Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street

All but two tracks are re-releases from the following albums: • Patrick Street (1986) – (three tracks: 3, 9, 13) • No. 2 Patrick Street (1988) – (two tracks: 2, 8) • Irish Times (1990) – (one track: 10) • All in Good Time (1993) – (two tracks: 1, 12) • Cornerboys (1996) – (one track: 4) • Made in Cork (1997) – (one track: 6) • Live from Patrick Street (1999) – (two tracks: 5, 14). Two previously unreleased tracks were recorded live in Britain and Ireland, during November 1998 (tracks 7, 11). Andy Irvine sings all seven songs compiled on this album. ==Track listing==

• "Walsh's Polkas" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (From the album All In Good Time, 1993) – 3:29 • "Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhrán/Jack Keane's Reel" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (From the album No 2 Patrick Street, 1988) – 3:33 • "The Dream" (Andy Irvine) / "Indiana" (song) (Andy Mitchell) – (From the album Patrick Street, 1986) – 6:58 • "The White Pettycoat/The Kerry Jig/Katy is Waiting" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (From the album Cornerboys, 1996) – 4:37 • "Stewball and the Monaghan Grey Mare" (song) (Trad. / Music & New lyrics: Andy Irvine) – (From the album Live from Patrick Street, 1999) – 4:20 • "Rainbow 'Mid the Willows" (song) (Andy Irvine) Published by Andy Irvine – (From the album Made in Cork, 1997) – 5:33 • "The Newmarket Polkas" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (Previously unreleased, 1998) – 3:38 • "William Taylor" (song) (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street and Bill Whelan) – (From the album No 2 Patrick Street, 1988) – 3:05 • "The Set"/"La Cardeuse" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (From the album Patrick Street, 1986) – 3:11 • "Brackagh Hill" (song) (Andy Irvine) Published by Andy Irvine – (From the album Irish Times, 1990) – 5:47 • "Killanin's Fancy/The Dash to Portobello/Anna Maculeen" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (A live version from 1998, first recorded on the album Cornerboys, 1996) – 5:11 • "Lintheads:" – (From the album All In Good Time, 1993) – 7:41 • "The Pride Of The Springfield Road" (song) (Trad. Arr. Andy Irvine) • "Lawrence Common" (instrumental) (Andy Irvine) • "Goodbye Monday Blues" (song) (Andy Irvine and Si Kahn) • "Loftus Jones" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (From the album Patrick Street, 1986) – 3:31 • "Music For A Found Harmonium" (Simon Jeffes/Penguin Café Ltd) – (From the album Live from Patrick Street, 1999) – 4:06 ==Personnel==

• Andy Irvine - vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica • Kevin Burke - fiddle • Jackie Daly - accordion • Arty McGlynn - guitar • Gerry O'Beirne - guitar • Ged Foley - guitar • James Kelly - fiddle • Bill Whelan - keyboards • Declan Masterson - uilleann pipes ==References==