dennis Murphy's Reel
8) In The Land Of The Patagarang
9) Boston O'Connor/John Gaffney's Fling/The Kerryman's Fling
10) The Humours Of The King Of Ballyhooley

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Release Date: 01/05/1993

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No. 2 Patrick Street

Tracks:
1. John McKenna's Jigs
2. The Braes Of Moneymore
3. Hard By Seifin/Woodcock Hill
4. Tom Joad
5. Benton's Jig/Benton's Dream
6. William Taylor
7. Caherlistrane Jig/Gallowglass Jig/Kanturk Jig
8. Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhran/Jack Keane's Reel
9. Facing The Chair
10. Sweeney's Wheel

Order CD from Amazon.co.uk: No.2 Patrick Street

Release Date: 01/05/1993

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Patrick Street

Tracks:
1. Patrick Street/The Carraroe Jig
2. Water Sammon's Grandmother/Concertina Reel/Brendan McMahon's
3. The Holy Ground/The Shores Of Lough Gowna
4. Contentment Is Wealth, Have A Drink With Me
5. French Canadian Set 'La Cardeuse'
6. Loftus Jones
7. The Dream/Indiana
8. Martin Rochford's Reel/Roll Out The Barrel/The Earl's Chair
9. Mrs. O'Sullivan's Jig/Caliope House
10. The Man With The Cap

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Release Date: 01/05/1993

Amazon Price: $16.98 (as of 11/24/2009) Buy Now

Patrick Street on Irish Television - Part 3 

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Patrick Street Links 

Patrick Street on Green Linnet
Green Linnet, the American recording label for Celtic music, is now part of Compass Records. This page has a good history of the band and bios of its members, plus links to recordings.
Celtic music lenses by MobyD
A lens to help you find other Celtic music lenses and video showcases I've made.
STIMS article on Patrick Stree
The Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society has an excellent article about Patrick Street written before their latest album On the Fly was released.

Patrick Street on Irish Television - Part 4 

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