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Artists Played on 'Proud to be Irish'

M&MMary&Mareena — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:22:34 CDT

This is a full list of CDs and Artists that we have in our vast collection of music. It will be added to each week as we play new songs. You can make your choice of requests from this list if you would like.

Annmarie

Harmony Handed Down
Melody in Harmony

Atlantic Crossing

Turning the Compass

Ballycastle

Piper’s Dance

Barley Boys

The Days of Abundance

Barleycorn

Green and Gold

Barleyjuice

The Morning After
A Night at the Pub

Barnbrack

Other Ireland

Best Foot Forward

Footnotes

Biblecode Sundays

Ghosts of Our Past

Blackthorn

Here we go Again
Ratty Shoes
The Other Side

Frances Black

Talk to me

Boru

Business as Usual

Boys of the Lough

Twenty

Brakin’ Tradition

Presence in the Past

John Breen

John Breen

Garth Brooks

Fresh Horses

Karan Casey

Songlines

Ceann

Almost Irish

Celtic Cross

Shores of America
Part the First
Last Call

Celtic Tenors

Irish Album
Remember me

Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder
Act Two

Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman
A New Journey

Reta Ceol

Celtic Hymns

Cherish the Ladies

The Girls Won’t Leave the Boys Alone
A Whistle on the Wind - Joannie Madden

Chieftains

Live From Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell
Another Country
The Wide World Over: A 40- Year Celebration
The Long Black Veil

Aoife Clancy

Soldiers and Dreams

Clancy Brothers

Older But no Wiser

Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

Greatest Irish Hits
Irish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

Clannad

Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime

Mickey Coleman

Carefully Crafted

Tom Comerford

Celtic Christmas
Organised Rhyme

Compilation Albums (Various Artists)

The Golden Collection of Irish Music
Emerald Classics Volumes I and II
Pipes of Scotland
Welsh Collection
Celtic Revelation: Inspirational Ballads and Dance
The Essential Irish Folk Collection
Common Ground
Celtic Favourites: The Solid Gold Collection
Celtic Tides: A Musical Odyssey
Celtic Pride II
Celtic Women
My Heart is in Ireland
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Celtic Traditions: Memorable Tales
The Shamrock Connection Volume 1
Christmas Faith of Our Fathers
Memories of Ireland
Celtic Favorites Volume 1
Celtic Favorites Volume 3
Festival of Irish Folk Music
Wedding Song Collection
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

Andy Cooney

Christmas Eve
Boston Rose and Other Irish Favorites
Galway Shawl
Home Away From Home

Carl Corcoran

Dancing the Dublin Reel

Cottars

Made in Cape Breton

Phil Coulter

Scottish Tranquility
The Live Experience
Recollections
Touch of Tranquility
Highland Cathedral

Coyote Run

Tend the Fire: Christmas With the Coyotes

The Dazes (Jungle Gs)

Echoes From the Jungle

Carmel Dempsey

Keepin’ up the Payments

Dervish

Harmony Hill

Eamonn Dillon

Storm the Kettle

Val Doonican

The Very Best of Val Doonican

Danny Doyle

Emigrant Eyes
Emerald Encore

Dubliners

20 Original Greatest Hits
Ideal

Cahal Dunne

Shamrocks and Heather
The Very Best of Cahal Dunne
Peace in my Land

Echoes of Erin

The Unicorn: Irish Favorites

Elders

Alive and Live in Ireland
Racing the Tide
Gael Day

Emigrants

Roisin Dubh
October Winds

Enya

The Memory of Trees

Erin’s Pride

May the Road Rise to Meet You

Kevin Evans and Brian Doherty

Galway to Graceland

Fisher and Maher

Rambles of Spring

Five Fifths

Irish Christmas

Foothills Trio

In Good Company
Songs For a Winter Night

Foster and Allen

Forty Shades of Green: A Tribute to Old Ireland

Aine Furey

Cross my Palm

Fureys

May we All Someday Meet Again
The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur
The Furey Brothers
Claddagh Road
Fureys Finest

Gaelic Storm

Back to Titanic
Tree
Bring Yer Wellies
Herding Cats

Victor Gagnon

Limited Birthday Release

Ian Gallagher

Ian Gallagher

James Galway

Greatest Hits
Winter’s Crossing

Joe Giltrap

Mountains of Mourne
Where There’s Life
The Soldier’s Tree

Glengarry Bhoys

Juice
Mill Sessions

Isla Grant

Mother
The Beauty of my Home
A Dream Come True
Childhood Memories

Greenwich Meantime

Greenwich Meantime

Guaranteed Irish

Out in Front

Hair of the Dog

Donegal
Release the Hounds
Let it Flow
Collection
K9
Son of a Dunigan – Michael DeAngelis

Ronan Hardiman

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance

High Kings

The High Kings

Highland Rovers Band

Brave Lads All
Unusual Days

Winifred Horan

Pleasures of Home

Red Hurley

Danny Boy Trilogy

Irish Descendants

Across the Water

Irish Rovers

Celtic Collection: The Next Thirty Years
40 Years a-Rovin’
Irish Rovers’ Gems

Irish Tenors

The Irish Tenors
Ellis Island

Frank Jaklitsch

Seize the Day
Irish Ways

Ron Kavana

Irish Songs of Rebellion, Resistance and Reconciliation

Frank Kelly

Christmas Countdown
Comedy Countdown

Jimmy Kelly Band

Kelly Green

Kitty Kelly

Catskill Fever

Seamus Kennedy

On the Rocks

Emer Kenny

Parting Glass

Tony Kenny

Sentimental Irish
Come Home to Ireland For Christmas

Maryanne Kerr

Over the Mountain

Moira Kerr

Celtic Soul

Kilmainham

Sentinel of the Sea

Kings Gailiard

The Rocky Road to Dublin

Dominic Kirwan

Echoes of Ireland

Lenahan

Lenahan

Jennifer Licko

Cave of Gold

Bonnie Logan

All That Might Have Been

Mad Pudding

Dirt and Stone

Mahones

Draggin’ the Days

Makem Brothers

Like Others Did Before us

Makem and Clancy

We’ve Come a Long Way

McCallans

Highland Christmas

Michael McCann

Soldiers’ Songs

Johnny McEvoy

Ireland’s Original
Irish Collection
20 Greatest Hits

Eamonn McGirr

Different Yet the Same
The Way Back
Irish Capers
Live in Concert
The Bravest
Dublin City Children Talking About Easter
Songs I Loved so Well

McKrells – Kevin McKrell

The Wind Upon the Hill: Irish Collection
Bound For Boston
Traveling Man
McKrells Live
Tunnel Tigers – Donnybrook Fair

Mary McGonigle

When the Roses Bloom Again
Green Shamrock Shore
My Forever Friend

Maire McVicker

Dreams of my Land
Winter, Fire and Snow: A Celtic Christmas

More Power to Your Elbow

Sold Out: Live at the Arena
Fingers of Fun

Mulligans

The Best of the Mulligans

David Munnelly

Swing

New Barleycorn

Ireland’s Celtic Heartbeat
At Flannery’s

Paddy Noonan

Paddy Noonan’s Scottish Party
Paddy Noonan’s Irish Variety Concert
Paddy Noonan Presents Irish Eyes
Paddy Noonan’s Christmas Time in Ireland

Sheila Noonan

Radio Sweethearts
I Just Want to Dance With You

North Sea Gas

Spirit of Scotland
Keltic Heritage
Dark Island
Lochanside
Scottish Destiny

Dermot O’Brien

Let’s Have a Party!
Dear Old Ireland

Jimmy O’Byrne

Le Mor Ghra: With Lots of Love

Daniel O’Donnell

The Boy From Donegal

Margo O’Donnell

Parcel of Dreams

Harry O’Donoghue

It’ll be Alright on the Night

Mary O’Dowd

A Portrait of Mary O’Dowd

Sean O’Neill Band

50 Irish Sing-a-Long Favorites
50 Irish Party Songs

Richie O’Shea

Sing me an Old Irish Song
The Man From the Glen

Frank Patterson

God Bless America

Porters

Ale House Fire

Planets

Classical Graffiti

Planters Punch

The Last Farewell

Potbelly Folk

Show me a Sign

Danny Quinn

Live in Concert
Gifts From a Bard

Rankin Family

Collection
The Rankin Family

Reeltime

Live it up

Deirdre Reilly

A Toast to the Irish Colleens

Paddy Reilly

The Gold and Silver Days
A Song For Every County
Come Back Paddy Reilly
Paddy Reilly’s Ireland
A Musical Taste of Ireland

Andrea Rice

Just For You

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Spirit of the Glen

Sands Family

Collection

Saw Doctors

Songs From Sun Street
Same Oul’ Town
Sing a Powerful Song
All the Way From Tuam
Live in Galway

Schooner Fare

Closer to the Wind
First Ten Years
Alive
Day of the Clipper
For the Times

Searson

Searson Live

Secret Garden

Earthsongs

Seven Nations

Big Dog

ShamRock

Shamrock the Album

Shenanigans

Shenanigans

Brendan Shine

I’ll Settle For Old Ireland

Shirae

Tiger’s Island

Sting

Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting

Stockton’s Wing

The Stockton’s Wing Collection

Tara Shamrock

One For the Road
Hello Friend

Derek Warfield

The Night is…Young

Waterboys

Room to Roam

Roger Whittaker

Roger Whittaker Live

Whole Shabang

Dreamers and Believers
10
Mad-Hatter’s Ball
Cuttin’ Loose!

Widget and the Widgettes

Widget and the Widgettes

Wolfe Tones

25th Anniversary
Live Alive-oh!
Belt of the Celts
Spirit of the Nation
Profile
Sing Out For Ireland

Woods Tea Company

Wood’s Tea Company Live! Collector’s Edition

'Proud to be Irish' Radio Show Playlists

M&MMary&Mareena — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:09:47 CDT

Monday – Playlist is put up new on The Lady in the Mist Music Blog.

Tuesday – Mareena’s ‘Pick of the Week’ is chosen

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‘Proud to be Irish’ is going international and world-wide every Sunday from 12 to 3 pm, eastern standard time (in the U.S.). Log on the 88.3 FM ‘The Saint’and click on ‘Listen Live’. Don’t forget to tell all your friends as well in California, Arizona, Florida, Ireland, South Africa, China… If you would like to have information about your upcoming events read out on ‘Proud to be Irish’ send us an email to keepitirish@nycap.rr.com at least two weeks in advance.

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Hosted by Mary and Mareena in honor of Eamonn McGirr every Sunday from Noon until 3 pm on WVCR 88.3 FM from Siena College.

Loudonville, Albany, Schenectady and Troy, come on and listen to the most entertaining Irish program in America. Lots of comedy, lots of fun,trivia and darned good Irish music from Altan to Sinead O’Connor and everything in between. Spread the word and don’t forget…keep it Irish!!!

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Irish Trivia Winners and weekly playlists and all things musical are to be found at our new blog – The Lady in the Mist. So check out the fun!!!

Links to Our Irish Friends

M&MMary&Mareena — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:09:04 CDT

Hello and thank you for stopping by and spending a little time with us. We hope you enjoyed your stay! Below are some links to our friends we think you’d like to visit. Slan go foill!

"Eamonn's Restaurant' - Era of memories and Irish Music

M&MMary&Mareena — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:04:40 CDT

Eamonn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant 151 Menand Rd Route 378 Loudonville, New York 12211
(Less than 5 minutes from I-90, Rte 87 The Northway, Rte 787, and Rte 9) Website keepitirish@nycap.rr.com Telephone in the U.S.A. – 518- 463-2414
Many top awards for the best and the only truly authentic Irish pub and restaurant in the Capital area! You want Irish? You got it!!!
The End of an Era The time has come, Folks, when we must announce the sale of ‘Eamonn’s’ Irish Pub and Restaurant. We had many, many delightful years there – with such fond memories of very happy times – the great singing, the legendary hospitality, the delicious food and drink. We were truly blessed to have had Eamonn singing there and hosting many fabulous Irish entertainers – both local and from Ireland. We will never lose those memories, but it is time for Mareena and myself to move on with our lives. God bless all of you who enjoyed Eamonn’s. Thanks for all the memories. Mary and Mareena In December 1991, Eamonn Mary and Mareena McGirr came to the Capital District in upstate New York, and for many years now have been successfully running a truly authentic Irish pub and restaurant – Eamonn’s. As a matter of fact, it was just recently chosen as The Best Irish Pub 2001. Eamonn’s is renowned for its top-class Irish international entertainment, with such names as The Wolfe Tones 3, Tommy Makem, The Clancys, Foster and Allen, Robbie O’Connell, Paddy Reilly, The Furey Brothers, Cherish the Ladies, Stockton’s Wing, Four Men and a Dog, The Whole Shabang, Danny Doyle and a constant stream of top-class local entertainers.
@@@@@ On Monday, June 20th, 2005, the unthinkable happened. Eamonn’s was badly damaged by fire, due to faulty electrical wiring in the attic wall. Much of the building, however, was saved – thanks to the tireless efforts of our brave firefighters. Our most grateful thanks to them – our heroes. Thank you guys and gals. Mary and Mareena McGirr

Mary and Mareena McGirr's Irish Heraldry Plaques

M&MMary&Mareena — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:38 CDT

Cead Mile Failte a chairde Gael!!!
‘Mary’s plaques are a hit!’
Hello and Welcome to our site. This is Mary and Mareena welcoming you to a wide array of everything Irish. Our plaques, boxes and family name crests are decorated with Celtic designs based on medieval heraldry and all things Irish – the Claddagh, shamrocks, harps, castles, Irish knotwork shields of the four provinces and 32 counties. Our designs are colorful, original and custom made to your personal specifications

Ever thought of owning your own Irish pub? Let us create a sign that will bring a little bit of Ireland to your home? We offer unique hand-painted boxes and plaques for that authentic Irish gift.

“The gift box was just beatiful and just right…to put the little Irish baby’s keepsakes in.”

Satisfied customer

Email us at keepitirish@nycap.rr.com for more information.

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Eamonn McGirr's Recordings -beautiful music!

M&MMary&Mareena — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:21:27 CDT

Eamonn McGirr's Recordings

The Bravest ** Available on CD Single for $5 ($1 sh. and h.) Atruly gripping and emotive song about the bravery shown by the New York firefighters on that devastating day, September 11th, 2001. “They kept pounding up the stairs, while we were coming down.” Sung here by Eamonn McGirr and penned by Tom Paxton. A truly classic CD single.

The Way Back Available on CD for $12 ($3 sh. and h.) and Tape for $8 ($2 sh. and h.)
Eamonn McGirr and friends

My Forever Friend
The Bells of Dunblane
Spiritual Reading
Harmony
Spiritual Reading
Strange, Unlucky Child
Spiritual Reading
Peace is Flowing Like a River
Spiritual Reading
Medley
Scorn Not His Simplicity
Spiritual Reading
The Greatest Gift of All
Spiritual Reading
The Town I Love so Well
Mareena’s Prayer for Peace in Ireland and America

On Sunday, November 3rd, 1996 my life changed drastically. On that Sunday morning I was sitting on a bar stool at our pub and restaurant and suddenly the stool collapsed underneath me – and I don’t even drink! I broke my back and neck and am now paralyzed from the chest down (although some limited movement has returned). Itwas so hard to come to terms with – eight months earlier I had sung continuously for eleven days. twenty minutes thus breaking the world record for non-stop singing. The whole event was to raise funds for the Center for the Disabled (my own daughter Mareena has Cerebral Palsy). And now, here I was dreadfully disabled. How life is strange.

In one split second, my life opened out into a different field – of dreams? I don’t think so. I had often heard it said that when an accident like this happens, the whole family suffers. Oh Lord above, is that ever so true. The last five years have been been a living hell for myself, my wife, Mary and my daughter, Mareena. We prayed long and hard for that miracle, and it looked as though everyone in the Capital District did as well. I humbly thank you all.

‘Not my will but Thine be done’ is a phrase that we all struggle with, and I promised the Lord that if He showed me some sign of a semi-decent life returning, then I would shout His praises aloud. Thus this CD. I am still not strong enough to record a complete CD by myself, so I called upon my friends. Everyone was more than willing to co-operate with me in my efforts to present a spiritual and uplifting recording. The plans were set…

On Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 our lives changed drastically. On that Tuesday morning the unthinkable happened and America became paralyzed. Let us all hope and pray that some day we will break free from this torture. I hope and pray that God will ease my agony and make me realise how miniscule my problems are compared to those of the families in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. I hope that you – the listener 0 will find some message in this CD that will give you the strength and courage to overcome your difficulties.

Different Yet the Same Available on CD for $12 ($3 sh. and h.) and Tape for $8 ($2 sh. and h.)

Scorn Not His Simplicity
Katy Daly
Whistling Gypsy
The Town I Loved so Well
The Winds Are Singing Freedom
Our Heroes
Whiskey in the Jar
Scarlet Ribbons
The Old Man
Hearts on Fire
Poem: The Priesting of Father John
I’ll Tell me ma

On January 21st, 1996, at precisely 6:01 pm, Eamonn McGirr broke the world record for non-stop singing. Millions of tv viewers throughout the world witnessed this massive human endurance effort, which, in fact, lasted a total of 11 days, 20 minutes. The marathon was dedicated to his daughter, Mareena, who has Cerebral Palsy, and is confined to a wheelchair. While singing continuously, Eamonn raised money for the Center for the Disabled in Albany, in upstate New York. The C.P. Telethon produced a record-breaking $1.3 million on Sunday, January 21st, and Eamonn was delighted to be a huge part of that success. Different – Yet the Same sums up the message that Eamonn projected across the world throughout the grueling marathon: “Look past the wheelchair, look past the walker: there is a child, a human being – different- yet the same! He won’t ask for your pity or your sympathy-but surely you should care!” With much success in the music charts back home in Ireland before coming to the U.S. with his wife, Mary and daughter, Mareena Eamonn now offers you his long-awaited recording. Please enjoy…
Eamonn’s Cape Cod Available on CD for $8 ($3 sh. and h.)
Eamonn with Jim Larkin

Drunken Sailor
Back Home Again
Battle of New Orleans
Danny Boy
Whole World (Medley)
Fields of Athenry
Big Strong Man
Irish Soldier Laddie
Merry Ploughboy
Piece of Twine (Medley)
Mountain Dew
Seven Old Ladies/The Unicorn
Whiskey in the Jar
The Town I Love so Well
Katy Daly (Medley)
Show me the Way (Medley)

Songs I Love so Well

Katy Daly Medley
Lovely Rose of Clare
The Croppy Boy
Tribute to Galway
Poem: The Priesting of Father John
The Streets of London
Drunken Sailor
Grace
Tribute to Dublin
Gethsemani
Whiskey in the Jar

Live on Cape Cod

The Auctioneer
Four Green Fields
Black Velvet Band
Up Went Nelson
The Unicorn/Shake Your ***
Old Scolaire Hat
Streets of London
Take me Home to Mayo
Green, Green Grass of Home/Release me
Old Woman of Wexford Medley
After All These Years

Live in Concert

Leaving Nancy
The Buildings
Four Green Fields
The Auctioneer
The Town I Loved so Well
Green Fields of France
Dog-Ruff Dan
The Royal Wedding
The West’s Awake
Sin Ceart (That’s Right)
The Ballad of Joe McDonnell

I’m Yer Wee Man Available on CD for $8 ($3 sh. and h.)

Brennan on the Moor
The Isle of Innisfree
Dog-Ruff Dan
The Famine Song
The Buildings
Beer House Lil
Poor Paddy on the Railway
The Town I Love so Well
I’m a Rover
Muirsheen Durkin

Troubled World Available on CD for $8 ($3 sh. and h.)

Birmingham Sunday
Beer House Lil

Me Old Scholaire Hat Available on CD for $8 ($3 sh. and h.)

Old Scolaire Hat
Muirsheen Durkin

Irish Capers Available for $8 ($3 sh. and h.)
Eamonn McGirr and the go-Lucky Four

Eamonn:

Happy Christmas (War is Over)
Liverpool Lou
Old Scolaire Hat
Poem: Priesting of Father John

Go-Lucky Four

Up Went Nelson
Off to Dublin in the Green
Sin Ceart (That’s Right)
Clare’s Dragoons
The West’s Awake
The Buildings
Bold Fenian Men
God Save Ireland
Hi For the Beggarman
Song of the Dawn
Belfast Brigade
Rap Tap Tap
Show me the Man
Kimmage
Limerick is Beautiful
It’s a Grand Oul Country

Contact Mary and Mareena at keepitirish@nycap.rr.com for more information.

Cead Mile Failte - One hundred thousand welcomes!

M&MMary&Mareena — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:57:01 CDT

Please excuse the mess. I'm in the process of changing over my website to http://proudtobeirish.wordpress.com. Come and visit me!
Come visit my new network at http://keepitirish.ning.com and my Proud to be Irish Blog at http://theladyinthemistmusicblog.wordpress.com

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Cead Mile Failte means ‘One Hundred Thousand Welcomes’ in Irish. This is the Eamonn McGirr website. Here you will learn about Eamonn’s life, his music, his restaurant – “Eamonn’s” and his radio program, Proud to be Irish as well as a calendar of events and a forum. After his death, Eamonn’s wife, Mary and daughter Mareena now host the radio program in his honor. With their unique brand of humour and trivia as well as Mareena’s Pick of the Week, the ‘M and M’ Girls are countinuing Eamonn’s legacy. Also here are links to Mary’s artwork, Irish song lyrics, Irish Top Tens, and links to lots of Irish websites. Please browse around and see everything there is to offer. Feel free to leave a comment here or on our Guestbook. Don’t forget to tell all your friends also! For more information on Eamonn’s last CD, ‘The Bravest’, commemorating the bravery of the New York firefighters on 9/11 click on the Eamonn’s Music page.

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Eamonn McGirr was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. He taught advanced Mathematics in Belfast before becoming a full-time Irish entertainer. With four chart successes under his belt (one of them ‘Up Went Nelson’ sitting in the number one slot for six weeks) he eventually came to America with his wife and daughter twenty years ago.

In January, 1996, Eamonn broke the World Record for Non-Stop Singing and sang for a total of 11 days 20 minutes. This record will undoubtedly stand for many a day. His efforts brought in thousands of dollars for the Center For Disability Services in Albany. It was not only featured constantly on local television, but also went national and international on the Today Show and Inside Edition
. Then tragedy struck. In November 1996, just over nine short months later after the World Record Eamonn himself became permanently disabled after a terrible fall and is now quadriplegic. After a long and courageous fight, Eamonn passed away on Monday, June 14th, 2004. However, his tremendous spirit lives on.

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Be not sorrowful when I die.

I have fought a hard, bitter battle.

The peace of rest is mine.

Earned through pain and suffering.

Be not sad, for the prize of peace is finally mine.

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