Need a Few Irish songs for Senior Living Gig

[wguitar]

Hi, looking for some song ideas for upcoming solo Senior Community gig.

Thanks!

[Rockysdad]

Fields of Gold - Sting very nice tune, covered by a number of very nice singers.

[sevenpalms]

Old people loooove the obligatory “Danny Boy”. They’ll be tossing their support hose at you….

[zmf]

"Why Paddy's Not At Work Today". Bound to get a chuckle.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by wguitar

Hi, looking for some song ideas for upcoming solo Senior Community gig.

Thanks!

Hi wg
Well, there are a few Irish songs in this world, that's for sure!!

Do you have any Irish friends you can ask?

[frankmcr]

Yeah, there's a ton of 'em.

Tell more about the gig to help us narrow it down.

[pcs264]

"Mountains O' Mourne". Beautiful melody, fun to sing, and the lyrics tell a sweet & funny story. Try to find Don McLean's version; it has a lovely fingerpicked guitar part that's not as hard as it sounds to play.

[wguitar]

Originally Posted by frankmcr

Yeah, there's a ton of 'em.

Tell more about the gig to help us narrow it down.

Gig is at a local Senior Living Community -- audience is mostly mid-70's to mid-80's. Independent Living community.

Thanks!

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by wguitar

Gig is at a local Senior Living Community -- audience is mostly mid-70's to mid-80's. Independent Living community.

Thanks!

Most likely they'll want familiar, traditional kind of stuff then. No Pogues or Flogging Molly.

Raglan Road, The Rising of the Moon, The Wild Rover, Wild Mountain Thyme, Song for Ireland . . . they might like the Unicorn song, a lot of people do . . .

[folkmusikfan]

Can't forget "Molly Malone."

[Dustinfurlow]

You could totally fool people into thinking "Flowers of Edinburgh" isn't Scottish trad...It's been done before...not gonna say by who.....

[Wade Hampton]

What’s best is when you can get them clapping and singing along. “Whiskey In The Jar” and “The Wild Rover” have some audience participation parts, and “Molly Malone” will get sung along with.


whm

[Martyn Eden]

Fields of Athenry is a stirring piece with a chorus they can sing along to.
Lots of Christy Moore tunes to get the Guinness flowing.

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Martyn Eden

Lots of Christy Moore tunes to get the Guinness flowing.

That would be my kind of Senior Community!!!

[Acousticado]

I think that songs such as “The Unicorn” and “Black Velvet Band” by The Irish Rovers would go over quite well.