This episode's song is one of the modern rock classics by probably our most famous Irish band in the world, the one and only, U2. The song is 'One', aptly enough. So sit back and enjoy the song's story and Fiona's acapella version of it.

Raglan Road

Jul 16th, 2021 10m 1s

This is the ultimate song for unrequited love, where the only way for an artist to declare his eternal desire for a woman is to immortalize it in verse. Eventually, it becomes music, and the sentiment is forever remembered long after the momen

The Irish Rover

Jun 30th, 2021 10m 3s

Everybody loves to sail across the ocean on a big ship, but this week’s song is a trip you would not want to take, as it is a journey you would not forget and not even survive! So welcome aboard “The Irish Rover”, a song that will raise your s

Green Fields of France

May 2nd, 2021 11m 16s

“Green Fields of France” is a very poignant reminder of the futility of war. This sad but beautiful ballad is about one young Irish soldier giving his life in the trenches of World War I.

Falling In Love With You Again

May 2nd, 2021 10m 15s

This week's song is a bit of an unknown entity, but I thought it was time it got out there in the limelight as it is one of my favorite love songs. It was written by an Irish artist whom I really like, so let me introduce “Falling In Love With

My Irish Molly

Apr 10th, 2021 9m 42s

This week we are going to get you moving with this lively jig of a song about love being in the air for springtime. So once again it is an American composition that the Irish have adopted for themselves, now get your dancing shoes on for My Ir

Rose of Tralee

Apr 1st, 2021 9m 23s

When you hear this song performed in your honor, you have been crowned the Rose of Tralee. It is the signature tune for an annual international pageant held every year in Ireland and probably one of our most famous ballads.

Christy Moore's "Ride On"

Mar 25th, 2021 9m 51s

If you love a song that touches the deepest reaches of our humanity, here is a piece that is a modern Irish classic that will melt your heart. It may use a horse as a theme, but it goes so much further. The song will sweep you away to a faraw

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Mar 25th, 2021 10m 29s

With the whole world looking at Ireland during Saint Patrick’s Day week, this is the song that encapsulates the spirit of the Irish personality. Everyone loves a smile but when you see it in a person’s eyes, it makes it so much brighter. The fa

She Moved Through The Fair

Mar 11th, 2021 10m 10s

This beautiful, haunting song tells the eternal story of unfulfilled love that is universal - boy meets girl, her family say no and she never gets to be with her man except in the afterlife when she returns to visit him. He sadly laments what

Fields of Athenry

Feb 26th, 2021 11m 25s

Today’s song is familiar all over the world in Irish pubs and sports grounds where an Irish team are playing. It's a sad ballad of how one man was harshly treated during the Great Irish Famine.

Whiskey In The Jar

Feb 26th, 2021 9m 29s

Our very first fantastic song is one that really came to light in the 1970’s by rock group Thin Lizzy. It's the story of a famous Irish highwayman that got his comeuppance in the end.

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