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Raglan Road street sign-showing Dublin 4 post code "On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. [1] In the poem, the speaker recalls, while walking on a "quiet street," a love affair that he had with a much younger woman.
He first played the song to Luke Kelly. Because of the personal sentiment of the song, Luke Kelly felt that the song should not be sung except for special occasions, and not during every performance. [6] [failed verification] The song appears on The Dubliners 1970 LP Revolution. [7]
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.
1999 Luke – The Documentary; 2002 40 Years: Live From The Gaiety (re-released in 2004 as The Dubliners – Live: Legends In Concert and as a DVD/CD set The Dubliners – Live) 2005 Five Beards on the Road (re-released in 2007 as On The Road – Live In Germany) 2005 Luke Kelly – The Performer; 2005 The Dubliners Tour Sampler
The line-up consisted of Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, Luke Kelly and Ciarán Bourke. The album is referred to on the back cover notes and has been reissued under the title The Dubliners with Luke Kelly as, by the time of its release, Luke had left the band. He rejoined in late 1965.
Kavanagh's poem "On Raglan Road", set to the traditional air "Fáinne Geal an Lae", composed by Thomas Connellan in the 17th century, has been performed by numerous artists as diverse as Van Morrison, Luke Kelly, Mark Knopfler, Billy Bragg, Sinéad O'Connor, Joan Osborne and many others.
The discography of The Dubliners, an Irish folk band with record sales in excess of 30 million. Their discography consists of nineteen studio albums, twenty-four compilation albums, twenty-three singles and a number of other appearances.
Although Luke Kelly recorded his famous versions of "Raglan Road" and "Song for Ireland" during these sessions, neither track featured on this album, although Seán Cannon's version of "Song for Ireland" did. The two Kelly recordings would first appear on the compilation album, Luke's Legacy after his death.