Best Irish Guitar Songs for Acoustic Guitar Players

If you love Irish music and play acoustic guitar, this page brings everything together in one spot. 

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Below you’ll find three sections that highlight fun Irish pub songs to sing, moving traditional Irish guitar songs, and a dedicated collection of classics by The Dubliners.

Use the links in each section to jump to full lesson pages with chords, strumming tips, and performance videos.

Fun Irish Pub Songs To Sing

Whether you’re leading a pub sing-along, learning a haunting Irish ballad, or exploring the songs of The Dubliners, start by choosing the section that best fits the style you want to play.

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Buddy Washisname - Salt Water Joys
Celtic Thunder - A Place In The Choir, I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles This Way Of Life, Whiskey In The Jar 
Gaelic Storm - Johnny Jump Up, Johnny Tarr, Katie
Jim Fiddler - Rhythm Of The Goat
Ryans Fancy - Nancy Whiskey
The Irish Rovers - The Unicorn Song
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Come Up And See Me
The Pogues - Dirty Old Town 
Traditional - Bold O Donahue, Mountain Dew, The Liar, The Orange And The Green

Fun Irish Pub Songs To Sing

Traditional Irish Guitar Songs

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Cademon's Call - Draw Me Nearer, Thankful
Celtic Thunder - A Bird Without Wings, Caledonia, The Voyage
Charlie Robison - John O'Reilly
Christy Moore - Beeswing, Casey, Fairytale Of New York, Ordinary Man
Dennis Allen - Late Starters In Love
Dougie McLean - Ready For The Storm
Freddie White - The Parting Glass
Gerry Cinnamon - Canter 
Liam Clancy - Gypsy Rover
Loudon Wainwright III - Carrickfergus
Men Of The Deeps - Coal Dust In The Snow 
Scullion - Driving, Eyelids Into Snow
Sean Kean - Home Away From Home
Steve Earle - The Galway Girl
The Clancy Brothers - Will Ye Go Lassie Go
The Furey's - The Old Man, When You Were Sweet Sixteen
The Johnstones - The Curragh Of Kildare
The Strawb - Part Of The Union
The Waterboys - And A Bang On The Ear
Tommy Makem - Mary Mack, Sound The Pibroch
Traditional - Dear Ole Donegal, Kelly The Boy From Kilanne, The Wild Colonial Boy

Traditional Irish Guitar Songs

The Dubliners Songs

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Auld Triangle
Black Velvet Band
Champions At Keeping Them Rolling
Cod Liver Oil
Grace
Home Boys Home
I'll Tell Me Ma
It's All For Me Grog
Kelly The Boy From Killanne
Leaving Of Liverpool
Muirsheen Dirken
Seven Drunken Nights
The Fields Of Athenry
The Foggy Dew
The Irish Rover
The Wild Rover
Whiskey In The Jar

The Dubliners Songs

These Irish guitar songs cover a wide mix of styles—rowdy pub favourites, heartfelt folk stories, and legendary performances from The Dubliners. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a new Irish tune for your set list or sing-along night. As you explore each section, follow the links to find full lessons, chord sheets, and demo videos for every song listed.

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