Grateful Dead Family Discography: Fields Of Athenry

Fields Of Athenry

Composer: Pete St John

Fields Of Athenry was performed once by Ratdog in 1995 and once by The Other Ones in 1998. Dennis McNeill was guest vocalist on both occasions.

The song was written by Pete St John at the end of the 1970's and probably first recorded by Danny Doyle for his 1980 Raised On Songs And Stories LP. The single version recorded by Paddy Reilly stayed in the Irish charts for well over a year.

Fields Of Athenry has been adopted by supporters of various Irish sports teams and can often be found on "sporting anthem" compilations as well as Irish ballad compilations.

Selected recordings

The song has been recorded many times. Only a brief selection of recordings is given below.

no info Raised On Songs And Stories, Danny Doyle, 1980
no info The Fields of Athenry, The Barleycorn, 1982
no info Single (The Fields of Athenry Chief O'Neill's Favourite - Geo White's Fancy), The Barleycorn, 1982
no info The Fields of Athenry, Paddy Reilly, 1982
no info Single (The Fields of Athenry / A Bunch Of Thyme), Paddy Reilly, 1982
no info Single (The Fields Of Athenry / The Town I Loved So Well), Paddy Reilly, 1984
no info Sea Of Tranquility, Phil Coulter, 1984
no info Fields Of Athenry, Brush Shiels, 1988
no info Making Friends, No Use For A Name, 1997
no info Single (The Fields of Athenry (Dance Mix)), The Cox Crew, 1999
no info email@thecliffsofmoher, Dance To Tipperary, 2001
no info Rebellion, The Durutti Column, 2001
no info Single (The Field of Athenry (Celtic F.C. Mix)), Dance To Tipperary, 2001
no info Blackout, Dropkick Murphys, 2003
no info Live from the Gaiety, The Dubliners, 2003
no info Single (Fields Of Athenry / I'm Shipping Up To Boston / If I Were A Carpenter), Dropkick Murphys, 2004