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Acoustic Irish tradition and spacious folk instrumentals trace the family’s movement from Ireland toward England and farther afield, while the changing textures reflect grief, distance, and resilience. The final songs turn to the ache of parting and the pull of home, themes that resonate with the brothers’ diverging paths.
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20 songs
1
The Foxhunt
The Chieftains · The Chieftains 2
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The Merry Sisters Of Fate
Lúnasa · The Merry Sisters of Fate
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3
Angelina
Tommy Emmanuel · Endless Road: 20th Anniversary Edition
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The Waggoner's Lad - 2015 Remaster
Bert Jansch · Jack Orion
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The Fisherman
Leo Kottke · Pure Acoustic
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Overland
Alex de Grassi · Southern Exposure
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The Parting Glass
The Clancy Brothers · Come Fill Your Glass with Us
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The Leaving Of Liverpool
The Dubliners · Live At Vicar Street
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Woodbrook
Micheal O Suilleabhain · Between Worlds - The Music Of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
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Ah, Sweet Dancer
Micheal O Suilleabhain · Oilean / Island
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The Boyne Water
Martin Hayes · Peggy's Dream
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The Longford Tinker
Martin Hayes · Peggy's Dream
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13
Farewell to Erin
The Bothy Band · Old Hag You Have Killed Me
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14
Rip The Calico
The Bothy Band · Out of the Wind, Into the Sun
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15
The Rights Of Man
The Chieftains · Bonaparte's Retreat
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16
Embryonic Journey
Jefferson Airplane · Surrealistic Pillow
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17
Little Martha
Allman Brothers Band · Eat A Peach
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18
Sleepwalk
Santo & Johnny · Santo & Johnny
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Bron-Yr-Aur - Remaster
Led Zeppelin · Physical Graffiti (Deluxe Edition)
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