Ulysses

Book Playlist

Ulysses Playlist

20 tracks

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Nov 4, 2026

This playlist follows the novel’s movement through Dublin’s streets and inner lives: Irish traditional music and period-colored instrumentals evoke the city, while songs about home, wandering, memory and desire echo the Blooms’ and Stephen’s distinct perspectives. The shifts in pace and mood reflect Joyce’s passage from public bustle to private thought and the intimate, expansive close.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Ulysses

Franz Ferdinand · Tonight

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2

Main Titles (Titoli di testa)

Franco Ferrara · Ulysses (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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3

Planxty Irwin

The Chieftains · The Chieftains In China

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4

The Butterfly

The Bothy Band · 1975

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The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill

The Bothy Band · 1975

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Irish Tune from County Derry

Percy Grainger · Lincolnshire Posy

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Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major

John Field · John Field: Nocturnes (Complete) for Piano

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8

Carolan's Concerto

Turlough O'Carolan · The Piper and the Fairy Queen

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9

The Morning Dew

The Chieftains · The Chieftains 4

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10

Dippermouth Blues

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band · Jazz Figures / King Oliver (1923 -1930)

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11

The Easy Winners

Scott Joplin · The Entertainer

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12

Molly Malone

The Dubliners · 25 Years Celebration

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13

The Rocky Road to Dublin

The Dubliners · The Best of Irish Folk

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14

Raglan Road

Luke Kelly · The Collection

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15

The Parting Glass

The Wailin' Jennys · 40 Days

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16

The Fields of Athenry

Paddy Reilly · Paddy Reilly Collection EP

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17

Dirty Old Town

The Pogues · Rum Sodomy & The Lash (Expanded Edition)

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18

The Lakes of Pontchartrain

Paul Brady · Welcome Here Kind Stranger

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19

Carrickfergus

Van Morrison · Irish Heartbeat

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A Rainy Night in Soho

The Pogues · Rum Sodomy & The Lash (Expanded Edition)

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