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Dublin, Ireland (1962 – present)
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 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 and the Papas, the Who, 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”)
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 and the Papas, the Who, 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”)
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MichFress wrote:
Wer braucht noch eine Karte für das Konzert morgen in Dortmund? Meldet euch einfach bei mir...
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Willster333 wrote:
No tours in the US either? Sad times.
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WorldSalad wrote:
People come in my country,please! I want to see living legends. Bow down!
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Silveryne wrote:
I've seen them last Saturday (in Groningen), and wow, it was so awsome to see them perform. And I doubt to go again, 'cause Thursday they will perform in Steenwijk and that's close enough to travel. But I fear that it will be exact the same... (not that it's that worse, 'cause it was real fun)
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Stop complaining about the bad taste of other people! Final round of the first season and the qualifying for the Rock Cup has just started! Join the Irish Rock League now an decide with your vote!
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LEGENDS!
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Nuevo disco http://www.lastfm.es/music/Hibai+Deiedra/Legegabeen+Kondairak
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kovyrlo wrote:
it's great!!
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Hollyhol2 wrote:
Wow, this is actually pretty awesome. Never thought i would love traditional irish folk.
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Bollyhol wrote:
wow this is so cool :D
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Silveryne wrote:
Finally they come to Holland again! I'm so happy with my tickets, finally I can see them. I think they are the best folk band ever!
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sweara38 wrote:
Dirty Old Town - a great song written by a great Englishman. From Manchester way...
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mutasa wrote:
I've been in ireland and I drank i pint while singing one song of yours, "whiskey in the jar". A great experience ;)
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egnops wrote:
Such great stuff, really. These guys make me so happy.
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Join the Irish Rock League and help your favourite Irish bands with your votes to score in the competition!
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bsam wrote:
Perfect, perfect, perfect...
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cube_teh_reaL wrote:
I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town ... what a great song!
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PaganAxel wrote:
Best irish folk band ever! *__*
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Hellraiser917 wrote:
all night drinking session is happening in my flat now , dear old ronnie would be proud.
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