25 Years Celebration cover

25 Years Celebration

The Dubliners · 1987

106 min · 30 tracks · folk · Irish folk music

A spirited collection of traditional Irish folk songs, brimming with lively melodies and heartfelt storytelling.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • spirited sing-alongs with friends
  • dynamic journey experience
  • heartfelt storytelling through song
  • for celebratory gatherings
  • wave-like pacing for reflection

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer instant gratification tracks
  • avoid lengthy listening experiences

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1987, '25 Years Celebration' marks a significant milestone for The Dubliners, commemorating their two-and-a-half decades of performing Irish folk music. By this point, the band had solidified their status as cultural icons in Ireland and among the global folk music community, following their breakthrough album 'The Dubliners' in 1964.
Stylistic neighbors
The Clancy Brothers· The Chieftains· Planxty

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Dubliners 4:43
  • 2 Rose of Allendale 4:36
  • 3 Salonika 2:59
  • 4 Reels: Cooleys / The Dawn / Mullingar Races 3:27
  • 5 Now I'm Easy 4:22
  • 6 Sally Wheatley 3:50
  • 7 Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile 3:45
  • 8 Irish Rover 4:09
  • 9 Molly Malone 2:59
  • 10 Protect and Survive 3:33
  • 11 Planxty Irwin 3:15
  • 12 Three Score and Ten 4:23
  • 13 Don't Get Married 3:43
  • 14 Luke - A Tribute 3:18

Disc 2

  • 1 Ballad of St. Anne's Reel 3:18
  • 2 Cill Chais 4:00
  • 3 Cúnla 3:11
  • 4 Clavelitos 3:28
  • 5 Jigs: Humours of Glendart / Saddle the Pony / Brian O'Lynn 3:02
  • 6 Leaving Nancy 4:10
  • 7 O'Connell's Steam Engine 3:17
  • 8 Rambling Rover 3:20
  • 9 The Last of the Great Whales 4:12
  • 10 Mountain Dew 2:19
  • 11 Red Roses for Me 3:52
  • 12 Marino Waltz 2:41
  • 13 Cod Liver Oil 2:53
  • 14 I Loved the Ground She Walked Upon 2:49
  • 15 Love is Pleasing 3:08
  • 16 Sick Note 3:05

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