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Old Dog Long Road Vol.1 is the first in a series of compilation volumes of recordings by Andy Irvine, released on his own label.

Each volume consists of two CDs with selections of enhanced home recordings, remastered live recordings, previously unreleased solo and collaborative studio recordings, and re-released tracks from discontinued albums.

Critical reception
Old Dog Long Road Vol.1 received positive reviews from folk music critics.

In his review for The Journal of Music (28 November 2019), Adrian Scahill stated:

In his review in the Boston Irish Magazine (6 February 2020), Sean Smith stated:

In his review in Issue 132 of The Living Tradition magazine (Feb/Mar 2020), David Kidman stated:

Track listing
All titles credited as "Traditional" and arranged by Andy Irvine, except where indicated.

Disc 1

 * 1) "Goodbye Monday Blues" (Si Kahn) – 1999
 * 2) "Farewell to Ballymoney" – 1978
 * 3) "Green Grows the Laurel" – 2002
 * 4) "King Bore and the Sandman" (Andy Irvine) – 1978
 * 5) "Down by Greer's Grove" (Andy Irvine) – 1995
 * 6) "Dublin Lady" (Words: Patrick Carroll/Music: Andy Irvine) – 1971
 * 7) "Little Stack of Wheat"/"Humours of Tullycrine" (Trad. Arr. Irvine/van der Zalm) – 1993
 * 8) "Jack Tar" – 1971
 * 9) "Viva Zapata" (Andy Irvine) – 1993
 * 10) "Edward Connors" – 1986
 * 11) "Lady Leroy" – 1972
 * 12) "Bonny Light Horseman" – 1978

Disc 2

 * 1) "Lost Train Blues" – 1971
 * 2) "Captain Colston" – 1995
 * 3) "Kilgrain Hare" – 1985
 * 4) "Chetvorno Horo (Trad. Arr. Irvine/van der Zalm) – 1993
 * 5) "Reuben's Train" – 1968
 * 6) "Longford Weaver" (Trad. Arr. Irvine/Gavin/Epping) / "Christmas Eve" (Trad. Arr. Irvine/Gavin/Epping/Lunny) – 1978
 * 7) "Come All Ye Fisher Lassies" (Ewan MacColl/Peggy Seeger/Charles Parker) – 1969
 * 8) "Captain Thunderbolt" – 1995
 * 9) "Seamen Three" (Woody Guthrie) – 1981
 * 10) "Truckin' Little Baby" (Copyright Control) – 1961
 * 11) "The Titanic" (Andy Irvine) – 2012
 * 12) "Sweet Lisbweemore" – 1995

Personnel

 * Andy Irvine – vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, guitar, hurdy-gurdy
 * Dónal Lunny – bouzouki, guitars, bodhrán, pan pipes, vocals
 * Rens van der Zalm – guitar, fiddle, vocals
 * Jackie Daly – accordion
 * Kevin Burke – fiddle
 * Gerry O'Beirne – vocals, guitar
 * Frankie Gavin – fiddle
 * Rick Epping – accordion, harmonica, jaw harp
 * Johnny Moynihan – bouzouki, vocals
 * "The Parachilna Parrots" – Ian Stewart, Roger Hargreaves, Louise Woodhouse: Backing vocals on disc 2, track 11: "The Titanic".