Three jigs to listen to this St. Patrick's Day...

My curly hair often has people asking if I’m Jewish. It’s time to set the record straight. These locks are all Irish.

And it could just be some leftover drops of Guinness in my blood from generations back, but for a long time, raucous Irish drinking music has had a special place in my heart. So, with St. Patrick’s Day just six hours away, I give you three of my favourite Irish tunes…

Whiskey in the Jar – The Dubliners

Although this traditional Irish song may be best known nowadays for its hard-rocking covers by Metallica and Thin Lizzy, the song is still at its most charming when sung by a bunch of wild Irishmen like the Dubliners.

Key Lyric:  “But the devil take the women for they never can be easy.” Sorry Girls.

Salty Dog – Flogging Molly

Flogging Molly may be just as American as they are Irish, but that doesn’t mean they can’t barrel through a fierce jig with the best of them. Salty Dog is a short, riotous tune that inspires beer guzzling and pub brawling. What more can you ask for come St. Paddy’s Day?

Key Lyric: “You drank with demons straight from hell, they almost nearly won as well. You wiped the floor with victory then puked until you fell asleep.”

If I Should Fall from Grace with God – The Pogues

The real spirit of the Irish. Shane MacGowan and The Pogues have coined some of the finest drinking songs of all time (Streams of Whiskey, The Old Main Drag, etc.), but it’s this roaring patriotic masterpiece that evokes the true feelings of St. Patrick’s Day.

Key Lyric: “Let me go down in the mud where the rivers all run dry.”