Irish '60s Songbook

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A Love Of Our Own (The Debonaires)
Above And Beyond (Houston Wells & The Premier Aces)
Almost Persuaded (D.J. Curtin & The Kerry Blues)

Back At The Lodge (The Philosophers)
Ballad Of Amelia Earhart (Smokey Mountain Ramblers)
Beautiful Dreamer (Prince Vince & The Kings)
Bye Bye Baby (Mick Roche & The Arrows)

Cara Mia (Billy Brown & The Freshmen)
Come Back To Stay (Dickie Rock)
Crystal Chandelier (Tony & The Graduates)

Distant Drums (Seán Fagan & The Pacific)
Dark Circles (Gerry & The Ohio)
Down The Trail Of Aching Hearts (Clipper Carlton)

Ebony Eyes (Brendan O'Brien & The Dixies)
Every Step Of The Way (Dickie Rock & The Miami)

Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall (Some People)
Four In The Morning (Brendan Quinn & Cades County)
From The Candy Store On The Corner (Dickie Rock & The Miami)

Help Me Rhonda (Tony Kenny & The Sands)
Here Comes The Night (Them)
He's Got You (Brendan O'Brien & The Dixies)
High As A Mountain (Royal Blues)
Holiday Girl (The Newmen)

I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (Don Duggan & The Savoys)
I Get So Excited (The Real McCoy)
I Need You (Declan Ryan & The Regal Showband)
I Ran All The Way Home (Brendan Bowyer & The Royal)
I Will See You There (John Farrell & The Dreams)
If I Could Choose (Seán Dunphy)
If I Didn't Have A Dime (Tom Dunphy & The Royal)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Don Duggan & The Savoys)
I'm On An Island (The Strangers)
Indian Lake (The Freshmen)
Is Anybody Going To San Antone? (Gary Street & The Fairways)
It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Brendan O'Brien & The Dixies)
I've Been Hurt (John Farrell & Freedom)
I've Just Seen A Face (The Cotton Mill Boys)

Just To See You Smile (The Freshmen)

Kelly (Tony & The Graduates)
Kiss Me Quick (Brendan Bowyer & The Royal Showband)

Legend In My Time (Austin Graham & The Donie Collins Showband)
Little Arrows (Brendan O'Brien & The Dixies)
Little Old Lady From Pasadena (The Freshmen)
Lodi (Don Duggan & The Savoys)
Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow (The Strangers)
Long Black Veil (Peter Law & The Pacific)
Love And The Country (Shea Cribben & The Riviera)
Lovely Loretta (The Others)

Make Me An Island (Joe Dolan)
Mama, I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be (The Trixons)
Many The Memories (Dave Coady & Real McCoy)
Mendocino (Doc Carroll & The Royal Blues)
Morning Dew (Sugarshack)
Morning Papers And Margarine (Derrick & The Sounds)
My Elusive Dreams (D.J. Curtin & The Kerry Blues)  SOON
My Heartaches Got Heartaches (Jack Ruane Showband)
My Prayer (Tommy Drennan & The Monarchs)

Never An Everyday Thing (Granny's Intentions)
No One Will Ever Know (Sonny Knowles & The Pacific)

One Kiss For Old Times Sake (Murty Quinn & The Miami)
Our Love Will Go On (Butch Moore & The Capitol)

Put Another Log On The Fire (The Big Time)

Quick Joey Small (The Real McCoy)

Red Red Wine (Simon Scott & The Plattermen)

Same Old Fool (Gary Kane & The Ravens)
Serenade Of The Bells (The Black Aces)
She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune (The Freshmen)
She Wears My Ring (Seán Fagan & The Pacific)
So Many Ways (Butch Moore & The Capitol Showband)
So Sad [To Watch Good Love Go Bad] (The Greenbeats)

Take A Letter Maria (Roly Daniels)
The Answer To Everything (Joe Dolan & The Drifters)
The Entertainer (The Times)
The House With The Whitewashed Gable (Paul & The Deep Set / Joe Dolan)
The Keys In The Mailbox (Bill Ryan & Buckshot)
The La La Song (The Greenbeats)
The Pillow That Whispers (Des Smyth & The Collegemen)
The Streets Of Baltimore (Des Kelly & The Capitol)
The Wonder Of You (Brendan Bowyer & The Royal)
Today’s Teardrops (Austin Graham & The Donie Collins Showband) SOON
Turn Out The Light (The Creatures)

What In The World's Come Over You? (The Chessmen)
Winter Winds (The Millionaires)
Wonderland By Night (Danny & The Lions) SOON

Yellow River (The Gentry) SOON
Young Love (Chris Grace & The Donie Collins Showband)
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