Danny Boy - Recommendations

For just the instrumental Leonard Slatkin with the Saint Louis Symphony has a nice SACD or CD out with Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy) along with Tchaikovsky's Serenade for strings, Pachelebl's Canon, Vaughn William's Fantasia on Greensleeves, Fuare's Pavanne, Barber's Adagio for Strings and again Vaughn william's Fantansia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. By far my favorite instrumental version.

Johnny Cash, "American IV"

Eva Cassidy, "Imagine"

both have killer versions

There is a fabulous version of "Danny Boy" on a Telarc SACD called "A Celtic Spectacular" with Erich Kunzel - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Just beautiful singing by the tenor John McDermott. Track 15. Excellent sonics, as would be expected from Michael Bishop.

Regards,

Of course there's always the more traditional...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU

I highly recommend you get a copy of THE KERRY DANCERS AND OTHER SWINGING FOLK, by the late great Little Giant Johnny Griffin and his quartet on Riverside records.

His version of Danny Boy/The Londonderry Air still brings tears to my eyes it's so beautiful. This group also has Barry Harris, Ron Carter, and Ben Riley and the rest of the songs, along with the sound quality is reference level.