features in: Album Chart of 1968 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
The fourth album on Major Minor Records from folk’s, never mind Ireland’s, finest ensemble. It’s packed with very fine traditionals as always, but very noticeably includes a rare own composition and a couple of contemporary covers, all of which prove to be the clear highlights of the set. “The Irish Navy” was written by Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly (who get the credits) and set to music by John Sheahan, Barney McKenna and Ciarán Bourke. “We are a seafaring nation, Defence of our land is a right, We’d fight like the devil all morning, Provided we’re home by the night”. It’s both satirical and self-deprecating – key traits of yer Dubliner. The rousing covers of John Brendan Keane’s “Many Young Men Of Twenty” and Stan Kelly-Bootle’s “I Wish I Were Back In Liverpool” stir the heart and, no doubt, brought the house down all over, in their live sets of 1968. The trademark character warmth and strength in depth of the group remains strong and true. What a treat it is.
The Jukebox Rebel
12–Mar–2011
Tracklist |
A1 | [02:44] The Dubliners - Seven Deadly Sins (Jim McLean) Folk |
A2 | [02:12] The Dubliners - Net Hauling Song (Ewan MacColl) Folk |
A3 | [02:38] The Dubliners - Nancy Whiskey (Traditional) Folk |
A4 | [02:24] The Dubliners - Many Young Men Of Twenty (John Brendan Keane) Folk |
A5 | [02:03] The Dubliners - Paddy’s Gone To France / Skylark (Traditional) Folk |
A6 | [03:13] The Dubliners - Molly Bawn (Traditional) Folk |
A7 | [01:26] The Dubliners - The Dundee Weaver (Traditional) Folk |
B1 | [02:26] The Dubliners - The Irish Navy (Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly) Folk |
B2 | [01:45] The Dubliners - Tibby Dunbar (Robert Burns, Jim McLean) Folk |
B3 | [03:43] The Dubliners - The Inniskillen Dragoons (Traditional) Folk |
B4 | [01:59] The Dubliners - The Piper’s Chair / Bill Hart’s Jig / The Night Of St. Patrick (Traditional) Folk |
B5 | [04:00] The Dubliners - I Wish I Were Back In Liverpool (Stan Kelly-Bootle, Leon Rosselson) Folk |
B6 | [02:41] The Dubliners - Darby O’Leary (Traditional) Folk |
B7 | [04:08] The Dubliners - Go To Sea No More (Traditional) Folk |