Favorite music by Irish artists

With St. Patrick's Day coming up, it's an appropriate time to list some of my favorite music by Irish artists:

• Along The Way-Seamus Egan (A breezy, waltz-like instrumental, suitable not only for St. Patrick's Day but the arrival of Spring.)
• Dance To The Storm-Hothouse Flowers (Still some of the best Irish rock; the band's "Home" CD contains a number of gems--a strong cover of "I Can See Clearly Now," "Give It Up," "Christchurch Bells," and this no-holds-barred highlight.)
• Dulaman-Altan (This arrangement has stayed with me since first hearing it on KDHX in the '90s.  A sing-along number with a cool bounce.)
• Masons Apron/My Love Is In America-Seamus Egan (If I had to pick my favorite track from this list, it would be this one.  It's six minutes of unbridled, instrumental joy.) 
• Morgan Magan-The Chieftains (The tune's delicate, music box feel makes it an endearing highlight of the band's fourth album.)
• Nil Na La (Live)-Solas (As I've written before, Karan Casey and company really sell this one, and the audience feeds off of the band's energy.)
• Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore-The High Kings (A fitting farewell to significant people and places in one's life.)
• Play A Merry Jig-Niamh Parsons (Lyrics that work in any era against a modern, electrified backdrop.)
• The Water Is Wide-Mary Black (Black recorded one of my favorite versions of this traditional tune; her reading is emotionally convincing.)