St. Patrick's Day gig... Which songs?

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My band has just been booked for a St. Patrick's Day gig, but with the stipulation that we learn some suitable Irish kinda songs.

We just need 3.

We prefer that they be not too cheesy and be fairly simple to learn.

Suggestions?

 

[bundacious]

The Pogues! "Thousands are Sailing" is my favourite to play, pretty straightforward with good scope for dancing.

Are you playing in Van? If so, where abouts?

 

[crijan]

Check out Metallica's "Whiskey in a Jar", which could easily be re-arranged in your style. A well know classic Irish song is "Molly Malone". Check out The Dubliners or The Clancy Brothers on iTunes for other ideas.

 

[Clank]

"Dirty Old Town"
"If I Should Fall From Grace of God"
"A Pair of Brown Eyes"
Traditional, or the versions by the Pogues

 

[bassvi]

Check out Metallica's "Whiskey in a Jar", which could easily be re-arranged in your style. A well know classic Irish song is "Molly Malone". Check out The Dubliners or The Clancy Brothers on iTunes for other ideas.

+1 on "Whiskey in a Jar" Makes me think fondly of Phil Lynott.
Depending ont he gig, Some Irish fiddle music would also be appropriate. Arrangements of traditional Irish fiddle tunes might go over big.
My band's playing TOP, EWF, Brecker Bros. for St. Patty's day. Nothing Irish planned, but we wil be in an Irish state of mind!

 

[JazzBassDrooler]

Flogging Molly is a kinda Punk-Irish band if you're into that kinda thing

 

[bassist4dalord]

+1 to Flogging Molly. Also consider Dropkick Murphys and Flatfoot 56. Good luck!

 

[IdealWay]

Gogol Bordello

 

[QORC]

Come on, Eileen. Everyone knows it

 

[lefthandedmutha]

The Pogues are always a good choice. However, If you are only going to play three, you should probably go with three well known fun tunes. Drinking songs, or singalong types.
I humbly submit:

Seven Drunken Nights
The Wild Rover
Red-Haired Mary

 

[DanGouge]

Dirty Old Town

 

[Graham Heaney]

+1 on "A Pair of Brown Eyes"

also I don't think "Come on, Eileen" is really an Irish song

 

[Matt Golgotha]

+1 on Whiskey in the Jar especially the Dubliners version:-



Failing that pretty much anything from the movie "The Commitments"

 

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Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Should the band get a regular gig's rate or do should we get more money since its St. Patrick's Day?

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

The Pogues! "Thousands are Sailing" is my favourite to play, pretty straightforward with good scope for dancing.

Are you playing in Van? If so, where abouts?

Yes, the gig is at Malone's in Vancouver.

 

[txbasschik]

Check out Metallica's "Whiskey in a Jar", which could easily be re-arranged in your style. A well know classic Irish song is "Molly Malone". Check out The Dubliners or The Clancy Brothers on iTunes for other ideas.

Better yet, check out Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey In The Jar"!

And anything by Flogging Molly or The Dropkick Murphys.

Cherie

 

[Jeff Martinez]

An easy Irish tune that you can have a lot of fun with is "Drunken Sailor". I was in a goth/industrial band that would pull this one out a few times a year. The crowd LOVED it every time we did.

 

[honda29]

i think dropkick murphy's are irish....

 

[ForSix]

Gary Owen, The Unicorn Song, When Irish Eyes are Smiling.

 

[ctrotier]

If you want celtic bass wankery (I mean that in a good way), anything from the first few Prodigals albums. Andrew Harkin is a phenominal bass player.