I own a few of their cds and they don't get played quite as much as they should. Not a bad band at all. Paddy rock radio I believe plays a bit of their stuff. Worth checking out.

Fintan wrote:

Smerker wrote:...Now that I think about it, has Shane or the Pogues ever done a traditional song that the Dubliners didn't do first?

Kitty?

Ah, good call.

Smerker wrote:...Now that I think about it, has Shane or the Pogues ever done a traditional song that the Dubliners didn't do first?

Kitty?

The Dubliner's Dirty Old Town is great, but I don't like Ewan MacColl's version.

Now that I think about it, has Shane or the Pogues ever done a traditional song that the Dubliners didn't do first?

lol true (although in all honesty I don't like the Pogues version of County Down - the best I've heard is Van Morisson's).

The interesting thing is that neither of those songs try to imitate The Pogues - DOT is with an acoustic guitar and the singing is different for instace. Actually I havn't heard any other version that uses the harmonica which is a shame because I think it sounds fantastic and whenever I see/hear a harmonica I think of Shane belting out the first few lines. IMO nobody will top The Pogues' version, including Ewan MacColl.

MissWalshy wrote:Why have marmite when you can have jam?

Well said. Or honey, honey.

MissWalshy wrote:

TOSCS wrote:This lot are folking ace! Stumbled across them on Limewire tryna downlaod some Charlie & The Bhoys and they're really good. They're a Scottish folk band (due I think) but they sound quite American in many of the songs.

Ones to check out:

Ye Jacobites By Name
Flowers Of Scotland
Mary Mac'/Drunken Sailor (love this one!)
Deep Inside
Dirty Old Town
Star Of The County Down

Why have marmite when you can have jam?

Haha i like it Walshy

TOSCS wrote:This lot are folking ace! Stumbled across them on Limewire tryna downlaod some Charlie & The Bhoys and they're really good. They're a Scottish folk band (due I think) but they sound quite American in many of the songs.

Ones to check out:

Ye Jacobites By Name
Flowers Of Scotland
Mary Mac'/Drunken Sailor (love this one!)
Deep Inside
Dirty Old Town
Star Of The County Down

Why have marmite when you can have jam?

ive heard of flower of scotland, never flowers of scotland though

This lot are folking ace! Stumbled across them on Limewire tryna downlaod some Charlie & The Bhoys and they're really good. They're a Scottish folk band (due I think) but they sound quite American in many of the songs.

Ones to check out:

Ye Jacobites By Name
Flowers Of Scotland
Mary Mac'/Drunken Sailor (love this one!)
Deep Inside
Dirty Old Town
Star Of The County Down