Dirty Old Town

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:29 pm**

Who played fiddle on Dirty Old Town!!!!!!!

can someone let me know who played fiddle on dirty old town.
I heard it was the bloke from the dubliners 'John Sheedan' I fink.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:27 pm**

Sheehan

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:28 pm**

Not Sheehan - Henry Benagh.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:36 pm**

I was just correcting the name :wink:

I had no idea who played it.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:39 pm**

cheers spelling not the best

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:13 pm**

what a weird song....

never heard the original, has anyone? the original songwriter picked strange words to hit the notes on. the hard note being "dreamed a DREEEEAAAM"
and they're especially hard for Shane who never really cared to pronounce words correctly, but...look at the words!

dreeeeam! driiiiiiiiiiifting proooowwwling! saw a traaaaaain (which sounds like an L sound..trainlllllllllllll) and steal....stee-uuuuuuuhl.

it seems to make the notes harder to it.

on a side note "arse over tits" what a great line.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:42 pm**

All I know about the song is it's originaly an english folk song written by ewan mccall (Kirsty's dad), He didn't like the pogues version at first. Luke Kelly is one of about 1000 Irish bands to sing it. I've only heard the pogues and luke kellys version to be honset.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:13 pm**

Dirty Old Town is a tough sing, but that's not actually the fault of the lyrics. Ask any opera singer - long notes and high notes are always easier on vowel sounds, something that all experienced lyricists get instinctvely. If, say, a Stephen Sondheim places a consonant on a tough note, it could only ever be for a deliberate effect, an intended moment of discomfort.

Greetings from New york, where Pogue fan Marti n McDonagh's play The Pillowman opens on Broadway tomorrrow night.n

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:15 pm**

apart from the pogues which version of dirty old town is ur favourite.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:25 pm**

i've really only heard the pogues version. i must seek out the others. i learn about bands by association. if i like this band, and THEY like this band. i'd better check them out. it's now i got to the pogues.

**Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:30 pm**

2 be fair must pub bands that cover it play it in the pogues style if u kno what i mean.

**Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:29 pm**

I like Luke Kelly's version as well.

We play it in a different key by the way so I can sing the notes. Makes it much easier for me.

But the song is my all-time favourite to play.

**Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:29 pm**

Luke Kelly the man he's buried nex to my grandmother in Dublin's fair city (just some random info im sure ur all dieing to know) :wink:

**Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:39 pm**

pogue-mahone wrote:Luke Kelly the man he's buried nex to my grandmother in Dublin's fair city (just some random info im sure ur all dieing to know)

I still live so it was pretty useless info

**Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:39 am**

dubliners has got to be the best version but even they have about 4 different versions of the song recorded

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