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

[MtManiac]

Anything by Great Big Sea (especially in Canada):
- the Old Black Rum
- The Night Paddy Murphy Died
- Lukie's Boat
- End of the World as We Know It

Also, Wild Rover, Black Velvet Band.

What kind of music do you normally do?

 

[Adam Bomb]

House of Pain medley
Safety Dance
Nothing Compares 2 U

--Bomb

 

[peter6725]

Sunday, Bloody sunday- u2
Christy Moore- Ride on www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCPHteuNXQI

 

[Gus1691]

DROPKICK!!!!

 

[stuonbass]

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.

Thin Lizzy (metallica cover their version of Whiskey in the jar but TL credits it as a traditional irish tune)
U2
Rory Gallagher
The Cores

 

[chanson]

If you can, play some House of Pain

 

[Adam Bomb]

If you can, play some House of Pain

This is what I'm sayin!

JUMP AROUND!

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

Anything by Great Big Sea (especially in Canada):
- the Old Black Rum
- The Night Paddy Murphy Died
- Lukie's Boat
- End of the World as We Know It

Also, Wild Rover, Black Velvet Band.

What kind of music do you normally do?

We're a roots rock & rockabilly band so this stuff is going to stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[MtManiac]

We're a roots rock & rockabilly band so this stuff is going to stick out like a sore thumb.

Yeah... maybe, but you asked. Those are all great Irish crowd pleasers for St Paddy's Day.

 

[DaftCat]

1. Spirit Of The West - Home For A Rest
2. Black Velvet Band - Traditional (if no one is dancing go into Dropkick Murphys version after first verse but if people waltz at beginning keep it slow).
3. The Night Paddy Murphy Died - Johnny Burke

No shame in having the lyrics on a stand for these since it is an occasion.

....speaking as a bassist in a Celtic band in the past this is my opinion.

 

[knarleybass]

we play that song by the Proclaimers, I can't remember the name, but it goes over well.

 

[DaftCat]

500 miles?

 

[CRONOS]

Anything easy to remember or very very simple you might be a little drunk. Help! by the Beatles.

 

[heather70]

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?

hi ya. look at thin lizzy whiskey in a jar
goats don't shave.- hills of donegal
and the fields of athenry

hope this helps

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

Well, I don't know what's going on but we've had two venues cancel gigs lately... including our St. Patrick's Day gig.

This has really never happened to us before, so I am at a bit of a loss.

 

[Rando McNally]

Did this once myself. The song that brought the house down (which was a TOTAL surprise to us) was "The Donnegal Express" a la Shane McGowan and the Popes.

This is NOT the Pogues, this album came out just after he got booted by the Pogues for wanton debauchery.

Check it out and play it (as long as the gig will tolerate some coarse language!)

 

[unbasslichkeit]

Don't forget the warning labels!

(My old band used to print up stickers every St Patrick's day and distribute them to the audience.)

 

[DreadRaver]

I play in an Irish band and were getting pretty busy for obvious reasons.
My favorite right now is "what's left of the flag" from Flogging Molly. Not sure why its that one over all the others, but it is.

"What's Left of the Flag" is my favorite Flogging Molly song, too.
It's got the the full range of Irish expression all rolled up into one kicking-ass tune!

 

[DreadRaver]

we play that song by the Proclaimers, I can't remember the name, but it goes over well.

Despite the fact that they're Scots?

 

[lunarpollen]

"Brennan on the Moor"
"Whiskey You're the Devil"
"Water Is All Right In Tay"
"Jug of Punch"