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"The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century.
"Seven Drunken Nights" is a humorous Irish folk song most famously performed by The Dubliners. It is a variation of the English/Scottish folk song " Our Goodman " ( Child 274, Roud 114). It tells the story of a gullible drunkard returning night after night to see new evidence of his wife's lover, only to be taken in by increasingly implausible ...
The Dubliners became well known, not just in Ireland but also as pioneers for Irish folk in Europe and also (though less successful) in the United States. Their 1967 recordings of "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Black Velvet Band" were released on the fledgling Major Minor label, and were heavily promoted on pirate radio station Radio Caroline ...
Drinking and Wenching is a compilation album by The Dubliners released in 1976. Track list. Seven Drunken Nights" ... "Black Velvet Band" "Limerick Rake"
The Very Best Of: The Dubliners; Greatest hits album by . The Dubliners. Released: 2009: ... "The Black Velvet Band" 3:29: 19. "McAlpine's Fusiliers" 3:15: 20. "Dicey ...
Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland.Born into a working-class household in Dublin city, Kelly moved to England in his late teens and by his early 20s had become involved in the folk music revival there.
Love Is Pleasing – The Dubliners, Luke Kelly; The Mason's Apron; The Holy Ground; The Nightingale – The Dubliners, Luke Kelly; Medley: The Donegal Reel/The Longford Collector; Finnegans Wake; Disc: 2. Within A Mile Of Dublin; Peggy Lettermore; My Love Is In America; I'll Tell My Ma; The High Reel; Medley: Sunshine Hornpipe/Mountain Road ...
Alive Alive-O is a double album by the Irish Folk Group The Dubliners which was recorded live throughout several Evenings in December 1996 in Germany at the end of their European tour. After the departure of Ronnie Drew , The Dubliners were joined by the famous Irish singer Paddy Reilly who lends his voice to several ballads on the album.