The Medusa Fora

Posted: **Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:39 pm**

i've heard this song on a boot and i think it's called "If You Ever Go Down To Dublin Town ". Does anyone know who has written it?? is it shane??

and does anyone got the lyrics for the song??

Posted: **Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:53 pm**

http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/01/olipsett/kavanagh.html

It's written by Patrick Kavanagh.

Posted: **Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:49 pm**

thanks alex

Posted: **Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:37 pm**

"If Ever You Go To Dublin Town" is the correct title - Shane mangled the lyrics slightly! (I was at the gig)

There's a great version of it on 'Humour Is On Me Know' Ronnie Drew's solo album which also includes Shane's 'The Dunes'

I believe Shane and Ronnie recorded a duet of this song in the studio in 2001 or 2002, but it's never seen the light of day.

Posted: **Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:09 pm**

Anonymous wrote:"If Ever You Go To Dublin Town" is the correct title - Shane mangled the lyrics slightly! (I was at the gig)

There's a great version of it on 'Humour Is On Me Know' Ronnie Drew's solo album which also includes Shane's 'The Dunes'

I believe Shane and Ronnie recorded a duet of this song in the studio in 2001 or 2002, but it's never seen the light of day.

The Dunes ???I have only just heard this song.(Thanks Kufen)
When you sy Shanes The dunes does this mean he wrote it or just recorded it cos id love to hear it.Sounds like an old song really a bit like the Auld Triangle.
I have got the Ronnie Drew and Jah Wobble version of thr Dunes,quite a novelty i thought.

Posted: **Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:18 am**

duncan disorderly wrote:The Dunes ???I have only just heard this song.(Thanks Kufen)
When you sy Shanes The dunes does this mean he wrote it or just recorded it cos id love to hear it.Sounds like an old song really a bit like the Auld Triangle.
I have got the Ronnie Drew and Jah Wobble version of thr Dunes,quite a novelty i thought.

Shane Wrote it.. on "the great hunger" Ronnie Drew talks about how he asked shane if he had any good songs and he gave him "The Dunes"

Posted: **Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:56 pm**

another classic from macgowan there i reckon
its got that timeless quality like it could have been made any year witin 200
and still sound good in 200
ronnie drew sings it well but i wonder if there is a shane recording out there

Posted: **Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:48 pm**

i don't know if shane ever recorded it.. but i sure would like to hear it with shane to