Van Morrison
Step We Gaelic On We Go (Compilation)
Set I
CD1
1. CELTIC SWING [17 July '89]
2. PURPLE HEATHER [26 May '73] an old song by the McPeakes of Belfast
3. CYPRUS AVENUE [26 May '73] Van's Belfast, of course
4. DANNY BOY [4 May '83 - late]
5. STREETS OF ARKLOW [2 Feb '73] a small town in Co. Wicklow by the Irish
Sea
6. CONNSWATER [31 July '83] a stream in Belfast, the name of which derives
from Irish Mythology.
7. "I think having access ..." [c.1991] Van dialogue
8. TIR NA NOG [19 Nov '86] Irish Mythology
9. GOT TO GO BACK [25 July '86] Belfast again
10. IMPROMPTU JIG [29 Oct '87] with The Chieftains. An ad lib jig during
rehearsals.
11. CELTIC RAY [29 Oct '87] with The Chieftains
12. TA MO CHLEAMHNAS DEANTA [15 Sept '88] with The Chieftains
13. I'LL TELL ME MA [15 Sept '88] with The Chieftains
14. MY LAGAN LOVE [29 Oct '87] with The Chieftains
15. MOONDANCE [15 Sept '88] with the Chieftains
16. A CHIEFTAINS SESSION [4 Mar '88] with the Chieftains, Mary Black,
Christy Moore, Gary Moore, Frank Hart, Dolores Keane and many others. Van
leads the group in "Marie's Wedding" after a ragtime piano solo by the late
Derek Bell.
Set II
CD2
1. CELTIC EXCAVATION [6 Apr '97]
2. ON HYNDFORD STREET [27 June '92] Belfast
3. ORANGEFIELD [1995] Belfast
4. I'M TIRED JOEY BOY [c.1991] Van himself mentions the Antrim and Co Down
origin of this piece
5. NORTHERN MUSE(SOLID GROUND) [11 July '90] ... she took young Van from his
home in the County Down. Many versions to choose from but none better.
6. RAGLAN ROAD [30 Nov '89] traditional Irish with a lyric by Irish poet P.
Kavanaugh
7. CARRICKFERGUS [30 Nov '89] traditional Irish
8. SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR [30 Nov '89] traditional Irish
9. WILL YE GO, LASSIE, GO [17 Mar '94] with Paddy Reilly & others. Same song
as PURPLE HEATHER but with a very different arrangement.
10. HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY [17 Mar '95] not particularly Irish, but this
version (sourced from the Moontunes boot, "Lost In A Fugitive's Dream"), has
Van dueting with Sinead O'Connor, backed up by The Chieftains. And wasn't it
also St Patrick's Day, too?
11. STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN [17 Dec '95]
12. WHAT MAKES THE IRISH HEART BEAT [4 May '02]
13. SHENANDOAH [1998] with The Chieftains. Originally done on the fine
soundtrack for "The Irish In America - The Long Journey Home."
14. "I was actually ..." [c.1991] Van dialogue
15. STEALS MY HEART AWAY [3 Nov '02] Van hearing the violins and the pipers
play ... and then there's the heather on the hill. Pretty ballad.
16. ONE IRISH ROVER [25 May '01]
17. IRISH HEARTBEAT [25 Aug '98] with Arty McGlynn & Liam O'Flynn
18. HEALING GAME [25 Aug '98] with Arty McGlynn & Liam O'Flynn. Special
performance at the Rose of Tralee Festival after the bombing at Omagh.
Fantastic piping by Liam O'Flynn.
Set III
 
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