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Coffee Break: Irish musicians for St. Patrick's Day

The Cranberries (left to right): Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, Dolores O'Riordan, Mike Hogan.
The Cranberries (left to right): Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, Dolores O'Riordan, Mike Hogan.Jess Baumung/Courtesy of the artist, via NPR

March 17, 2020

Minnesota has temporarily closed its bars, restaurants and other venues that serve dine-in guests in the name of social distancing and stopping the spread of germs, so tonight's celebrations for St. Patrick's Day will be likely...at home and low key.

But that doesn't mean we can't have a musical celebration this morning.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Irish musicians?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Cranberries - Ode to My Family
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Flogging Molly - Screaming At The Wailing Wall