The Irish Rovers’ Gems

~ Release by The Irish Rovers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Last of the Irish Rover
2:34
2Star of the County Down
recording of:
Star of the County Down
lyricist:
Cathal McGarvey
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Dives and Lazarus
2:45
3Bonnets of Bonnie Dundee
recording of:
Bonnie Dundy (Bonnie Dundee)
lyricist and arranger:
Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:34
4Liverpool Lou
recording of:
Liverpool Lou
composer:
Dominic Behan
3:56
5The Gypsy Rover
recording of:
The Gypsy Rover
writer:
Leo Maguire
3:38
6Muirsheen Durkin
recording of:
Muirsheen Durkin
3:42
7Come by the Hills
recording of:
Come by the Hills
lyricist:
W. Gordon Smith
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Buachaill Ón Éirne
3:30
8The Gallant Forty-TWA
recording of:
The Gallant Forty Twa
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:35
9No Nay Never
recording of:
The Wild Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1173)
3:16
10Whiskey on a Sunday
3:44
11Farewell to Carlingford
3:08
12[unknown]
1:43
13I’m a Rambler, I’m a Gambler
2:34
14Three Jigs
3:07
15The Unicorn
recording of:
The Unicorn
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Hollis Music, Inc.
3:00
16The Orange and the Green
recording of:
The Orange and the Green (parody of Wearing of the Green)
writer:
Anthony Murphy (songwriter, performer active in Liverpool UK around 1960)
3:31
17Lily the Pink
recording of:
Lily the Pink
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), John Gorman (UK comedian) and Roger McGough
3:58
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