John Spillane
About the artist
John Spillane (born in 1961 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Going solo after featuring in Irish bands Stargazers and then Nomos, in 2003 he won a Meteor Music Award in the Best Folk/Traditional Act category. He has co-written songs with leading Irish language poet Louis de Paor (or "Louis de/the poet" as he likes to call him). Spillane graduated from University College Cork with a degree in Irish and in English. During his college years and after, he was involved with several Cork bands, most notably Stargazers and then Nomos.
Top songs
- Óró, Sé Do Bheatha Abhaile
- Passage West
- Hey Dreamer
- The Dance Of The Cherry Tree
- The Dunnes Stores Girl
- Johnny Don't Go To Ballincollig - 2009 Digital Remaster
- I'm Moving On
- Trasna na dTonnta
- Magic Nights In The Lobby Bar
- Oro Se do Bheatha Abhaile
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- An Poc Ar Buile
- Peigín Leitir Móir
- Beidh Aonach Amárach
- All The Ways You Wander
- A Song For Rory Gallagher
- An Spailpín Fánach
- The Only One For Me
- All The Ways You Wander - 2009 Digital Remaster
- Beautiful Tears
- Báidín Fheilimí
- The Moon Going Home
- The Song Of Lies
- The Dance Of The Cherry Trees
- We're Going Sailing
- Prince's Street
- There Was A Man
- When You And I Were True
- Amhrán na bhFiann (The National Anthem)
- Cill Chais
- Séamuisín
- Will We Be Brilliant Or What?
- Cúnla
- The Madwoman Of Cork
- An Maidrín Rua
- The Wild Flowers
- Bean Pháidín
- Seachtain
- Téir Abhaile Riú
- Cúnla (with Christy Moore)
- Johnny Don't Go to Ballincollig
- Buille Mo Chroi - The Beat Of My Heart
- Ireland and Australia
- Baidin Fheilimi
- Lovers Leap
- Óró Mo Bháidín
- We Come In The Wind
- Ghosts
- Christmas Day
- I'm Going To Set You Free
- Buachaill Ón Éirne
- Rinn na Mara
- Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn
- Siúl a Rún
- Do Bhíos Lá i bPort Láirge
- Rise Up Lovely Molly
- Dilín Ó Deamhas
- Beidh Aonach Amarach
- An Maidrin Rua
- Meet Me On The Midnight Shore
- An Poc as Buile
- Ireland Free
- The Land You Love The Best
- Mná na hÉireann
- Soon Child
- Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé hÍ
- Seamuisin
- Beautiful Ballincollig
- One Morning In May
- Under That Old Clare Moon
- A Christmas Childhood
- Let The River Flow
- Inion Deichtine - The Wounded Hero
- Dark Rosaleen
- Níl ‘na Lá
- Back To The Well For Water
- Réamhcheol / Overture
- When We Sang
- Woman My Own
- Oíche Chiúin
- Peigin Leitir Mor
- Not My Love
- Bean Paidin
- Amhráinín Síodraimín
- Oro Mo Bhaidin
- Ar Eirinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi
- The Man Who Came in from the Dark
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- Buile Mo Chroi - The Beat of My Heart
- The Dunne's Stores Girl
- The Ferry Arms
- Rugadh Orm i gCorcaigh
- Bishopstown
- Johnny Don't Go To Ballincollig - 2009 Digital Remaster;
- Nil Na La
- While They're All Talking
- Life In An Irish Town
- The Streets of Ballyphehane
- Bata is Bothar - The Stick And The Road
- Tobairín / Little Well (Act 1 Scene 1)
- A Rock To Cling To
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