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What's everyone's favorite Irish music group?

What's everyone's favorite Irish or Celtic group? I like John Doan, Celtic Woman, and The Wolfe Tones. ("You'll Never Beat the Irish" by Wolfe Tones is absolutely great!) I'm looking for all kinds of new groups, so be sure to throw any names into the discussion when you feel like doing so. Thanks, people!

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Permalink Reply by BILL MCELHERON on April 13, 2009 at 6:11pm: isay by far celtic thunder; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Laura Simas on April 19, 2008 at 8:00pm: I really don't have a favourite... I guess it depends on my mood at the time.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by massi on April 20, 2008 at 3:05pm: the Pogues :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MobyD on April 27, 2008 at 10:30pm: My favorite Irish group is Altan. I got to see Frankie Kennedy and Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh perform at a small folk festival in Maine in 1986, about the time they were releasing their first CD. A few years later I got to see Altan in Massachusetts.

Other Irish favorites over the years have been the Bothy Band, DeDannan, Clannad and Planxty.

Since part of my ancestry is Scottish, I should mention I also like Silly Wizard and Ossian from the '70s and '80s, as well as the more contemporary group Capercaillie.

LI has introduced me recently to some great groups such as Flook, Danu, Solas, The Bridies, and the Afro Celt Sound System, and I'm hearing new stuff all the time.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Felicia on April 28, 2008 at 6:11pm: flook and solas are great.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on April 28, 2008 at 4:47pm: Hi MobyD if you are Scottish (well in part) just like me from a long time... You will like Paolo Nutini with his cd These street... He got some really nice ballad on there, you should check him out :) It Erin that make me Discover this artist; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by massi on April 28, 2008 at 7:40pm: paolo nutini is half italian
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Permalink Reply by Ronnie on May 9, 2008 at 9:25pm: Simple: The Pogues. These guys do the best job of combining amazing Irish music with the other musical love of my life, punk rock.

I was lucky enough to hang out with The Pogues when they were in San Francisco. Three days of tremendous fun! Shane was stuck in Japan, so Joe Strummer was singing. What a great three days - Pogues music, beers with the fellas, and long talks with my hero, Joe. After the last show, Joe and I were downstairs, drinking the last few beers, and I gave him my Grandfather's lighter from WWI. I explained that my grampa was my other hero. Joe, being a little guy (or maybe it's because I'm 6'3'') looked up at me with a tear in his eye and thanked me and you could tell he really appreciated it.

Spider, Phil, all the guys were amazingly cool, too. Good guys, great music, and the more pints you have the better you remember the words and the sweeter they sound coming out.

The Pogues!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian L. Goheen on June 8, 2008 at 5:24am: 1. The Cranberries
2. Banshee
3. The Corrs ( thanks Erin )
4. Paddy Gibney
5. And of course the music of Patrick O'Conner; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dreamlight on June 26, 2008 at 11:50pm: Clannad. I'm surprised that no one mentioned Clannad by now.
http://www.clannad.ie/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on June 27, 2008 at 1:07am: Yes in deed Clannad is one of them best !!! I love especially the song nil o'sé là, their longest song !! and like mostly all of them actually lol !!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dreamlight on June 27, 2008 at 4:45pm: I'm partial to Fadó (from the album Landmarks) myself, and, erm, pretty much all of them that I've heard.; ▶ Reply to This