The Medusa Fora

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:25 pm**

About two months ago I was looking though my Dad's old (I mean very Old) CD collection and I cam across a CD that belonged to my late uncle who was an English man, although he was as Irish an English man I've ever known. Anyways, I came across this CD called 'Irish Rebel Songs' by a man called Brian Roebuck, I reconised some songs from various Pogues & Shane MacGowan covers. He's sounds very simular to Luke Kelly, the music is very folk/trad very Dubliners sounding and I was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of him?

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:06 pm**

Cheers fer the post Simon, I hadn't heard of him either, but he 'lives'@:
http://www.brianroebuck.com

Ah, Gods bless Google.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:16 am**

He's not one of those-"there's a tear in my beer guys" is he?

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:26 am**

seamus_mcshanty1 wrote:He's not one of those-"there's a tear in my beer guys" is he?

Cheeky monkey! Show some respect, or it's a shillelagh ye'll be wearin', yarrrrr, matey! Nothing wrong with a good balladeer...or a bad goolladeer for THAT matter.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:42 pm**

Sweet Fintan, you'd think you were listening to Luke Kelly he's that good.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:51 pm**

I know, and I found his tribute to Luke incredibly touching. Some fine balladeering this man does. And as fer Luke, his like will never be seen again. Cuimnigh ar na marbh.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:26 pm**

Fintan wrote:I know, and I found his tribute to Luke incredibly touching. Some fine balladeering this man does. And as fer Luke, his like will never be seen again. Cuimnigh ar na marbh.

Ya I ment Roebuck is good but not as good, Kelly had such a sweet breezy voice.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:35 pm**

I knew what you meant in the first place, a chara. It would be hard for ANYONE to hold a candle to Luke Kelly. He's one of the giants whose shoulders we wee pixies stand on...

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:38 am**

Fintan wrote:I knew what you meant in the first place, a chara. It would be hard for ANYONE to hold a candle to Luke Kelly. He's one of the giants whose shoulders we wee pixies stand on...

Wow, he must be at least 20 feet tall. Does he play any basketball?

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:46 am**

seamus_mcshanty1 wrote:
Fintan wrote:I knew what you meant in the first place, a chara. It would be hard for ANYONE to hold a candle to Luke Kelly. He's one of the giants whose shoulders we wee pixies stand on...
Wow, he must be at least 20 feet tall. Does he play any basketball?

200 feet, if he was an inch. And you should see how TALL he was too... :wink:

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:08 am**

im sure ive got some of his stuff at home somewhere

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:22 pm**

I was looking though my Dad's old (I mean very Old) CD collection

Jesus! I was only about 21 years old when I started to see CDs come out. How old is VERY OLD? I'm still young at heart!

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:08 pm**

Fintan wrote:
seamus_mcshanty1 wrote:
Fintan wrote:I knew what you meant in the first place, a chara. It would be hard for ANYONE to hold a candle to Luke Kelly. He's one of the giants whose shoulders we wee pixies stand on...
Wow, he must be at least 20 feet tall. Does he play any basketball?

200 feet, if he was an inch. And you should see how TALL he was too...

And then you stick the Ginger Afro on top at 250 :wink:

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:25 pm**

Simon Maguire wrote:...And then you stick the Ginger Afro on top at 250

Ahh, yes the ginormous ginger 'Gaelfro' hairdo, love him. And don't forget the size of his nostrils... a Mullingar heifer could hide in each one.... and those sparkly eyes that pierced yer soul with a roguish pre-poguish wit. Sadly missed.