St. Patrick's Day: Top 100 Traditional Irish Tunes

Our post highlights Irish music history and offers tracks for St. Patrick's Day fun or solo listening. We keep the writing plain. This playlist is a guide to help you enjoy songs from Ireland. It works for big events or just for yourself at home.

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This list fits the mood of March 17th as people everywhere honor St. Patrick and his effect on religion in Ireland. You do not need Irish blood to love this. These songs will make your holiday better no matter who you are or where you are.

This full list has everything from fast reels to slow ballads. We look at many old Irish songs that fit any St. Patrick's Day party. We are glad to share them with you. The selection covers a lot so you can find what you need.

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Top 100 Celtic Tunes

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Danny Boy (Song)

The Wild Rover (Song)

Scarborough Fair (Song)

Whiskey in a Jar (Song)

The Foggy Dew (March)

Spancil Hill (Song)

The Galway Bay (Song)

The Drowsy Maggie (Reel)

The Silver Spear (Reel)

The Kesh Jig (Jig)

The Parting Glass (Song)

Rocky Road to Dublin (Slipjig)

Si Bheag Si Mhor (Waltz)

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The Butterfly (Slipjig)

Will You Go Lassie Go (Waltz)

Toss the Feathers (Reel)

Ashokan Farewell (Waltz)

The Maid Behind the Bar (Reel)

I’ll Tell Me Ma (Polka)

My Lagan Love (Ballad)

Tobin's Favorite (Jig)

Whelan's Jig (Jig)

Britches Full of Stitches (Polka)

The Boys of Bluehill (Hornpipe)

The Salley Gardens (Reel)

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Harvest Home (Hornpipe)

The Cat's Meow (Jig)

The Rambling Pitchfork (Jig)

The Rose in the Heather (Jig)

Eleanor Plunkett (Waltz)

Rattling Bog (Polka)

Caledonia (Song)

Fig for a Kiss (Slipjig)

The Ashplant (Reel)

Swallowtail's Jig

Off to California (Hornpipe)

The South Wind (Waltz)

Killavil Jig

The Battle of Aughrim (March)

Baidiin Fheilimi (Waltz)

Out on the Ocean (Jig)

The Lonesome Boatman (Slow Air)

The Munster Buttermilk (Jig)

Give us a Drink of Water (Slipjig)

Na Cheannabhain Bana (Slipjig)

The Cat that Ate the Candle (Reel)

Seamus Connolly's Jig

The Man of the House (Reel)

The Idle Road (Jig)

The Plains of Boyle (Hornpipe)

The Kid on the Mountain (Slipjig)

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Connacht Man's Rambles (Jig)

The Fisherman's Slipjig (Slipjig)

The Blackbird (Hornpipe)

The Green Mountain (Reel)

Donegal Lass (Jig)

Christy Barry's Jig

Rolling in the Ryegrass (Reel)

The Humours of Whiskey (Slipjig)

Pigtown (Reel)

The Derry Hornpipe (Hornpipe)

The Butterfly (Slipjig)

The Baltimore Salute (Reel)

The Crock of Gold (Reel)

Micho Russell's Reel (Reel)

Castle Kelly's (Reel)

Paddy Mill's Fancy (Reel)

Women of Ireland (Slow Air)

The May Morning Dew (Slow Air)

Inisheer (Slow Air)

Amhran na Leabhar (Slow Air)

The Level Plain - Magh Seola (Slow Air)

The Immigrant - (Slow Air)

Celtic Hymn (Slow Air)

Marion Maclean of Eoligarry (Slow Air)

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Cooley’s Reel

Kit O'Mahoney's (Hornpipe)

Off to California (Hornpipe)

Planxty Irwin (Planxty)

Fanny Power (Planxty)

Lord Inchiquin (Planxty)

Madame Maxwell (Planxty)

Bhuacaill On Eirne (Waltz)

Vincent Broderick's (Barndance)

Eleanor Plunkett (Waltz)

Lough in Erin Shore (Waltz)

Hector the Hero (Lament)

Rakes of Mallow (Dance)

Kilmovee Jig (Jig)

The Blarney Pilgrim (Jig)

Coach Trip to Sligo (Jig)

Brian Boru’s March

The Concertina Reel

Be Thou My Vision (Hymn)

The Gallowglass (Jig)

The Scent of the Bog (Hornpipe)

Love is Teasing (Song)

The Lilting Banshee (Jig)

‍O’Carolan’s Draught (Planxty)

‍Down By the Salley Gardens (Waltz)

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Final Thoughts

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We hope this list helps you enjoy St. Patrick's Day with a mix of Irish music. It has everything from slow airs to fast jigs to fit any mood. Whether you host a party or want a quiet moment to think these 100 tunes make your day feel closer to the ways of Ireland.

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