a r t i s t : Ronnie Drew
t i t l e : The Last Session A Fond Farewell
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Celtic Collections
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2009
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 38,5 MB
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Ronnie Drew (16 September 1934 û 16 August 2008)[1] was an
Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame
during a fifty year career recording with The Dubliners. He
was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin.
In the 1950s, Drew emigrated to Spain to teach English and
learn Spanish and flamenco guitar. When he returned to
Ireland, he performed in the Gate Theatre with John Molloy and
soon after, went into the music business full-time. In the
meantime, he had a number of short-term jobs, including one in
the telephone exchange in Dublin.
In 1962, he founded the Ronnie Drew Group with Luke Kelly,
Barney McKenna and Ciaran Bourke. They soon changed their name
to The Dubliners, with John Sheahan joining shortly afterwards
to form the definitive line-up. They would soon become one of
the best known Irish folk groups. They played at first in
O'Donoghue's Pub in Merrion Row, Dublin 2 where they were
often accompanied by Mary Jordan on the spoons and vocalist
Ann Mulqueen, a friend of Barney. Mary's mother, Peggy Jordan,
introduced them to the Abbey Tavern in Howth, which became a
regular Monday night venue for the emerging group. They also
played across the road in the Royal Hotel. The group also
played at all-night parties in Peggy's large house in
Kenilworth Square in Rathgar and in John Molloy's flat in Ely
Place, just around the corner from O'Donoghue's. Ronnie left
the Dubliners in 1974, rejoined in 1979 and finally left for
good in 1995, though he did reunite with the group in 2002 for
a 40th anniversary celebration.
From 1995 onwards Drew pursued a solo career. He recorded with
many artists, including Christy Moore, The Pogues, Antonio
Breschi, the Dropkick Murphys, Eleanor Shanley and others.
He is also known for fronting a campaign to encourage the use
of Dublin's light-rail infrastructure (the DART) and before
that the "My Dublin" ads for radio stations 98FM and FM104. He
also narrated the stories of Oscar Wilde in his distinctive
voice in a series released on CD by the News Of The World
newspaper.
On 22 August 2006, he was honoured in a ceremony where his
hand prints were added to the "walk of fame" outside Dublin's
Gaiety Theatre.[2]
The Last Session: A Fond Farewell
In the final months before his death, Ronnie recorded a number
of songs in a traditional jazz style. A number of stars from
the music world, including Mary Coughlan and Damien Dempsey,
joined Ronnie in duets on the album. It was produced by Hugh
Buckley and released in November 2008 by Celtic Collections.
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01-nobody knows you when you're down and out [03:44]
02-september song [03:04]
03-rainy night in soho (duet with damien dempsey) [04:49]
04-for ronnie (guitar solo hugh buckley) [03:20]
05-the last wave [02:10]
06-we had it all (duet with mary coughlan) [03:21]
07-the auld triangle [04:22]
08-molly malone [02:51]
09-loves own sweet song (duet with emmanuel lawler) [03:43]
10-inspiration for the bards - 'until spring' (poem) [02:10]
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