Celtic songs are a wonderful way to get kids up and moving to music . They are great for encouraging improvised Irish dancing, Ceilidh-ing or simply marching and skipping.
The following songs are a few of the favourites that I have accumulated over the years which are guaranteed to get your kids wanting to jig. Although dancing to Celtic songs is fun all year round it is particularly appropriate for St Patrick’s Day! So here are some Celtic Songs that are an absolute must have for any St Patrick’s Day party playlist.
Where possible i’ve added in links to Amazon downloads for each of the tracks – but i’ve also got YouTube videos too so they can be played straight from the post.
St Patrick’s Day Party Playlist: perfect Celtic Songs to get kids moving
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2. Garryowen.
3. Royal Irish Regiment’s selection of quick marches.
4. Val Doonican: Paddy McGinty’s Goat.
5. Art Mooney: I’m Looking Over a 4 Leaf Clover.
The video below shows a beginners Ceilidh dance, which still looks pretty complex to me! But gives an idea of the sort of moves that you can do. Most children would prefer just improvising with jigging and hopping in time to the music, but you can also try forming two lines facing each other or skipping in circles.
What are your kid’s favourite Celtic songs to sing and dance to on St Patrick’s Day? Add any more suggestions that you might have in the comments section below! If you’re looking for more songs to sing for St Patrick’s Day check out these Leprechaun Songs!
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Raising Creative Children says
March 14, 2016 at 10:39 pmLove the great compilation of songs and dance from Ireland. We included it in our post on exploring and learning Irish music for St. Patrick’s day: http://raisingcreativechildren.net/exploring-and-learning-irish-music-for-st-patricks-day/ We think it is so important to connect music and dance for a lot of folk music, so it’s great to see both represented here. Thank you for sharing!
Sara Mullett says
March 15, 2016 at 1:39 pmGlad you like the list! Happy St Patrick’s day!?
Amy says
March 11, 2015 at 11:18 pmGreat collection! We just released a brand new original St. Paddy’s Day song that I think kids will enjoy as well. Here it is: https://youtu.be/jHr-3OTU_9M Hopefully it’ll make you smile! 🙂
Sara Mullett says
March 12, 2015 at 9:49 amThanks for sharing! Your video did make me smile! 🙂
Victoria Armijo says
March 12, 2014 at 7:49 pmThank you for sharing at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! I absolutely loved this, especially since I completely love Celtic music and the culture! My girls also enjoyed them 🙂
Jill says
March 10, 2014 at 3:22 amI love this collection! Perfect for sharing with the kids for St. Patricks Day!
Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!
Ashley says
March 4, 2014 at 6:47 pmThanks for this collection and for linking up to the Thoughtful Spot!