Fields of Athenry

This is St. Patrick's Day Weekend here in the New York/New Jersey area... Even though the beginning of Holy Week has taken some of the focus off of this years celebration... it is still clearly time to celebrate the Irish! I added a clip of my favorite Irish ballad to this post. The Fields of Athenry is a very sad song but it still is one of my favorites. I do love country music and I'm sure country and Irish music are cousins! The beauty of this clip is that it gives the sad history of the song before it begins. Happy St. Patrick's and God bless!