Americans had their "bluegrass" yes, and that was/is good. to my bushy's ears Ronnie and Luke have the best of voices, a great selection o songs, and with such brilliant accompaniment, none better with Love from Australia
i love Ronny Drew and Luke Kelly too, i am thankful they graced my ears and Thankful to those that made The Dubliners Such a mighty force of goodness, Ciaran Bourke Barney McKenna and John Sheahan (who was never actually a band member) ? and other associates..
The Patriots game is from, THE DUBLINERS IN CONCERT 1965. The foggy dew is from, THE BEST OF THE DUBLINERS 1969. Nelson's farewell is from FINNEGAN WAKES 1966. The donegal reel/longford collector is from, THE DUBLINERS IN CONCERT 1965. Seven Drunken Nights is from, A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF 1967. Mc Alpines fuselers is from, FINEGANS WAKE 1966. The leaving of liverpool is from, THE DUBLINERS IN CONCERT 1965. The Kerry recruit is from, THE DUBLINERS IN CONCERT 1965.
Luke was so good ...often saw him in Stephans Green ...only heard him once live in the Great Hall UCD , now the National Concert Hall... he had wonderful projection in his voice . Now Luke is gone but his music carries on... R I P
These lads hit the ground running. They were just as good in the early days as in their prime. It was a shame though that Bobby Lynch left the group quite early.
Most regrettably again is yha Bobby Lynch took his own life So so sad ... what could have been. I wonder had he lived would Luke Kelly have made it so big?? Who knows B. Lynch sang a great version of what Ronnie drew sang 2nd last song!!
there's two different line ups in this footage - classic line-up of Luke Barney John Ciarán and Ronnie but then the last section - the live TV appearance Luke had left the band temporarily and been replaced by Bobby...
The sound mix is a bit rubbish on this recording, but it really does show just how fantastic of a player John Sheahan is. I'd love to ask him for some tips to improve my playing (going from tenor banjo to fiddle is harder than I thought).
