• Belfast singer-songwriter
Van Morrison recorded a version of the song for the 1988 album
Irish Heartbeat, in collaboration with
The Chieftains. •
The Pogues recorded a version of the song that was included the 2005 reissue of their 1989 album
Peace and Love. • Canadian singer
Loreena McKennitt recorded a version of the song for her 2010 album
The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and released a live version on her 2024 album
The Road Back Home. Her 2008 Christmas album ''
A Midwinter Night's Dream'' includes "The Seven Rejoices of Mary," which uses the melody of "Star of the County Down." • American
hurdy-gurdy artist Dora Viellette released the song on her 2023 eponymous album and on her duo Manticore Consort's 2021 release
Music for the Ages. • Serbian band
Orthodox Celts recorded a version of the song for the 1997 album
The Celts Strike Again. • Israeli singer
Ehud Banai recorded a
Hebrew version of the song titled "Ha-Kochav shel Mechoz Gush Dan" ( or "The Star of
Gush Dan District"). It appeared first on his 1998 album
Tip Tipa. • Dublin folk artist
Dylan Walshe recorded a live version of the song which appeared on the 2015 album
Soul Hell Cafe released on Muddy Roots Records. • German
schlager music band
Santiano recorded a version of the song called "Mädchen von Haithabu" (German: "Girls from Haithabu") with the same melody. • English
progressive and
medieval folk rock group
Gryphon used the melody in their version of
The Unquiet Grave, the sixth track on their self-titled debut album. • American folk-jazz band
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones included an instrumental arrangement of the song in their 1991 Grammy-nominated album
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo. • Irish-Canadian band
The Irish Rovers recorded versions of the song for the 1996 album
Gems and the 2020
Saints and Sinners. •
Tom Rowe recorded a vocable version for his 1991 album
Whistle Up a Storm. • Irish YouTuber
Colm McGuinness uploaded a version of the song to his channel in 2021 titled "The Star of the County Down (Cover)". • British vocal ensemble
The King's Singers recorded an arrangement by
Howard Goodall on their albums
Watching the White Wheat (1985) and
Postcards (2014). • Irish band
The High Kings uploaded a version of the song to their YouTube channel in 2011 titled "Star of the County Down". • German metal band
Lyriel recorded a version of the song for the 2012 album
Leverage as a
bonus track. • Irish-Scottish band
Celtic Thunder released the song on their version of the song in 2015 on their album
The Very Best of Celtic Thunder. •
The Kelly Family put that song on their album
25 years later. •
The Longest Johns uploaded a version of the song featuring Colm R. McGuinness on their YouTube channel in 2024. •
The Wellermen released an arrangement on their EP “1778” in 2026. ==References==