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Bagatelle were an Irish rock band that first formed in August 1978. [1] They are known for their popular pop hits such as "Second Violin", "Leeson Street Lady" and "Summer in Dublin", their best known song.
"The Dublin Rambler" - recorded by the Dublin City Ramblers "The Dublin Minstrel Boy (Luke Kelly)" - written and recorded by Paddy Reilly. "Summer in Dublin" - written by Liam Reilly and recorded by Bagatelle [28] "Leeson Street Lady" - recorded by Bagatelle. "Anne Devlin" - about Robert Emmet's sweetheart, by Pete St John [27]
Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) [1] is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. [2] His work straddles folk and pop.He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age.
Liam Reilly (29 January 1955 – 1 January 2021) was an Irish singer-songwriter and a member of the group Bagatelle, formed in 1978 by drummer Walter (Wally) McConville along with bass player Ken Doyle and guitarist John O’Brien. [1]
The song remains popular in Ireland, particularly in Dublin. [3] [4] It is sung as a sporting anthem by fans of Dublin GAA teams. Irish businessman Bill Cullen used the first two stanzas of the song as the epigraph for his 2004 memoir of growing up in inner-city Dublin, It's a Long Way from Penny Apples. [5]
Brendan Phelan (born 1946) is an Irish songwriter from Dublin. His best-known song is probably "Dublin in My Tears", recorded by the Barleycorn, The Fureys, Patsy Watchorn, the Dublin City Ramblers, Mick Galvin, the Jolly Beggarmen and others. Phelan was born in Dublin. His father, Michael, was a barber, and his mother, Carmel Kelly, was a tailor.
"Danny Boy" – one of the most popular Ireland-related songs, though the lyrics were written by an Englishman and only later set to an Irish tune [58] "Easy and Slow" – a Dublin song of somewhat constant innuendo [24] "Eileen Oge" – by Percy French, also played as a reel [59] "The Ferryman" – by Pete St. John, set in Dublin
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.