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The Dubliners is tagged as: irish, folk, irish folk, celtic, traditional

The Dubliners started off in O’Donoghue’s pub in Dublin, Ireland 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 CiarĂ¡n 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 ...
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Whiskey In The Jar
Seven Drunken Nights
The Rocky Road To Dublin
The Wild Rover
Dirty Old Town
Molly Malone
Finnegan's Wake
All For Me Grog
The Irish Rover
Black Velvet Band
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Spirit of the Irish
The Dubliners
A Time To Remember
The Best Of The Dubliners
The Best Of
The Very Best Of
Heritage Songs
Wild Rover - The Best Of
Their Greatest Hits
Essential Collection
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