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"The Merry Ploughboy (Off To Dublin In The Green)" was released by Dermot O'Brien (who also played accordion on the track) [6] in 1966 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, with an arrangement by Dominic Behan, and was number one on the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks.
By their second album release, Irishmen Johnny Patterson and Mitch McCoy were added. The band's album, The Merry Ploughboy, was the first Canadian album to be released on cassette tape. [2] McCoy departed after 2 years, replaced by Bob Lewis (of Nova Scotia). [3] This would be the usual lineup from about 1968 through the mid-70s.
"The Merry Ploughboy (Off To Dublin In The Green)" Dermot O'Brien: 3 October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31 October 7 November "Somewhere My Love" Charlie Matthews & The Royal Showband: 14 November "Mursheen Durkin" Johnny McEvoy: 21 November 28 November 5 December "Green, Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones: 12 December 19 December 26 December
Dermot O'Brien and the Clubmen had considerable musical success, with their hit single "The Merry Ploughboy" (a cover of a Jeremiah Lynch/Dominic Behan song about joining the Irish Republican Army) reaching the top of the Irish Singles Chart in only seven days and holding that position for six weeks in late 1966.
In September 2020, Dailymotion partnered with Mi Video, the global video app developed by Xiaomi. [18] The partnership will help Mi Video to increase its engagement with its audience and continue its growth momentum. Access to Dailymotion's global and regional music, entertainment, sports and news catalogues will be provided to Mi Video users. [19]
Dominic Behan (/ ˈ b iː ə n / BEE-ən; Irish: Doiminic Ó Beacháin; 22 October 1928 – 3 August 1989) was an Irish writer, songwriter and singer from Dublin who wrote in Irish and English. He was a socialist and an Irish republican. Born into the literary Behan family, he was one of the most influential Irish songwriters of the 20th century.
"Nell Flaherty's Drake" – written (in Irish) by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin (1748–1782), a translation of which by Frank O'Connor appeared in A Broadside, 1935. In Cork called "Ned Flaherty's Drake". [16] [21] "The Night the Goat Broke Loose on Grand Parade" – a Cork song from the 1930s, recorded by Dick Hogan (on Wonders of the World).
It is a fantasy based on the notion of Locke returning from his Irish exile in the 1960s to complete an old love affair, and save a Liverpool-based Irish night-club from ruination. [1] Locke is played by Ned Beatty, with the singing voice of Vernon Midgley. [1] The film led to a revival in Locke's career.