The Dubliners

The Dubliners is a group of folk Irish, among oldest still in activity and among most popular.

Formation

The group The Dubliners was formed in 1962. Its name comes from what these members regularly played pub O' Donoughue' S pub with Dublin.

Founding members

The founders of the group are Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke and Barney McKenna.

Ronnie Drew passes part of its youth in Spain where he learns how to play of the Flamenco guitar and to accompany its songs with the Spanish guitar.
Luke Kelly is more a wandering entertainer that Drew, and he plays of the Banjo to 5 cords.
Ciaran Bourke is a singer, but he also plays of the guitar, the Irish Flûte and the Harmonica. He sings many songs in Gaélique (“Peggy Lettermore”; “Preab san ol”).
Barney McKenna is a player of banjo talented tenor.

Beginnings

They play of many instrumental airs, mainly of the airs to be danced (Reel S, Jig S and Hornpipe S). At the beginning where they play pub “O' Donoughue' S”, Bobby Lynch and the violonist/flutist John Sheahen play sometimes during the intervals and remain on scene beyond time envisaged. When Luke Kelly comes to England in 1964, they ask him to join the group. When Kelly from goes away, Lynch leaves the group and Sheahan remains. Bobby Lynch will die finally in 1982.

International recognition

The Dubliners are pioneers of the Irish folk in Europe and also (to a lesser extent) in the United States. They pass end of the year 60 and beginning of the year 70 to make rounds, copiously sprinkled. In 1974, Ciaran Bourke collapses on scene following a brain hemorrhage. It makes initially a miraculous remission, but crumbles again. Its left side is paralyzed. He dies finally in 1988. The group having always hoped for its return, it did not have there officially a 5th member until his death.

In 1974, Ronnie Drew decides to leave the group in order to devote itself more to its family. It is replaced by Jim McCann. Before joining the group, McCann had a show televised with the beginning of the year 70 heading “The McCann man”. It leaves the group in 1979 to begin a career solo; Ronnie Drew finds the group then.

In 1980, Luke Kelly is reached of a cerebral tumor. Although initially chemotherapy seems to be effective, the things worsen again. Knowing that the days of Kelly are counted, the group chooses a substitute in 1982, Sean Canon. Sometimes Kelly was too sick to sing, sometimes it joined the group for some songs, but it did not cease making rounds with the group until 2 months before its death. One in the last concerts to which it takes share is recorded and diffused under the title: “Live in Square” (Amsterdam, Holland), in 1983. In November 2004, the council of Dublin unanimously voted the erection of a take a decision in the homage to Luke Kelly.

Last years

In 1987, The Dubliners celebrate to them 25e birthday. They record double CD, produced by Eamonn Campbell, an old friend. They present them to the Pogues, and from their collaboration was born a tube with " The Irish Rover". Christy Moore, Paddy Reilly and Jim McCann is also reproduced on CD.

In 1996 Ronnie Drew leaves the group and Paddy Reilly replaced it. Reilly is an old friend of the group, having already made rounds with them on several occasions and already recognized before as artist solo in Ireland. In 2002, the group finds temporarily Ronnie Drew and Jim McCann for the round of the 40e birthday, during which it records its first DVD. In 2005, Paddy Reilly decides to leave to the United States. It is replaced by Patsy Watchorn, singer and player of already known banjo with `The Dublin City Ramblers'.

Since 1962, after various rehandlings (Barney McKenna and John Sheahan remain the only members of the group of origin), " The Dubliners" still carry out each year of the rounds in Europe.

Selective discography

The Dubliners and Luke Kelly (1964)
In Concert (1965)
Finnegan Wakes (1966)
has Drop off the Hard Stuff ( a.k.a. Seven Drunken Nights) (1967)
More off the Hard Stuff (1967)
Drinking and Courting ( a.k.a. Seven Deadly Sins) (1968)
At it again ( a.k.a. Whiskey one has Sunday) (1968)
Live At the Royal Albert Hall (1969)
At Home with The Dubliners (1969)
Revolution (1970)
Hometown (1972)
Double Dubliners (1972)
simple Plain and (1973)
Live (1974)
Now (1975)
has off Parcel Rogues (1976)
Live At Montreux (1977)
Home, Boys, Home
15 Years One (1977)
Together Again (1979)
Prodigal Sons (1983)
Live At Square (1983)
21 Years One (1983)
25 Years Celebration (1987)
Dubliner' S Dublin (1988)
30 Years A-Greying (1992)
Further Along (1996)
Alive Alive-O (1997)
The Defenitive Transatlantic Collection (1997)
Original Dubliners (2000)
The best off The Dubliners (2002)
At to their best
The Transatlantic Anthology (2002)
40 Year Celebration
Live At the Gaiety
Spirit off the Irish (2003)
The Dubliners Collection (2006)

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