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The Best of the Original Dubliners is an album by Irish band The Dubliners which charted at No. 69 in Ireland on 17 March 2005. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This three CD compilation contains Irish folk songs recorded by Ronnie Drew , Luke Kelly , Barney McKenna , Ciarán Bourke , and John Sheahan between 1967 and 1972.
The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin. The change of name came about because of Ronnie Drew 's unhappiness with it, together with the fact that Luke Kelly was reading Dubliners by James Joyce at the time. [ 8 ]
"Monto (Take Her Up To Monto)" is an Irish folk song, written in 1958 by George Desmond Hodnett, music critic of the Irish Times, and popularised by the Dubliners. [1] Frank Harte was also known to sing the song. [2] It refers to Monto, the historic red light district in the northeast of Dublin.
This upbeat song by Irish band, The Corrs, landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and remains a popular radio staple with its infectious beat and ear-worm lyrics.
20 Greatest Hits is an album by The Dubliners, ... "The Night Visiting Song" – 3:28 "Seven Drunken Nights" – 3:14 "The Irish Rover" – 4:06; References
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.
"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 ...
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