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The Best of the Original Dubliners

The Dubliners · 2003

150 min · 51 tracks · folk · Irish folk music

Joyful harmonies and traditional instrumentation create an exuberant celebration of Irish folk music's rich storytelling tradition.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • joyful sing-alongs with friends
  • pub atmosphere with lively energy
  • short, engaging party tracks
  • nostalgic tales of irish culture
  • danceable rhythms for celebration

Maybe skip if you want

  • slow-paced reflective listening
  • long immersive narratives

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2003, 'The Best of the Original Dubliners' captures the essence of The Dubliners' nearly 40-year career, showcasing their pivotal role in popularizing Irish folk music. By this time, the band had undergone numerous lineup changes, yet their core sound remained beloved worldwide, making this compilation a testament to their enduring legacy.
Stylistic neighbors
The Clancy Brothers· The Chieftains· Planxty

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Seven Drunken Nights 3:45
  • 2 Black Velvet Band 4:29
  • 3 Whiskey in the Jar 3:01
  • 4 All for Me Grog 3:02
  • 5 The Rising of the Moon 2:39
  • 6 I Wish I Were Back in Liverpool 4:01
  • 7 The Bonny Boy 3:30
  • 8 The Fairmoye Lasses and Sporting Paddy 1:57
  • 9 Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe 2:04
  • 10 Molly Maguires (live) 2:18
  • 11 McAlpine’s Fusiliers (live) 2:55
  • 12 Greenland Whale Fishery 3:08
  • 13 Biddy Mulligan 2:01
  • 14 The Musical Priest / Blackthorn Stick 2:38
  • 15 Navvy Boots (live) 2:47
  • 16 Champion at Keeping Them Rolling 2:44
  • 17 I Know My Love 2:49

Disc 2

  • 1 I’m a Rover 4:52
  • 2 Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old Man 3:30
  • 3 Nancy Whiskey 2:39
  • 4 A Pub With No Beer 2:28
  • 5 Seven Deadly Sins 2:44
  • 6 Black Velvet Band (live) 4:09
  • 7 A Nation Once Again 2:44
  • 8 The Partin’ Glass 2:26
  • 9 Poor Paddy on the Railway 2:52
  • 10 Kelly, the Boy From Killan 2:31
  • 11 Lowlands of Holland 2:14
  • 12 The Breeze (live) 2:22
  • 13 Alabama 58 3:21
  • 14 The Night Visiting Song 3:26
  • 15 Cork Hornpipe (live) 2:05
  • 16 Poor Old Dicey Riley 1:40
  • 17 Whiskey on a Sunday 2:20

Disc 3

  • 1 Dirty Old Town 2:53
  • 2 Whiskey in the Jar (live) 3:13
  • 3 The Old Triangle 2:02
  • 4 The Galway Races 3:19
  • 5 Peggy Gordon (live) 3:45
  • 6 The Irish Navy 2:26
  • 7 Net Hauling Song 2:12
  • 8 The Battle of the Somme / Freedom Come All Ye 4:51
  • 9 Smith of Bristol 2:29
  • 10 Tibby Dunbar 1:45
  • 11 The Leavin’ of Liverpool (live) 6:15
  • 12 The Beggarman 2:35
  • 13 Rattling Roaring Willie 1:49
  • 14 School Days Over 3:00
  • 15 Louse House in Kilkenny 3:10
  • 16 Mrs McGrath 2:21
  • 17 Seven Drunken Nights (live) 3:40

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