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"Streets of Arklow" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album Veedon Fleece, released in 1974.

The song describes a perfect day in "God's green land" and is a tribute to the County Wicklow town of Arklow visited during the singer's 1973 vacation trip back to Ireland after being in the United States since 1967.^[1]

The song has also been played regularly in concert since 2002 by Morrison. From 2003 to 2009 it was played in a medley with "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River".^[2]

Appearances on other albums

"Streets of Arklow" was re-mastered in 2007 and included on the limited 3CD edition of the compilation album, Still on Top - The Greatest Hits.

In 2015 it appears on Duets: Re-working the Catalogue in a duet with Mick Hucknall.

Personnel on original release

• Van Morrison – guitar, vocal
• Terry Adams – cello
• David Hayes – bass guitar
• James Rothermel – recorder
• Nathan Rubin – violin
• Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) – drums
• James Trumbo – piano
• Ralph Walsh - guitar

Notes

References

• Rogan, Johnny (2006). Van Morrison: No Surrender, London:Vintage Books ISBN 978-0-09-943183-1