St. Paddy's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day,


I've never been to this green land they call Ireland - but do have some blood ties from way back. The one thing I know is that the people are friendly and hard as nails. This toughness comes from a deeply routed will to survive from way back in the day. They are very much like the Scottish (or is it that the Scottish are like the Irish:)

Today is the patron Saint of Ireland's day - St. Patrick's Day. This means green is worn and Guinness is drank. The origins of this date are best left explained by wikipedia (I'm lazy today).

To mark the occasion - here's a quick 10 tunes to get you in the mood (some not actually Irish - but in that direction).

1. U2 -'The Sweetest Thing'
2. The Cranberries - 'Ode to My Family'
3. Snow Patrol - 'Chocolate'
4. The Pogues - 'Fiesta'
5. Thin Lizzy - 'The Boys are Back in Town'
6. Sinead O'Connor - 'The Emperor's New Clothes'
7. House of Pain - 'Who's the Man'
8. Ash -'There's a Star'
9. Ronan Keating - 'Rollercoaster'
10. Damian Rice - 'Cannonball'

Honorary Irish for today

1. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 'The Impression That I Get'
2. Spirit of the West - 'Venice is Sinking'
   

Have a safe night!

Gregg