17 songs
Irish wedding songs for every part of the day
Songs by Irish artists and from the tradition, from the aisle to the last dance. Good for a wedding at home, and better still for one abroad that wants to sound like home.
- 1
The Voyage
Christy Moore
The ceremony song at countless Irish weddings.
- 2
Have I Told You Lately
Van Morrison
First dance or signing the register.
- 3
Falling Slowly
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
A duet for the ceremony.
- 4
She Moved Through the Fair
Traditional
A haunting air for the walk down the aisle.
- 5
Wild Mountain Thyme
Traditional
Easy for guests to join on the chorus.
- 6
Mo Ghile Mear
Traditional
Stirring in Irish, especially with a choir.
- 7
All I Want Is You
U2
The slow U2 one, for a first dance.
- 8
Work Song
Hozier
Slow, dark-voiced and devoted.
- 9
Power Over Me
Dermot Kennedy
A newer Irish love song with a big chorus.
- 10
Dreams
The Cranberries
Light and soaring, for the recessional or the drinks.
- 11
Galway Girl
Mundy and Sharon Shannon
Fills the floor in seconds.
- 12
Wagon Wheel
Nathan Carter
An American song Ireland adopted for jiving.
- 13
N17
The Saw Doctors
A Tuam anthem that the whole room shouts.
- 14
I Useta Lover
The Saw Doctors
Cheeky, fast and built for a wedding band.
- 15
The Irish Rover
The Dubliners and The Pogues
Organised chaos on the dancefloor.
- 16
Crazy World
Aslan
A Dublin singalong for late in the night.
- 17
The Parting Glass
Traditional
The traditional way to say goodnight.
The rest of the day
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