Episode 471: Irish Blessings

Some assume that the phrase “the luck of the Irish” means that all Irish have good luck. Others remember that the Irish had terrible luck with the potato blight and famine shook Ireland in the late 1800s. Today, with symbology like the four-leaf clover and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the image of the Irish’s luck is far more positive. Let’s enjoy the luck and the magic of the Irish spirit on this episode of Wind & Rhythm.

Irish Folk Suite
  J.L. Molloy, arr. Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Celtic Prayers
  Fergus O'Carrol
  Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Liam Daly
Irish Fantasy
  Marc Jeanbourquin
  The Midwest Winds, Don Golando
The Irish Blessing
  Joyce Ellers Bacak, arr. Stephen Bradnum
  Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, Garry Cutt
Variations on St. Patrick’s Breastplate
  Dwayne Milburn
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Rose, Shamrock & Thistle
  John Philip Sousa
  Royal Artillery Band, Keith Brion
Irish Tune from County Derry - Elastic Scoring Version
  Percy Grainger
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon