Carrickfergus

~ Song

Wikipedia

"Carrickfergus" is an Irish folk song, named after the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Clancy Brothers' 1964 album titled "The First Hurrah!" includes this title. A somewhat differing version was released under the name "The Kerry Boatman", by Dominic Behan on an LP called The Irish Rover, in 1965.

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Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:BMG Songs Ltd.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/163724 [info]
Wikidata:Q5046171 [info]
later translated versions:Carrickfergus (German version)
arrangements:Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus (for euphonium and winds, Roberts)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1987-09 – 1988-01CarrickfergusVan Morrison & The Chieftains4:25
1988-09-15CarrickfergusVan Morrison & The Chieftains4:39
1989-01-30Carrickferguscover and liveVan Morrison3:23
1989-06 – 1989-08CarrickfergusJoemy Wilson2:43
1994CarrickferguscoverDer Scheitel3:15
2004-11-06CarrickfergusliveJoan Baez5:41
2010CarrickfergusRowenda Taheny3:33
2018-05-03 – 2018-06-08CarrickfergusVoces8 featuring Sibéal4:33
Carrick FergusRyan’s Fancy2:10
CarrickfergusCharlotte Church4:28
CarrickferguscoverRafael Pacha2:46
CarrickfergusPaul Downes3:08
CarrickfergusBrian Kennedy5:01
CarrickfergusinstrumentalMoscow Festival Orchestra4:58
CarrickfergusBryn Terfel4:10
CarrickferguscoverDamien Leith4:25
CarrickfergusRapalje3:46
Carrickferguscover3JS1:18
CarrickfergusLoudon Wainwright III4:53
CarrickfergusBryan Ferry3:47
CarrickfergusVan Morrison4:25
CarrickfergusThe Dubliners6:14
CarrickfergusThe Barleycorn5:04
CarrickfergusinstrumentalPaul Brooks4:05
CarrickferguscoverLisa Kelly4:28
CarrickfergusPaddy Reilly4:03
CarrickfergusDexys6:26
CarrickfergusinstrumentalVictor Harbor City Band4:14
CarrickfergusBryan Ferry3:46
CarrickferguscoverBill Janovitz4:12
CarrickfergusRichard Stark4:19
Carrickfergus (solo vocal)Dexys6:12
Carrickfergus/The Water Is Widecover and medleyTom Russell with Finbar Furey4:33
CarrighfergusLoreena McKennitt3:27
The Harper's Three Dreams: Carrickfergus / Carolan's Dream / Gallagher's FrolicsmedleyWild Mercy4:36