by Marc Gunn

Celts around the world love a good song with which they can sing along. Irish drinking songs are of that variety. They are fun songs, usually about drinking, that bring out the excited folksinger in all of us.

When I sent a question out to my Twitter fans asking them what were their favorite Irish drinking songs. I was swamped with replies. I compiled the list of favorite drinking songs that you see below.

It turns out, not all of the favorite songs are traditional. Some aren’t even Irish. But all are are perfect for a full night of good song and great craic!

A List of Irish Drinking Songs:

• Lily the Pink
• 7 Drunken Nights
• Waxie’s Dargle
• Wild Rover (No Nay Never)
• Sally MacLennane
• Health to the Company
• Old Hogshead Pub
• The Parting Glass
• Roll Out the Barrel
• The Old Black Rum
• The Yellow Bittern
• Johnny Jump Up
• Old Dun Cow
• The Night Paddy Murphy Died
• Barley Mow
• Whiskey in the Jar
• Finnegan’s Wake
• The Salt Song
• Patriot Game
• Nancy Whiskey
• The Scotsman
• Wild Colonial Boy
• Dirty Old Town
• Gypsy Rover
• The Men Behind The Wire
• Roll Your Leg Over
• All For Me Grog
• Come Out Ye Black and Tans
• Three Drunken Maidens
• Rising of the Moon
• The Moonshiner
• Mary Mack
• A Drop of Nelson’s Blood
• What’s the Rumpus by Gaelic Storm
• Darcy’s Ass by Gaelic Storm
• Pair of Brown Eyes by The Pogues
• Do Virgins Taste Better by Brobdingnagian Bards
• Have a Drink by O’hAnleigh
• Monahan’s Mudder’s Milk by Marc Gunn
• Another Irish Drinking Song by the Foremen
• The Rogue Of Dundee by Leza Mesiah
• Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits by Marc Gunn
• I’ll Drink from Dusk Til Dawn by Marc Gunn
• Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers by Marc Gunn
• Traditional Irish Folk Song by Denis Leary
• Home for a Rest by Spirit of the West
• Almost Irish by Ceann
• 40 Shades of Blue by Black47
• Weekend Irish by Barleyjuice

What are YOUR favorite Irish drinking songs?

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Marc Gunn is an acoustic Celtic folk musician, called “The Godfather of Celtic music online” for his steadfast support of indie Celtic music, free Celtic music downloads, and his award-winning Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, one of the most-popular music podcasts on iTunes. He has helped 1000s of musicians save and make money with their musical groups through The Bards Crier Music Marketing Ezine. Now you can get FREE “how-to” music marketing and promotion advice, plus tips on how to sell more CDs when you subscribe today. Subscribe at www.bardscrier.com!

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