Irish Country

Musical subgenre in Ireland formed by mixing North American country style music with Irish influences. Emerged 1964. Wikipedia

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66 artists with 168.3K combined listeners. 77% of them sit in the Afrikaans / South African Rock / Bluegrass community on the map. It shares the most artists with Irish Rock.

Where Irish Country sits on the map

• Afrikaans / South African Rock / Bluegrass · 51 artists (77%)
• Shanty / Irish Folk / Irish Pub Song · 7 artists (11%)
• Contemporary Country / Honky Tonk / Country Road · 6 artists (9%)
• Punk / Socal Pop Punk / Power Pop · 1 artists (2%)
• Red Dirt / Texas Country / Contemporary Country · 1 artists (2%)

Strongest pairings in Irish Country

Irish Country artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Derek Ryan & Lee Matthews · 11 shared playlists
2. Derek Ryan & Nathan Carter · 10 shared playlists
3. GENE WATSON & Ricky Van Shelton · 10 shared playlists
4. Derek Ryan & Robert Mizzell · 9 shared playlists
5. Robert Mizzell & Lee Matthews · 8 shared playlists
6. Derek Ryan & Mike Denver · 8 shared playlists
7. Derek Ryan & Daniel O'Donnell · 7 shared playlists
8. Derek Ryan & Johnny Brady · 7 shared playlists
9. Derek Ryan & Lisa McHugh · 7 shared playlists
10. Owen Mac & Daniel O'Donnell · 6 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Irish Country, for their size.

• Irish Rock · 9 shared artistsBoth: Angelo Kelly, Aslan, Derek Ryan
• Irish Singer-Songwriter · 3 shared artistsBoth: Aslan, Derek Ryan, Thomas Maguire
• Canadian Folk · 2 shared artistsBoth: The Navigators, Rum Ragged
• Irish Folk · 5 shared artistsBoth: Mary Black, The Whistlin' Donkeys, Patrick Feeney
• Country Gospel · 3 shared artistsBoth: Gaither, Isla Grant, Mick Flavin
• Cowboy Western · 3 shared artistsBoth: Tex Ritter, Gerry King, John Hogan
• Traditional Country · 3 shared artistsBoth: Ricky Van Shelton, Heidi Hauge, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles
• Honky Tonk · 4 shared artistsBoth: Bellamy Brothers, GENE WATSON, Ricky Van Shelton

Artists

66 artists tagged Irish Country, ranked by listeners.

1. Bellamy Brothers25.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
2. Nathan Carter23.3K listeners
3. Angelo Kelly8.9K listeners · Irish Rock
4. Foster & Allen7.1K listeners
5. Aslan5.7K listeners · Irish Rock
6. Lisa McHugh5.6K listeners
7. Derek Ryan5.2K listeners
8. Daniel O'Donnell5.2K listeners
9. Mary Black4.7K listeners · Irish Folk
10. Cara Dillon3.4K listeners
11. Michael English3.3K listeners
12. Valerie3.2K listeners · Indian Classical
13. Billie Jo Spears2.9K listeners
14. Foster2.6K listeners
15. Mike Denver2.6K listeners
16. GENE WATSON2.4K listeners · Classic Oklahoma Country
17. Ricky Van Shelton2.3K listeners · Honky Tonk
18. Robert Mizzell2.3K listeners
19. Gaither2.2K listeners · Southern Gospel
20. The Whistlin' Donkeys1.9K listeners · Irish Folk
21. Marty Mone1.8K listeners · Irish Rock
22. Jimmy Buckley1.7K listeners
23. margø1.3K listeners
24. Big Tom1.1K listeners
25. Charlie Landsborough1.0K listeners
26. Heidi Hauge1.0K listeners · Country Road
27. Owen Mac1.0K listeners
28. Amos & Margaret Raber1.0K listeners
29. Mac Davis1.0K listeners
30. Martin & Robbins1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
31. Lee Matthews1.0K listeners
32. Niamh Lynn1.0K listeners
33. The Tumbling Paddies1.0K listeners · Country Road
34. Isla Grant1.0K listeners · Irish Rock
35. Johnny Brady1.0K listeners
36. mark hill1.0K listeners
37. Thomas Maguire1.0K listeners
38. Charlie Butler1.0K listeners · Chill Pop
39. Stacey Breen1.0K listeners · Country Road
40. Christmas Dreamer1.0K listeners
41. The Navigators1.0K listeners · Canadian Folk
42. Patrick Feeney1.0K listeners
43. Mick Flavin1.0K listeners
44. Ola Belle Reed1.0K listeners · Outlaw Country
45. gearoid mccarthy1.0K listeners · Irish Folk
46. Willie Nelson and Ray Charles1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
47. Mary Duff1.0K listeners · Country Road
48. Aishling Rafferty1.0K listeners · Irish Rock
49. David Maguire1.0K listeners · Irish Rock
50. TG Lurgan1.0K listeners · Irish Pop
51. Rum Ragged1.0K listeners · Boston Folk
52. Charles Williams1.0K listeners · Irish Folk
53. Cliona Hagan1.0K listeners
54. Hugo Duncan1.0K listeners
55. Tex Ritter1.0K listeners · Swamp Rock
56. The Kossoy Sisters1.0K listeners · Bluegrass
57. Kerry Fearon1.0K listeners
58. Gerry King1.0K listeners · Texas Country
59. Declan Nerney1.0K listeners
60. John Hogan1.0K listeners
61. John McNicholl1.0K listeners
62. Theresa Rodgers1.0K listeners
63. Liam Kelly1.0K listeners
64. Jack Keogh1.0K listeners
65. Susan McCann1.0K listeners
66. Nathan Stanley1.0K listeners