Classic Irish Songs For St. Patrick's Day

No party is complete without a few tunes. With regards to St. Patrick's Day, the options are endless. You have your classic bar and drinking songs, your old-school hits, and your new-school favorites — but the traditional songs are what are treasured the most.

Musicians like The Dubliners, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, and others are the bands that make St. Patrick's Day memories. It's singing songs like "Wild Rover" and "Whiskey in a Jar" that rev up party-goers and guests with Irish spirit.

Once you press play on this list, watch the crowd go wild with excitement.

Take a listen to our playlist on Spotify. Here are a few featured songs:

1. The Clancy Brothers—Beer, Beer, Beer
2. Tommy Makem—Whiskey, You're the Devil
3. The Clancy Brothers—The Moonshiner
4. Tommy Makem—Irish Rover
5. Tommy Makem—Johnny, I Hardly Know Ye
6. The Clancy Brothers—The Parting Glass
7. The Clancy Brothers—Galway Bay
8. Tommy Makem—Rising of THe Moon
9. The Clancy Brothers—Red Haired Mary
10. The Chieftans—Down in the Willow Garden
11. The Civil Wars—Lily Love
12. The Chieftans—When the Ship Comes In
13. The Punch Brothers—The Frost Is All Over
14. Pistol Annies—Come All Ya Fair and Tender Ladies
15. The Chieftans—The Women of Ireland
16. The Dubliners—The Rocky Road to Dublin
17. The Dubliners—Seven Drunken Nights
18. The Dubliners—The Fields of Athenry
19. The Dubliners—The Lords of The Dance
20. Mary Black—The Holy Ground