The Dubliners
The Dubliners was an Irish folk band founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1962. O… Read Full Bio ↴The Dubliners was an Irish folk band founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1962. One of the most influential Irish acts of the 20th century, they celebrated 50 years together in 2012, making them Ireland's longest surviving musical act. Also in 2012, the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards bestowed them with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The group announced their retirement in the autumn of 2012 following the death of founding member Barney McKenna (born 16 December 1939; died 5 April 2012). The surviving members of the group - with the exception of John Sheahan - continue touring under the name of "The Dublin Legends".
The Dubliners started off in O'Donoghue's pub in Dublin in 1962 under the name of "the Ronnie Drew Folk Group". Then they were four, Ronnie Drew (vocals and guitar), Luke Kelly (vocals and 5-string banjo), Barney McKenna (tenor banjo, mandolin, melodeon and vocals) and Ciarán Bourke (vocals, guitar, tin whistle and harmonica). In 1963, they played at the Edinburgh festival where they met the head of Transatlantic Records, Nathan Joseph, for whom they started recording. In 1964, Luke Kelly left, and Bobby Lynch (vocals and guitar) and John Sheahan (fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin, concertina, guitar and vocals) were added. When Luke Kelly returned and Bobby Lynch left in 1965, we have what is considered as the original Dubliners, five individualists, five men whose talents were mixed together in a superb blend and just wanted to play and have a good craic. If they only knew what was awaiting them!
In 1967 their major breakthrough came as a result of a coincidence. Their song, "Seven Drunken Nights" which was recorded in one take, was snapped up by a pirate radio station which started playing it along with the Beatles, the Mamas & the Papas, the Who, the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix. Suddenly, The Dubliners was a major band, playing all over the world, getting into the charts, and receiving gold discs. Not what you expected from a bunch of hairy people who "looked like they'd just been dragged out of a seedy bar via a hedge(backwards) and dropped on London from a very great height".(Colin Irwin in the reissue of "Live at the Albert Hall")
The seventies started like the sixties ended; wild touring, drinking, playing. They started doing regular tours, and they were still recording, of course. Then, in 1974, Ciarán Bourke collapsed on stage with a brain haemmorrage, which eventually led to his death. He first, though, recovered remarkably , and was back on stage with The Dubliners, but collapsed again. At the same time, Ronnie decided to take a break, and Jim McCann took his and Ciaráns place in the group.
In 1979, Ronnie decided to make a comeback as a member of the group, although he probably never really left it. In the five years, he had recorded two solo albums, and The Dubliners three albums. With Ronnie returning, Jim left, and The Dubs were almost back where they started. Then Luke Kelly became ill, he collapsed on stage with a brain tumour, for which he received surgery several times. He too, made remarkable recoveries, and went on touring with the Dubliners, at the same time continuing his wild and unhealthy lifestyle. Seán Cannon, a long time friend, stepped in for Luke, when he couldn't be on stage. Seáns appearence wasn't that well received by the audiences at the beginning, but he has later turned out to be an important addition to The Dubliners, and their repertoir. In 1984, Luke Kelly died, but The Dubliners, now with Seán Cannon as a member, decided to keep on.
1987 turned out to be one of the best - and busiest - years for the Dubliners. Their long time friend, and guest musician, Eamonn Campbell (29 November 1946 – 18 October 2017), brought the group together with the Pogues on the hit single the Irish Rover. This single took the Dubliners back to the charts, and also gave them a completely new audience; people who weren't even born when The Dubliners started off. And with Dublin celebrating its milennium in 1988, The Dubliners also received more attention than for years. Eamonn Campbell joined them on regular basis, a move which has turned out to be one of the most important in their history. In 1988 Ciarán Bourke died, after years of pain and difficulties. He always was, and still is very much remembered by The Dubliners, just like Luke Kelly is.
The eighties finished off with rumours that The Dubliners were to retire, probably something that's always been following the group. However, they didn't, and celebrated their 30th anniversary in 1992, with a double cd and extensive tour. The nineties have later brought a tour video from the German tour 1995, and the "shock" news that Ronnie Drew was leaving. He left in December 1995, after releasing a superb album, "Dirty Rotten Shame" a few months earlier.
Now, even the most optimistic Dubliners fans thought it was the end, but the remaindours decided to convince Paddy Reilly to join them, and they continued their busy touring and recording schedule. This move has also turned out to be excellent. Paddy, not very well known in Europe, had never been touring there, so he too enjoyed the experience, as well as being part of a band. He still, though, does tours in the USA in the winter and summermonths.
2002, they temporarily reunited with Ronnie Drew and Jim McCann, for their 40th anniversary tour. They made a string of appearances on Irish television throughout this time, including a memorable appearance with Phil Coulter and George Murphy on RTÉ 1.
After the tour, Jim McCann was diagnosed with throat cancer and, though he fully recovered, his voice was severely damaged, and he has not been able to sing since his illness
In 2005, Paddy Reilly moved to the United States, and Patsy Watchorn joined the group. Watchorn made a name for himself with The Dublin City Ramblers; like Kelly, he accompanies his songs on the five-string banjo.
The band toured Europe every year. A planned tour of Denmark two weeks after the death of McKenna on 5 April 2012 went ahead as planned. From the first show in Copenhagen on 18 April onwards he was replaced by the Irish banjo player Gerry O'Connor.
The band celebrated their 50th anniversary with an extensive year-long European tour and the release of a live DVD recorded live at Dublin's Vicar Street.
In the fall of 2012 the band announced their retirement, effective after their 50th anniversary shows at the end of the year. The Dubliners played the final shows at Vicar Street in Dublin on 28/29/30 December 2012 the band were joined by former band member Jim McCann.
The band made their final TV appearence in the UK on the BBC's New Year's Eve edition of Jools Holland Annual Hootenanny' on 31 December. Their last public appearance as the Dubliners was on 27 January 2013 in memory of Barney McKenna. The remaining members Sean Cannon, Eamonn Campbell, Patsy Watchorn and Gerry O'Connor continue to tour Europe in 2013/14.
People probably don't recognize what The Dubliners have meant to the world of music. By the way, not only the world of music, but the world as a whole. They have first of all paved the way for dozens of bands from Ireland and Scotland, like the Chieftains, the Pogues, U2, Ossian, the Fureys and so on. The number of artists that list The Dubliners as one of their major influences and idols, is endless. They have brought folk music to millions of people all over the world, people who never would have been interested at all. That isn't only because of the folk music, the instrumentals alone, it's because of The Dubliners, their astonishing voices, their undescribable instrumentals, the wild life style and drinking, late sessions, their enormous beards, their extensive touring, their charisma and characters. It was, and still is to a certain extent, a blend the world will never see again.
The Dubliners have brought Ireland to the world in a way that no emigration has, they have brought the world to Ireland, and they have brought people all over the world closer together. Whenever it ends, the world will never be the same again.
The Dubliners started off in O'Donoghue's pub in Dublin in 1962 under the name of "the Ronnie Drew Folk Group". Then they were four, Ronnie Drew (vocals and guitar), Luke Kelly (vocals and 5-string banjo), Barney McKenna (tenor banjo, mandolin, melodeon and vocals) and Ciarán Bourke (vocals, guitar, tin whistle and harmonica). In 1963, they played at the Edinburgh festival where they met the head of Transatlantic Records, Nathan Joseph, for whom they started recording. In 1964, Luke Kelly left, and Bobby Lynch (vocals and guitar) and John Sheahan (fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin, concertina, guitar and vocals) were added. When Luke Kelly returned and Bobby Lynch left in 1965, we have what is considered as the original Dubliners, five individualists, five men whose talents were mixed together in a superb blend and just wanted to play and have a good craic. If they only knew what was awaiting them!
In 1967 their major breakthrough came as a result of a coincidence. Their song, "Seven Drunken Nights" which was recorded in one take, was snapped up by a pirate radio station which started playing it along with the Beatles, the Mamas & the Papas, the Who, the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix. Suddenly, The Dubliners was a major band, playing all over the world, getting into the charts, and receiving gold discs. Not what you expected from a bunch of hairy people who "looked like they'd just been dragged out of a seedy bar via a hedge(backwards) and dropped on London from a very great height".(Colin Irwin in the reissue of "Live at the Albert Hall")
The seventies started like the sixties ended; wild touring, drinking, playing. They started doing regular tours, and they were still recording, of course. Then, in 1974, Ciarán Bourke collapsed on stage with a brain haemmorrage, which eventually led to his death. He first, though, recovered remarkably , and was back on stage with The Dubliners, but collapsed again. At the same time, Ronnie decided to take a break, and Jim McCann took his and Ciaráns place in the group.
In 1979, Ronnie decided to make a comeback as a member of the group, although he probably never really left it. In the five years, he had recorded two solo albums, and The Dubliners three albums. With Ronnie returning, Jim left, and The Dubs were almost back where they started. Then Luke Kelly became ill, he collapsed on stage with a brain tumour, for which he received surgery several times. He too, made remarkable recoveries, and went on touring with the Dubliners, at the same time continuing his wild and unhealthy lifestyle. Seán Cannon, a long time friend, stepped in for Luke, when he couldn't be on stage. Seáns appearence wasn't that well received by the audiences at the beginning, but he has later turned out to be an important addition to The Dubliners, and their repertoir. In 1984, Luke Kelly died, but The Dubliners, now with Seán Cannon as a member, decided to keep on.
1987 turned out to be one of the best - and busiest - years for the Dubliners. Their long time friend, and guest musician, Eamonn Campbell (29 November 1946 – 18 October 2017), brought the group together with the Pogues on the hit single the Irish Rover. This single took the Dubliners back to the charts, and also gave them a completely new audience; people who weren't even born when The Dubliners started off. And with Dublin celebrating its milennium in 1988, The Dubliners also received more attention than for years. Eamonn Campbell joined them on regular basis, a move which has turned out to be one of the most important in their history. In 1988 Ciarán Bourke died, after years of pain and difficulties. He always was, and still is very much remembered by The Dubliners, just like Luke Kelly is.
The eighties finished off with rumours that The Dubliners were to retire, probably something that's always been following the group. However, they didn't, and celebrated their 30th anniversary in 1992, with a double cd and extensive tour. The nineties have later brought a tour video from the German tour 1995, and the "shock" news that Ronnie Drew was leaving. He left in December 1995, after releasing a superb album, "Dirty Rotten Shame" a few months earlier.
Now, even the most optimistic Dubliners fans thought it was the end, but the remaindours decided to convince Paddy Reilly to join them, and they continued their busy touring and recording schedule. This move has also turned out to be excellent. Paddy, not very well known in Europe, had never been touring there, so he too enjoyed the experience, as well as being part of a band. He still, though, does tours in the USA in the winter and summermonths.
2002, they temporarily reunited with Ronnie Drew and Jim McCann, for their 40th anniversary tour. They made a string of appearances on Irish television throughout this time, including a memorable appearance with Phil Coulter and George Murphy on RTÉ 1.
After the tour, Jim McCann was diagnosed with throat cancer and, though he fully recovered, his voice was severely damaged, and he has not been able to sing since his illness
In 2005, Paddy Reilly moved to the United States, and Patsy Watchorn joined the group. Watchorn made a name for himself with The Dublin City Ramblers; like Kelly, he accompanies his songs on the five-string banjo.
The band toured Europe every year. A planned tour of Denmark two weeks after the death of McKenna on 5 April 2012 went ahead as planned. From the first show in Copenhagen on 18 April onwards he was replaced by the Irish banjo player Gerry O'Connor.
The band celebrated their 50th anniversary with an extensive year-long European tour and the release of a live DVD recorded live at Dublin's Vicar Street.
In the fall of 2012 the band announced their retirement, effective after their 50th anniversary shows at the end of the year. The Dubliners played the final shows at Vicar Street in Dublin on 28/29/30 December 2012 the band were joined by former band member Jim McCann.
The band made their final TV appearence in the UK on the BBC's New Year's Eve edition of Jools Holland Annual Hootenanny' on 31 December. Their last public appearance as the Dubliners was on 27 January 2013 in memory of Barney McKenna. The remaining members Sean Cannon, Eamonn Campbell, Patsy Watchorn and Gerry O'Connor continue to tour Europe in 2013/14.
People probably don't recognize what The Dubliners have meant to the world of music. By the way, not only the world of music, but the world as a whole. They have first of all paved the way for dozens of bands from Ireland and Scotland, like the Chieftains, the Pogues, U2, Ossian, the Fureys and so on. The number of artists that list The Dubliners as one of their major influences and idols, is endless. They have brought folk music to millions of people all over the world, people who never would have been interested at all. That isn't only because of the folk music, the instrumentals alone, it's because of The Dubliners, their astonishing voices, their undescribable instrumentals, the wild life style and drinking, late sessions, their enormous beards, their extensive touring, their charisma and characters. It was, and still is to a certain extent, a blend the world will never see again.
The Dubliners have brought Ireland to the world in a way that no emigration has, they have brought the world to Ireland, and they have brought people all over the world closer together. Whenever it ends, the world will never be the same again.
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The Dubliners Lyrics
7 Drunken Nights The name of this song is "The Seven Drunken Nights" We're…
A Bunch of Red Roses (Written by Sean O'Casey) A sober black shawl hides her b…
A Gentleman Soldier It's of a gentlemen soldier as a sentry he did…
A Muirsheen Durkin' In the days I went a courtin', Was never tired resortin' T…
A Nation Once Again When boyhood's fire was in my blood I read of ancient…
A Peggy Gordon O Peggy Gordon, You are my darling Come sit you down…
A Pub With No Beer It's lonesome away from your kindered and all By the campfir…
A Song for Ireland Walking all the day Near tall towers where falcons build the…
Air Fa La La Lo There's lilt in the song I sing, there's laughter and…
Alabama 58 In Alabama 1958 The cost of human life is very low A…
All For Me Grog Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog, It's…
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda When I was a young man I carried me pack And…
Avondale Oh, have you been to Avondale And lingered in her lovely…
Back In Durham Gaol I'm a poor man as honest as they come I never…
Banks Of The Roses Chorus: On the Banks of the Roses me love and…
Banks of the Roses (Live) On the Banks of the Roses me love and I…
Barley & Grape Rag Well I don't care if I get arrested, 'Cos tonight…
Beer Beer Beer It's lonesome away from your kindered and all By the campfir…
Biddy Mulligan You may travel from Clare, to the county Kildare, From Dubl…
Black Velvet Band In a neat little town they called Belfast Apprentice to…
Bombo Lane Down in Bombo Lane There lives a big fat woman And if…
Bonny Boy It's busk ye, me boy's, get you up on the…
Boulavogue At Boulavogue as the sun was setting on the bright…
Building Up and Tearing England Down Oh, I won a hero's name with McAlpine and Costain With…
Bunclody Oh were I at the moss house, where the birds…
Carrickfergus I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand …
Cavan Girl As I walk the road from Killeshandra weary I sit…
Champion At Keeping Them Rolling I am a old timer I travel the road I sit…
Cill Chais Créad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan adhmad, tá deireadh na gcoil…
Clavelitos Mozita dame el clavel Dame el clavel de tu boca Para eso…
Cod Liver Oil I'm a young married man and I'm tired of me…
Come and Join the British Army When I was young I used to be As fine a…
Dainty Davey It was in and through the window broads And a' the…
Dainty Davy It was in and through the window broad And all the…
Dancing At Whitsun (words by John Austin Marshall) It's fifty long springtim…
Danny Farewell I knew Danny Farrell when his football was a can. In…
Danny Farrell Remember December of fifty-nine The howling wind and driving…
Darby O'Leary One evening of latest as I happened to stray To the…
Deportees The crops are all in and the peaches are rott′ning, The…
Dicey Reilly Dominic Behan Chorus: Oh poor old Dicey Reilly she has take…
Dirty All Town I met my love by the gasworks wall Dreamed a dream…
Don't Give Up 'Til It's Over Don't give up till it's over, don't quit if you…
Donegal Danny I remember the night that he came in from the…
Down By The Glenside 'Twas down by the Glenside I met an old woman A…
Drink It Up Men At the pub at the crossroads there's whiskey and beer There…
Dublin Fusiliers Well, you've heard about the Indians with their tommy hawks…
Dublin In The Rare Old Times Raised on songs & stories, heroes of re-known The passing t…
Dublin in the Rare Oul' Times Raised on songs & stories, heroes of re-known The passing ta…
Dubliners Dubliners (David McDonagh) Oh, Dublin you're my city I'…
Easy and Slow It was down by Christ Church that I first met…
Eileen Óg Eileen Og and that the darling's name is. And through the…
Farewell to Carlingford When I was young and in my prime And could wander…
Fiddler's Green As I walked by the dockside one evening so fair To…
Finnegan Ah Tim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street A gentleman Irish mig…
Foggy Dew As down the glen one Easter morn To a city fair…
For What Died The Song Of Roisin? For What Died the Sons of Róisín, was it fame? For…
For What Died The Sons Of Roisin For What Died the Sons of Róisín, was it fame? For…
Four Green Fields 'What did I have', said the fine old woman. 'What did…
Free The People Laws were made for people And the law can never scorn The…
Galway Bay Maybe someday, I'll go back again to Ireland If only my…
Galway Races As I went down to Galway Town To seek for recreation On…
Gartan Mother Sleep, o babe, for the red bee hums the silent…
Gentleman Soldier It's of a gentlemen soldier as a sentry he did…
Glendalough Saint In Glendalough lived an old saint Renowned for learning and…
Go To Sea No More When first I landed in Liverpool, I went upon a…
God Save Ireland "God save Ireland", said the heroes "God save Ireland", sai…
Grace As we gather in the chapel here in old Kilmainham…
Greenland Whale Fishery Oh In eighteen-hundred and-forty-four Of March the eighteen…
Hand Me Down Me Bible Hand Me Down Me Bible Oh, Glory-O! Now I′m the Lord's…
Hey Johnny McGory Hey, Johnny McGory Tell me where's your glory gone I saw y…
High Germany High Germany Oh Polly, love, oh Polly, the rout has now…
Holy Ground Fine girl you are! Adieu to you my Dinah a…
Home Boys Home Oh well, who wouldn't be a sailor lad a sailin'…
Hot Asphalt Good evening, all my jolly lads, I'm glad to find…
Humpty Dumpty Have you heard of one Humpty Dumpty How he fell with…
I I'll tell me ma, when I go home The boys won't…
I Know My Love I know my love by his way of walking And I…
I Loved The Ground She Walked Upon I loved the ground she walked upon And the air she…
I Wish I wish, I wish, I wish To every city I wish, I…
I Wish I Were Back In Liverpool I wish I was back in Liverpool, Liverpool town where…
I'll Tell Me Ma I'll tell me ma, when I go home The boys won't…
I'm A Free Born Man I am a freeborn man of the traveling people Got no…
I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day Oh my name is Jock Stewart I′m a canny gun…
I'm A Rover Though the night be dark as dungeon, not a star…
I'm Asking You Sergeant Where's Mine I′m Asking You Sergeant Where's Mine I′m lying in bed I'm…
Im A Free Born Man I am a freeborn man of the traveling people Got no…
Irish Rover On the fourth of July eighteen hundred and six We set…
I`ll tell my ma I'll tell me ma, when I go home The boys won't…
I’m a rover Though the night be dark as dungeon, not a star…
James Larkin In Dublin City in nineteen thirteen The boss was rich and…
Jar of Porter Toora loora loora la, toora loora loora la Toora loora loora…
Joe Hill I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you…
Johnny Doyle You sons of Dan O'Connels Isle Pray pay attention to my…
Johnny McGory Hey, Johnny Mcgory Tell me where′s your glory gone I saw you…
Johnston's Motor Car It was down by Brannigan′s corner one morning I did…
Kelly the Boy from Killan Kilkelly, Ireland, 1860, my dear and loving son John. Your g…
Kelly The Boy From Killane What′s the news, what's the news, O me bold Shelmalier With…
Killiebum Brae There was an ould man down by Killiburn Brae -…
Killieburne Brae There was an old man down by Killiburn Brae Riteful, ritefu…
Lark in the Morning The lark in the morning she rises off her nest She…
Last Thing On My Mind It's a lesson too late for the learnin' Made of sand,…
Leavin' of Liverpool Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee we…
Leaving Nancy In comes the train and the whole platform shakes It stops…
Leaving of Liverpool Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee we…
Limerick Rake I am a young fellow that's easy and bold, In Castletown…
Liverpool Lou Liverpool Lou Chorus: Oh Liverpool Lou, lovely Liverpool…
Lord of the Dance I danced in the morning When the world was begun, And I…
Louse House In Kilkenny Oh, the first of me downfall I set out the…
Love Is Pleasing I wish, I wish, I wish in vain I wish I…
Lowlands Of Holland The night that I was married and in my married…
Ma I'll tell me ma, when I go home The boys won't…
Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe Come, all you lads and lassies, and listen to me…
Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man Because he's got no faloorum, faliddle aye oorum He's got n…
Maloney Wants a Drink (D. Behan) When Eve was in the garden, Adam climbed an…
Many Young Men of Twenty Many young men of twenty said goodbye All that long day Fr…
Master McGrath Eighteen sixty nine being the date anf the year, Those Water…
Matt Hyland So straight away to her love she goes Into his room…
McAlpine's Fusiliers As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slun…
Mcalpines Fusilers 'Twas in the year of 'thirty-nine When the sky was full…
McAlpines Fusiliers As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slun…
McCafferty When I was eighteen years of age Into the army I…
Molly Bawn Oh come all ye late fellows that follows the gun Beware…
Molly Maguires Make way for the Molly Maguires They're drinkers, they're li…
Molly Malone In Dublin's fair city Where the girls are so pretty I first…
Monto Oh if you've got a wingo, take her up to…
Mormon Braes Fare thee well, ye Mormon Braes, For oft times A've been…
Mountain Dew Let grasses grow and waters flow in a free and…
Mrs Mcgrath With your toor-ri-ya fol da-diddle-ya Toor-ri toor-ri toor-r…
Mrs. McGrath 'Ah, misses mcgrath', the sergeant said 'Would you like to …
Muirsheen Durkin In the days I went a courtin', I was never…
Nancy Whiskey Chorus: Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy Whiskey Whiskey, whiskey, N…
Navvy Boots Oh, I am an old navvy and I work on…
Nelson's Farewell Oh, poor old Admiral Nelson is no longer in the…
Net Hauling Song It's busk ye, me boy's, get you up on the…
Nora Oh the violets were scenting the woods, Nora Displaying thei…
O'Connell's Steam Engine Oh people of heart I pray pay attention Listen to what…
Off to Dublin in the Green I am a merry ploughboy and I ploughed the fields…
Ojos Negros Que vendo dos ojos negros, ¿Quién me los quieren comprar? …
On Raglan Road On Raglan Road on an autumn day I saw her first…
Oro Se Do Bheatha 'Bhaile Óró 'Sé do bheatha 'bhaile, Óró 'Sé do bheatha 'bhaile, Óró …
Oro Sé Do Bheatha' Bhaile Óró ′Sé do bheatha 'bhaile, Óró ′Sé do bheatha 'bhaile, Óró …
Paddy On The Railway In eighteen hundred and forty-one The corduroy breeches i p…
Parcel of Rogues Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame, Fareweel our ancient glory…
Partin' Glass Of all the money that e'er I spent I've spent it…
Peat Bog Soldiers Far and wide as the eye can wander, Heath and bog…
Peggy Gordon O Peggy Gordon, You are my darling Come sit you down…
Peggy Lettermore Tá Peig agom, tá Cáit agom, ach Peig an bean…
Poor Old Dicey Riley Poor old Dicey Reilly she has taken to the sup…
Poor Paddy on the Railway In eighteen hundred and forty-one The corduroy breeches i p…
Preab San Ol Oh it's never too late To co-conspire commiserate All it tak…
Protect And Survive Well the government's made a document To help prevent embar…
Pub with no beer It's lonesome away from your kindered and all By the campfir…
Quare Bungle Rye Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town And…
Raglan Road On Raglan Road of an autumn day I saw her first…
Ragman's Ball Come listen to me for a while My good friends one…
Rambling Rover There are sober man aplenty And drunkards barely twenty Ther…
Rare Old Mountain Dew Let grasses grow and waters flow in a free and…
Rattling Roaring Willie O, rattlin, roarin Willie, O, he held to the fair, An …
Red Roses For Me A sober black shawl hides her body entirely Touched by the…
Rising Of The Moon And come tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you…
Rocky Road to Dublin While in the merry month of May, now from me…
Roddy MacCorley See the fleet foot, host of men will speed with…
Roddy McCorley See the host of fleet foot men Who sped with faces…
Roddy McCorley - Live Roddy McCorley A Ballad of the 1798 rising See the fleet f…
Roisin Dubh A Róisín ná bíodh brón ort fé′r éirigh dhuit: Tá na…
Roisin Dubh (Live) A Róisín ná bíodh brón ort fé'r éirigh dhuit: Tá na…
Rose Of Allendale The moon was bright, the night was clear No breeze came…
Sally Wheatley Now I'm most depressed and sad Where I once was blithe…
Salonika Me husband's in Salonika, I wonder if he's dead I wonder…
Sam Hall Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney…
Sands Of Sudan There′s a withering child on the sands of Sudan His body's…
Saxon Shilling Hark a marshall sound is heard The march of soldiers fife…
School Days Over School day's over come on then john, Time to be getting…
Schoolday's Over School day's over come on then john, Time to be getting…
Scorn Not His Simplicity See the child With the golden hair But eyes that…
Seven Deadly Sins Some say that kissing's a sin But tell me how can…
Seven Drunken Nights The name of this song is "The Seven Drunken Nights" We're…
Sez She Me loyal subjects" sez she Here's my best respect, sez she …
Shoals of Herring O, it was a fine and a pleasant day Out of…
Sick Note Dear Sir, I write this note to you to tell…
Skibbereen Oh father dear, I oft-times hear you speak of Erin's…
Smith Of Bristol Smith was a Bristol man and a rare old sort…
Song for Ireland Walking all the day near tall towers where falcons build the…
Song of the Iron Road The Iron road's a hard road and the work is…
South Australia In South Australia I was born To me heave away, haul…
Spancil Hill Last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone…
Spanish Lady As I came down through Dublin City At the hour of…
Springhill In the town of Spring Hill, Nova Scotia Down in the…
Step It Out Mary In the Village of Kildoran lived a maiden young and…
Sullivan John O'Sullivan John to the road you're gone, far away from your…
Ta An Coileach Ag Fogairt An Lae Tá 'n coileach a' fógairt an lae Tá 'n coileach a'…
Tha Holy Ground Fine girl you are! Adieu to you my Dinah a…
The Auld Triangle A hungry feeling Came o'er me stealing And the mice were squ…
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, Eric Bogle When I was a…
The Bank of the Roses Chorus: On the Banks of the Roses me love and…
The Banks Of The Roses Chorus: On the Banks of the Roses me love and…
The Banks of the Roses (Live) On the banks of the roses me love and I…
The Bantry Girl's Lament Oh, who will plough the fields now And who will sow…
The Battle of the Somme / Freedom Come All Ye Roch the win i the clear day's dawin Blaws the clouds…
The Beggarman The night was dark and very cold When I took…
The Black Velvet Band In a neat little town they called Belfast Apprentice to…
The Bonny Boy It's busk ye, me boy's, get you up on the…
The Button Pusher I am the man, the well fed man In charge of…
The Captains And The Kings I remember in September when the final stumps were drawn An…
The Comical Genius O a comical genius was thinking one day How he'd jack…
The Crack Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man Ah, weren't we the rare auld stock Spent the evening ge…
The Death of the Bear The balalaika rings silent from Minsk to Red Square The cort…
The Dublin Fusiliers Well, you've heard about the Indians with their tommy hawks…
The Dublin Jack of all Trades Oh I am a roving sporting blade, they call me…
The Dublin Minstrel From Dublin streets and roads and down the years Came great…
The Dubliners-Dirty Old Town I met my love by the gasworks wall Dreamed a dream…
The Dundee Weaver Oh, I am a Dundee weaver And I come frae bonnie…
The Ferryman Oh the little boats are gone from the breast of…
The Fields Of Athenry By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling Micha…
The Foggy Dew As down the glen one Easter morn To a city fair…
The Galway Races As I went down to Galway Town To seek for recreation On…
The Galway Shawl At Oranmore in the county Galway One pleasant evening in th…
The Gartan Mother's Lullaby Sleep, o babe, for the red bee hums the silent…
The Gentleman Soldier It's of a gentlemen soldier as a sentry he did…
The Glendalough Saint In Glendalough lived an old saint Renowned for learning and…
The Herring There was a poor thing that flowed in with the…
The Holy Ground Fine girl you are! Adieu to you my Dinah a…
The Holy Ground (Live) Fine girl you are Adieu to you my Dinah, a thousand…
The Inniskillen Dragoons Fare thee well Enniskillen, fare thee well for a while And…
The Irish Navy The Clнona, the Meabh and the Mucha The pride of the…
The Irish Rover On the fourth of July eighteen hundred and six We set…
The Kerry Recruit One morning in March I was diggin' the land With me…
The Lark In The Morning The lark in the morning she rises off her nest She…
The Last of the Great Whales My soul has been torn from me and I am…
The Last Thing On My Mind It's a lesson too late for the learnin' Made of sa…
The Leavin' Of Liverpool Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee we…
The Lifeboat Mona Remember December of fifty-nine The howling wind and drivin…
The Lord Of The Dance I danced in the morning When the world was begun, And I…
The Louse House at Kilkenny Oh, the first of me downfall I set out the…
The Manchester Rambler Manchester Rambler (Ewan MacColl) I've been over Snowdon…
The Mero Somebody under the bed Whoever can it be? I feel so very…
The Molly Maguires Make way for the Molly Maguires They're drinkers, they're li…
The Monto Oh if you've got a wingo, take her up to…
The Moonshiner I've been a moonshiner for many a year And I've…
The Mountain Dew Let grasses grow and waters flow in a free and…
The Newry Highway Man In Newry Town I was bred and born In Steven′s Green…
The Night Visiting Song I must away now, I can no longer tarry This morning's…
The Nightingale As I went a walking one morning in May I met…
The Old Alarm Clock When first I came to London In the year of thirty…
The Old Orange Flute In the County Tyrone, near the town of Dungannon, Where…
The Old Triangle A hungry feeling, came o'er me stealing And the mice were…
The Ould Orange Flute In the County Tyrone, near the town of Dungannon, Where…
The Partin Of all the money that e'er I spent I've spent it…
The Patriot Game Come all ye young rebels, and list while I sing, For…
The Patriot Game (Live) Another level baby, with another one I just like the way…
The Peat Bog Soldiers Far and wide as the eye can wander, Heath and bog…
The Pool Song May the Lord upon high who rules the sky Look down…
The Pub With No Beer It's lonesome away from your kindered and all By the campfir…
The Ragman's Ball Come listen to me for a while Me good friends one…
The Rare Auld Mountain Dew Let grasses grow and waters flow in a free and…
The Rare Auld Times Ring a ring a rosie as the lights declines, I remember…
The Rare Old Time Let grasses grow and waters flow in a free and…
The Rare Oul' Times Raised on Songs and Stories, heroes of renown, The passing …
The Rare Ould Times Raised on songs & stories, heroes of re-known The passing t…
The Rising Of The Moon And come tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you…
The Rocky Road To Dublin While in the merry month of May, now from me…
The Rocky Road to Dublin (Live) In the merry month of May, From my home I started, Left…
The Rose Chorus: On the Banks of the Roses me love and…
The Sea Around Us They say that the lakes of Killarney are fair No stream…
The Sick Note Dear Sir, I write this note to you to tell…
The Spanish Lady As I came down through Dublin City At the hour of…
The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door There′s a sweet garden spot in our memory It's the place…
The Sun Is Burning The sun is burning in the sky, Strands of clouds go…
The Town I Loved So Well In my memory I will always see the town that I…
The Travelling People I'm a freeborn man of the travelling people got no fixed…
The Twang Man Come listen to my story, it's about a nice young…
The Unquiet Grave The wind does blow today, my love, A few small drops…
The Waterford Boys For Fun and Diversion we have met together, I tell you…
The West's Awake And if, when all a vigil keep The West's asleep! The…
The Wild Rover I've been a wild rover for many's the year And I've…
The Woman from Wexford Well, there was an old woman from Wexford And in Wexford…
The Zoological Gardens Thunder and lightning is no lark When Dublin city is in…
Thirty Foot Trailer The old ways are changing you cannot deny The day of…
Three Lovely Lassies From Kimmage There were three lovely lasses from Kimmage, From Kimmage, f…
Three Score And Ten And it's three score and ten boys and men Were lost…
Tibby Dunbar O willt thou go wi' me sweet Tibby Dunbar O willt…
Tramps And Hawkers Oh come all ye tramps and hawker lads and gatherers…
Van Diemen's Land Come all you gallant poachers, That ramble void of care, C7 …
Viva La Quinta Brigada Around the time I saw the light of morning A comradeship…
Weila Waila There was an old woman And she lived in the wood Weila…
Weila Waile And there was an old woman and she lived in…
Weila Wallia There was an old woman, who lived in the wood Weila,…
Weila Weila And there was an old woman and she lived in…
Weile Waile There was an old woman and she lived in the…
Weile Weile Waile And there was an old woman and she lived in…
Whack Fol De Diddle I'll sing you a song of peace and love, Whack fol…
What Will We Tell the Children Which way will the branch bend When there's no wind left…
When The Boys Come Rolling Home I always will remember well the day we went away, Sailing…
Whiskey in the Jar As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry…
Whiskey On A Sunday He sits at the corner of Begger's Bush Astride of an…
Whiskey on Sunday Come day, go day Wish in me heart it were Sunday Drinking…
Whisky In The Jar As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry…
Wild Rover I've been a wild rover for many's the year And I've…
Wild Rover (Live) I've been a wild rover for many a year And I…
Will You Come to the Bower Will you come to the bower o'er the free boundless…
Will You Come to the Bower (Live) Will you come to the bower o'er the free boundless Ocean Whe…
Will You Come To the Bower? Will you come to the bower o'er the free boundless…
Woman From Wexford Well, there was an old woman from Wexford and in…
Working Man You see they are working men It's a working man…
Zoological Gardens Oh thunder and lightning is no lark When Dublin city is…