An old folk song of american origin which has been adopted by the Irish folk scene. It tells the story of a broke traveller who is so impressed by the hospitality and dark beauty of a Creolo girl that he asks her to marry him, but is turned down…

The Irish emigrated to England in the decades following the second world war. And one of the jobs they commonly held was laying "hot asphalt" this song chronicles an encounter with an unfortunate policeman who ended up falling into a barrel "full…

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Playing with some melodies over a piece for a video game.

A tale of a Irishman leaving the west of Ireland for the unfamiliar shores of England, but first he must travel the Rocky Road to Dublin. Popularised br Luke Kelly and the Dubliners

This is is a bit of a sea shanty. A sailor decides to go back to sea but then regrets his decision. From the singing of Luke Kelly and the Dubliners. The hero of this tale recommends getting married and staying in bed all day as an alternative…

A contemporary song written by Jimmy McCarthy and adopted into the Irish ballad scene. From the singing of Christy Moore.