The Dubliners

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This is brilliant. That is all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7TA_4rEHM&ab_channel=TheDubliners

And John Sheehan would have been voted President by a landslide if he ever ran. A gentleman.

Larbre34

Around 2009 or 10, I was on a flight out of Lisbon one September Sunday morning, which experienced the worst takeoff turbulence I've ever felt. Nose up at 40 degrees over the hills around Lisbon, pitching, shaking and air pocketing like Disneyland could only dream of building.

I've never been a brilliant flyer, but I wouldn't let it stop me or anything, however I was pretty frightened.

Two thoughts occupied me. One, that a mate who was with our party, IS actually terrified of flying and I knew he'd never board a plane again, if we made it.

And two, that the entire contemporary lineup of The Dubliners and their wives and producers, were sat behind us, having performed a cultural festival in Portugal. So I thought to myself, oh well LB, if we do drop out of the sky, it sure will be a memorable accident.

As we levelled out and people began to order an unchristian amount of hard booze for Sunday breakfast time, I exchanged knowing glances with Mr John Sheehan, who gently blew his cheeks out through his magnificent beard. I thought, jayney, Sheehan must have been on a thousand flights, back in the less safe days of the 60s and 70s too, so if he thought this was bad, it must have been!

Anyway, that's my tale. They lived on a while longer to retire at 50 years. Legends to a man.

531

That is brilliant, thank you for posting. I am sure I saw when it first aired and the tune stayed with me but, until now, I never knew the name of it....The Flop Eared Mule or Donkey Reel..

Hangdogroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118804504#Comment_118804504

That is bizarre, I was possibly on that same flight. It was October 2008 and John Sheehan was definitely on board though I didn't notice any of the other Dubliners. It was the worst turbulence I've ever experienced.

The Fureys forever. Davey Arthur for the win!

That is all :)

Ger Roe

I am one of those people of a certain age, who grew up with a parents Dubliner's vinyl album being played, of a Sunday, while the dinner was being prepared. Original lineup (with Ciarán Burke) .... possibly live recorded at The Gaiety? They were certainly all legends, but Luke Kelly.... nothing compares.

Every song told a story - young people today should be made aware of them - the internet would allow kids to find out more about the topics being sung about, than we ever did. The music of The Dubliners, should be a subject at school.

History and culture lessons in song.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118804554#Comment_118804554

I actually did a calculation and it was October 2008. I was in Lisbon in September 10 but I confused the two.

The reason I know it was October 08 now is that it was soon after I was best man for a good mate and his wedding was summer 08.

Was some mental flight for sure. The first 15 minutes anyway.

padd b1975

Great band no doubt.

I do feel they should have split when Ronnie Drew left in the mid nineties though. Bringing in Paddy Reilly and then Patsy Watchorn didn't really work.

Strumms

My Dads favourite band, countless great memories going on various road trips with them as the soundtrack…they had a live album, live at the gaiety and some other one that got played to death…

the Paddy Reilly / Patsy Watchorn incarnations wernt any use though, sure the Watchorn fella hardly had a note in his head and Paddy Reilly was just so different from the styles of Luke and Ronnie, that when he sang the songs it was just like watching or listening to a covers band…

thefallingman

Luke Kelly was the real genius, his dad was shot in the lung when a kid aswell it's a miracle he survived and went on to father Luke