RONNIE DREW
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 the best known Irish folk group of all time.From 1995 onwards Drew left to pursue a solo career. He recorded with many artists, including Christy Moore, The Pogues, Antonio Breschi, Dropkick Murphys, Eleanor Shanley and others.On 19 February 2008, a song was released called "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" performed by a number of famous Irish musicians. This included members of U2, Sinéad O'Connor, Christy Dignam of Aslan, Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead, Kíla, Christy Moore, Andrea Corr, Moya Brennan, Shane MacGowan, Bob Geldof, Damien Dempsey, Gavin Friday, Iona Green, Jerry Fish, Paul Brady, Paddy Casey, Mick Pyro, Mundy, Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Jack L, Eleanor Shanley, Mary Black, Declan O'Rourke, Mary Coughlan, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard as well as The Dubliners and The Chieftains.The single was written to originally include Ronnie himself but was changed to be a tribute to him as his health was declining. Proceeds from sale of the single went to the The Irish Cancer Society at the request of Drew himself.[12] The song was performed live on The Late Late Show on 22 February with Ronnie Drew in attendance as an audience member, and entered the Irish Single Charts at #2.Ronnie Drew died in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin on 16 August 2008, following a long illness. This collection of his best loved material shows why he was loved and cherished by all.
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Catalogue Number: CACD0602
CD ALBUM Price: £14.79 (Including P&P to the USA)
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