On Raglan Road from the In Bruges soundtrack. Joe writes: I recent saw the film In Bruges which features the song On Raglan Road over a key scene. The version used on the film is by Luke Kelly of The Dubliners who first set the Patrick Kavanagh poem to the tune of the traditional song The Dawning Of The Day. I prefer Van Morrison & The Chieftains' take, from the album Irish Heartbeat which my dad has written about before. I love the bit where Van whispers. In fact, the entire vocal performance is incredible. Here they are performing it on the BBC. The Dubliners - Discography 1964-2009 1964 - The Dubliners with Luke Kelly 1965 - In Concert 1966 - Finnegan Wakes 1967 - A Drop Of The Hard Stuff (vinyl rip) 1967 - More of the Hard Stuff 1968 - At It Again (vinyl rip) 1968. Luke Kelly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luke Kelly. Luke Kelly in 1. Background information. Born(1. 94. 0- 1. November 1. 94. 0Sheriff Street, Dublin, Ireland. Died. 30 January 1. Dublin, Ireland. Genres. Irish Folk. Occupation(s)Singer, folk musician, banjoist, actor. Instruments. Vocals, banjo. Years active. 19. Born into a working- class household in Dublin city, Kelly moved to England in his late teens and by his early 2. Returning to Dublin in the 1. The Dubliners. Becoming known for his distinctive singing style, and sometimes political messages, the Irish Post and other commentators have regarded Kelly as one of Ireland's greatest folk singers. His grandmother, who was a Mac. Donald from Scotland, lived with the family until her death in 1. His father worked all his life in Jacob's biscuit factory and enjoyed playing football. Both Luke and his brother Paddy played club Gaelic football and soccer as children. In Leeds he brought his banjo to sessions in Mc. Ready's pub. The folk revival was under way in England: at the centre of it was Ewan Mac. Full list of The Dubliners songs. Kelly The Boy From Killan; Kelly the Boy From Killane. FamousFix content is contributed and edited by our readers. The Dubliners - The Spanish Lady - Paddy Reilly - YouTube More by. Luke Kelly Paddy On The Railway ( 1979/80). Paddy Reilly & The Dubliners - YouTube More. The Dubliners Rocky Road To Dublin.MP3. Bitrate: 256kbps Likes: 2,913 Downloaded: 13,598 Played: 15,637 Filesize: -Duration: -4. The Pogues The Rocky Road To Dublin.MP3. The Dubliners: Discography Revolution Revolution. 1970 - EMI SCX 6423 LP; 1970 - Tribune TRLP 1015 LP. Luke Kelly: Vocals and 5-String Banjo; Barney McKenna: Tenor Banjo and Mandolin; Ciar Coll who scripted a radio programme called Ballads and Blues. A revival in the skiffle genre also injected a certain energy into folk singing at the time.
Kelly started busking. On a trip home he went to a fleadh cheoil in Milltown Malbay on the advice of Johnny Moynihan. He listened to recordings of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. He also developed his political convictions which, as Ronnie Drew pointed out after his death, he stuck to throughout his life. As Drew also pointed out, he . Mulready's brother- in- law, Ned Stapleton, taught Luke . At the same time, Kelly began a habit of reading, and also began playing golf on one of Birmingham's municipal courses. He befriended Dominic Behan and they performed in folk clubs and Irish pubs from London to Glasgow. In London pubs, like . His political beliefs gave edge and conviction to his performance and lent weight to The Dubliners' repertoire at a time when the youth in Ireland were breaking away from Civil War politics. The Abbey Tavern sessions in Howth were the forerunner to sessions in the Hollybrook, Clontarf, the International Bar and the Grafton Cinema. Luke Kelly returned to Dublin in 1. O'Donoghue's Pub was already established as a session house and soon Luke was singing with, among others, Ronnie Drew and Barney Mc. Kenna. Other early people playing at O'Donoghues included The Fureys, father and sons, John Keenan and Sean Og Mc. Kenna, Johnny Moynihan, Andy Irvine, Seamus Ennis, Willy Clancy and Mairtin Byrnes. A concert John Molloy organised in the Hibernian Hotel led to his . The success trail led to the Abbey Tavern and the Royal Marine Hotel and then to jam- packed sessions in the Embankment, Tallaght. They renamed themselves The Dubliners at Luke's suggestion, as he was reading James Joyce's book of short stories, entitled Dubliners, at the time. In 1. 96. 4 Luke Kelly left the group for nearly two years and was replaced by Bobby Lynch and John Sheahan. The Critics, as it was called, was formed to explore folk traditions and help young singers. Luke Kelly greatly admired Mac. Coll and saw his time with The Critics as an apprenticeship. In 1. 96. 5, he sang 'The Rocky Road to Dublin' with Liam Clancy on his first, self- titled solo album. Bobby Lynch left The Dubliners, John Sheahan and Luke rejoined. They recorded an album in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, played the Cambridge Folk Festival and recorded Irish Night Out, a live album with, among others, exiles Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman and Jimmy Powers. They also played a concert in the National Stadium in Dublin with, to Luke's delight, Pete Seeger as special guest. They were on the road to success: Top Twenty hits with . The ballad boom in Ireland was becoming increasingly commercialised with bar and pub owners building ever larger venues for pay- in performances. Ewan Mac. Coll and Peggy Seeger on a visit to Dublin expressed concern to Luke about his drinking. Christy Moore became a friend after they met in 1. During his Planxty days he got to know Luke particularly well. I think Luke ran out of steam in The Dubliners as a singer. I've heard tapes of him singing as a younger man and he was wonderful. Luke took to the stage, surprising many with his performance as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar. In 1. 97. 2 The Dubliners themselves performed in Richard's Corkstone Leg, based on the . Luke had such respect for the song that he only performed it once for a television recording and rarely, if ever, sang it at the Dubliners' often boisterous events. His interpretations of . Kelly remained a politically engaged musician, and many of the songs he recorded dealt with social issues, the arms race and war, workers' rights and Irish nationalism, (. In the socially and politically conservative atmosphere in Ireland at the time, this was notable. Personal life. A brain tumour was diagnosed. Although Kelly toured with the Dubliners after enduring an operation, his health deteriorated further. He forgot lyrics and had to take longer breaks in concerts as he felt weak. On his European tour he managed to perform with the band for most of the show in Carre for their Live in Carre album. However, in autumn 1. Traun, Austria and again in Mannheim, Germany. Shortly after this, he had to cancel the tour of southern Germany, and after a short stay in hospital in Heidelberg he was flown back to Dublin. After another operation he spent Christmas with his family but was taken into hospital again in the New Year, where he died on 3. January 1. 98. 4. He had been performing with the Dubliners since 1. Luke's health. Luke Kelly's legacy and contributions to Irish music and culture have been described as . In 2. 01. 0, councillor Christy Burke of Dublin City Council appealed to members of the music community including Bono, Phil Coulter and Enya to help build it. It featured on his Gold And Silver Years, Celtic Collections and the Essential Paddy Reilly CD's. The Dubliners recorded the song on their Live at Vicar Street DVD/CD. The song was composed by Declan O'Donoghue, the Racing Correspondent of The Irish Sun. The documentary told Kelly's story through the words of the Dubliners, Donovan, Ralph Mc. Tell and others and featured full versions of rarely seen performances such as the early sixties' Ed Sullivan Show. A later documentary, Luke Kelly: Prince of the City, was also well received.
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