Songs of Ireland is an album by the Brobdingnagian Bards

Brobdingnagian Bards

-History:Marc Gunn, formerly of Austin Texas' alternative rock bands Skander and Breastfed, released a solo album featuring himself on autoharp and Andrew McKee on recorder in 1998...

 released on Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick , the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of :Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion , the Eastern...

 in 2002. Unlike the band's previous albums which featured songs of various Celtic

Celtic music

Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...

 origins, this album is a compilation of almost entirely Irish songs.

"The Unicorn Song" is a version of the poem by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...

, recorded by The Irish Rovers

The Irish Rovers

The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". The group is best known for their international television series, and renditions of traditional Irish drinking songs, as well as early hits, Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn",...

 in 1968. The Bards, however, added a final verse to the song, providing an alternate, happy ending to the tale of the extinction of unicorns.

Track listing

1. "Rocky Road to Dublin
   Rocky Road To Dublin
   "Rocky Road to Dublin" is a fast-paced 19th century song about a man's experiences as he travels to Liverpool, England from his home in Tuam. The tune has a typical Irish rhythm, classified as a slip jig in 9/8 timing, and is often performed instrumentally.- Origin :The words were written by D.K...
   
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2. "Rosin the Beau"
3. "Lish Young Buy-A-Broom"
4. "Johnny at the Door"
5. "An Irish Lullaby"
6. "Spancil Hill"
7. "Finnegan's Wake
   Finnegan's Wake
   "Finnegan's Wake" is a ballad that arose in the 1850s in the music-hall tradition of comical Irish songs. The song is a staple of the Irish folk-music group, The Dubliners, who have played it on many occasions and included it on several albums, and is especially well known to fans of The Clancy...
   
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8. "Come Out Ye Black and Tans
   Come out Ye Black and Tans
   "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans" is an Irish rebel song referring to the Black and Tans, the British paramilitary police auxiliary force in Ireland during the 1920s. The song was written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father Stephen; often authorship of the song is attributed to Stephen...
   
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9. "Lanigan's Ball
   Lanigan's Ball
   "Lanigan's Ball" is a popular traditional or folk Irish song which has been played throughout the world since at least the 1860's and possibly much longer...
   
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10. "Jug of Punch"
11. "Patriot Game"
12. "By the Rising of the Moon
    The Rising of the Moon
    "The Rising of the Moon" is an Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.-Description:...
    
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13. "The Unicorn Song"
14. "Satisfied"
15. "Join the British Army"
16. "Big Strong Man"
17. "Danny Boy
    Danny Boy
    -Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...
    
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18. "Paddy McCollough"
19. "Bog Down in the Valley"