The Ale Is Dear
Studio album by Clandestine
Released	1996
Genre	Celtic, folk
Length	50:45
Label	Oasis Records
Producer	Katie McQueen
Clandestine chronology
The Ale Is Dear (1996) The Haunting (1997)

The Ale Is Dear is a 1996 studio album by the Celtic band Clandestine.

Track listing

1. "Atholl Highlanders/Jig of Slurs" - 3:53
2. "Polka Set" - 3:31
3. "Ottawa/Frahar's Jig/Donald McKissup" - 4:32
4. "Drover's Lad/Mug of Brown Ale/The Cliffs of Moher/The Cock of the North" - 4:47
5. "The Road to Linsdoonvarna/Gravel Walk/Silver Spear" - 2:56
6. "Tornado Song" - 3:15
7. "Loch Torridon/The Ale is Dear/The High Road to Linton" - 3:43
8. "Cullen Bay/Lord Lovat's Lament/Scotland the Brave/Cabar Feidh" - 6:34
9. "Saucy Sailor/Queen of the Rushes" - 4:14
10. "Paddy's Set" - 6:10
11. "Rocky Road to Dublin" - 2:47
12. "Lucy Cassidy/The Struggle/The Wise Maid/The Mason's Apron" - 4:16