Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street

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Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street
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Greatest hits album by
Released2000
RecordedLandsdowne Studios (1986)
Homestead Studios (1988)
Windmill Lane Studios (1990)
Windmill Lane Studios (1993)
Mt. Hollywood Studios (1996)
Soundmasters, Cork (1997)
Live in Britain & Ireland (1998)
Genre Irish folk music
Length1:04:40
Label Green Linnet Records
Producer Dónal Lunny
Gerry O'Beirne
Bill Whelan
Patrick Street
Patrick Street chronology
Live from Patrick Street
(1999)
Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street
(2000)
Street Life
(2002)

Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street is the second compilation album by the Irish folk band Patrick Street, released in 2000 on the Green Linnet label.

Contents

Recording

All but two tracks are re-releases from the following albums: [1]

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

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

Personnel

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References

  1. Sleeve notes from Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street, Green Linnet GLCD1207, 2000.