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"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 ...
When it was reissued, it was renamed Seven Drunken Nights after the first track became a hit single. The album reached number 5 in the UK album chart, and stayed in the charts for 41 weeks. The album cover provides biographical sketches of the band line-up: Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Ciarán Bourke and John Sheahan. "Limerick Rake ...
Paddy Reilly took Drew's place in 1995. Some of Drew's most significant contributions to the band are the hit single "Seven Drunken Nights", his rendition of "Finnegan's Wake", and "McAlpine's Fusiliers". Luke Kelly was more of a balladeer than Drew, and he played chords on the five-string banjo.
"Seven Drunken Nights" 10 2013 "Whiskey In The Jar" (re-issue) 3 Music videos. Year Music video Director(s) Notes 1967 Seven Drunken Nights: BBC:
Seven Drunken Nights: Goin' Back to New Orleans: Dr. John: 1992: Cabbage Head: Irish Beer Drinking Favorites: The Kilkenny Brothers: 1998: Seven Drunken Nights. Digital Library of Appalachia: Sheila K. Adams: 1998: Four Nights Drunk: Recorded at the Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music 10-22-98. Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight ...
Joseph Ronald Drew [1] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) [2] was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.. He sang lead vocals on the singles "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Irish Rover", which both charted in the UK top 10 and were performed on TOTP.
"Seven Drunken Nights" – an Irish version of the Child ballad Our Goodman [114] "Whiskey in the Jar" – song about a highwayman betrayed, still very popular [115] "Whiskey You're The Devil" – a drinking song made popular by the Clancy Brothers "The Wild Rover" [21]
Seven Drunken Nights; Gentleman Soldier; Finnegan's Wake; Liverpool Lou; Spanish Lady; Marino Waltz; Town I Loved So Well; Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man; Three Lovely Lassies From Kimmage