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"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" Single by U2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies; B-side: Easy and Slow: Released: 19 February 2008: Recorded: January 2008, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin: Genre: Irish folk, rock: Length: 4: 52: Label: Universal Music: Songwriter(s) Robert Hunter; Bono; The Edge; Simon Carmody; Producer(s) John ...
The Ballad of Ronnie Drew è un singolo pubblicato dagli U2 insieme ai Dubliners, ai Kíla e a numerosi altri musicisti irlandesi riuniti sotto il nome di A Band of Bowsies e dedicato al cantante folk Ronnie Drew all'epoca già malato di cancro. La canzone fu registrata tra il 14 e il 15 gennaio del 2008 presso i Windmill Lane ...
6 apr 2021 · Brindiamo a Ronnie, la voce che adoriamo. Come carbone dal suo secchio, che raschia il pavimento. Cantiamo le sue lodi in musica e marce. E se non sei irlandese, non è colpa tua. Alziamo le voci come guardie in un branco. Grati che di uomini onesti, non ce ne sono mancati.
19 feb 2008 · The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew Lyrics: Here's to the Ronnie, the voice we adore / Like coals from a coal-bucket, scraping the floor / Sing out his praises in music and march / And if you are...
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Origins
The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin. The change of name came about because of Ronnie Drew's unhappiness with it, together with the fact that Luke Kelly was reading Dubliners by James Joyce at the time. Founding members were Drew, Kelly, Ciarán Bourke and Barney McKenna. Drew, McKenna and Thomas Whelan had originally teamed up for a fundraising concert and then went on to...
Members of the group
Drew spent some time in Spain in his younger years where he learned to play Flamenco guitar, and he accompanied his songs on a Spanish guitar. Drew left the band in 1974 to spend more time with his family, and was replaced by Jim McCann. He returned to The Dubliners five years later, but left the group again in 1995. Ronnie Drew died at St Vincent's Private Hospital in Dublin on 16 August 2008 after a long illness. Paddy Reilly took Drew's place in 1995. Some of Drew's most significant contri...
Later changes and tours
In 1996 Ronnie Drew quit the band, and Paddy Reilly came on to replace him. Reilly, a long-time friend of the group, toured with them before on several occasions; he was already a successful solo artist in Ireland, scoring hits with "The Fields of Athenry" and "The Town I Loved So Well". 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 b...
25th anniversary
In 1987, The Dubliners celebrated their 25th anniversary. They recorded a double CD, produced by Eamonn Campbell, a long-time friend and guest musician. He introduced them to The Pogues, and their collaboration resulted in a hit with "The Irish Rover". It reached number 8 in the UK singles charts and number 1 in Ireland. In 1990 their final hit single was "Jack's Heroes/Whiskey in the Jar", again with The Pogues, which reached number 63 in the UK and number 4 in Ireland. Campbell, who plays t...
40th anniversary
In 2003, 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 was unable to sing since his illness. Despite this, he regularly acted as MCat folk gigs, notably at The Dubli...
50th anniversary
In 2012 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 featuring Chris Kavanagh from the Band "The Legend of Luke Kelly" as a special guest. The tour continued in the wake of the death of the final founding member Barney McKenna, although the band announced that the final shows of the tour, to be held 28–30 December also at Vicar Street would be the band's final shows in which the band w...
The Dubliners became well known, not just in Ireland but also as pioneers for Irish folk in Europe and also (though less successful) in the United States. Their 1967 recordings of "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Black Velvet Band" were released on the fledgling Major Minor label, and were heavily promoted on pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The...
Members
1. Ciarán Bourke – vocals, guitar, tin whistle, (1962–73, 1973–74; guest – 1987; died 1988) 2. Ronnie Drew – vocals, guitar (1962–74, 1979–95, 2002; guest – 1978, 2005; died 2008) 3. Luke Kelly – vocals, banjo (1962–65, 1965–83; died 1984) 4. Barney McKenna – Irish tenor banjo, mandolin, melodeon, vocals (1962–2012; died 2012) 5. Bobby Lynch – vocals, guitar (1964–65; died 1982) 6. John Sheahan – fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, concertina (1964–2012) 7. Jim McCann – vocals, guitar (1973, 1974–...
Guest musicians
1. Mary Jordan (1960s) 2. Ann Mulqueen (1962–63) 3. John Reavey (1964–66) 4. Danny Doyle (1970s) 5. Michael Howard – guitar (1980s, 2006) 6. Nigel Warren-Green – cello (1983–84) 7. Bobby Kelly (1986) 8. Gerry O'Connor – Irish tenor banjo (2005, 2012) 9. Chris Kavanagh – vocals, banjo (2011–12) 10. Al O'Donnell – vocals, guitar (2011) 11. Neill Martin – Cello (2012) 12. Christy Sheridan – Irish tenor banjo (2012)
History and discography It's the DublinersDrew died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin on 16 August 2008, following his long illness. He was buried three days later in Redford Cemetery in Greystones. Tributes "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew"
Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you And what's it to any man whether or no' Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow And I tied up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe Get up and go at it, five until five
