Along with playing for, well, a really long time in rock and blues bands, I also played for about 15 years in an acoustic band that did a mix of Irish, bluegrass, and whatever we wanted. 

I do love Irish music. I am not a traditionalist, although I appreciate those who are. 

As the song explains, I might have a bit of Irish in me, but it’s probably pretty remote. 

Anyway, this song is more of an Irish rocker and then at the surprise ending, which is no longer a surprise, it has more of a traditional Irish sound. 

I really enjoyed working on this project, although it took me forever. There are a lot of different parts in this and the number of tracks I can use to record an overdub is limited, unlike modern completely digital studios. So, I needed to be creative in how I recorded it and how I tried to make each instrument distinctive. 

I really had a great time playing the drums on this one. The song has a lot of instruments in it, including various guitars, drums, bass guitar, mandolin, accordion, acoustic guitar, and keyboard. 

I drank myself a toast when I finally finished it.

If you would like to check out the lyrics: http://craigjhansen.com/i-am-an-irish-wannabe/

The song is available on all streaming services, and if you do not have a music service, you can access the song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSpUINdRi2U