Bob Lynch

… biographical

image Bobby Lynch
Born: May 18, 1935
Died: October 2, 1982
Dubliners' member: 1964-1965

BOB LYNCH
Not a great deal is known about Bob Lynch except that he is another Dubliner, born and bred. He continued to play a very active part in the folk scene both at home and abroad for a number of years after he left the Dubliners. It is only in the last few years that little or nothing has been heard of him in that regard.

Bob is married and had three children at the last count. He also, as far as is known, continues to run his own electrical business not far from Dublin City Centre.

source: The Dubliners Scrapbook

… it was also through Bob (Lynch) that (John) Sheahan joined the Dubliners in 1964. Sadly, in a state of deep depression, Bob took his own life…

"His suicide was a shock," says Sheahan, "because he was always a very happy fella. Always cracking jokes. We drifted apart; I had lost contact with him for the previous five or six years before he died."

source: "The Dubliners: Legends in their own happy hour"
By Barry Egan
From: The Irish Independent

From the Land of Carolan
1980 - CBS 84268 LP

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Side One

Nut Brown Maiden

Henry My Son

The Ould Triangle/Weila Weila Waile

Step It Out Mary

Green Fields of France

An Chualain

Whiskey In The Jar

Side Two

The Rare Ould Times

Irish Soldier Laddie

Dicey Riley/Courtin In The Kitchen/Reilly's Daughter

Poor Old Dublin Town

The Town I Loved So Well

Danny Boy/Old Maid In a Garret

Credits

Musicians:
Bob Lynch: Vocals, guitar
Paddy Fitzgerald: Fiddle
Johnny Way: Banjo, Mandolin
Des Moore: Bass Guitar

Recorded at: Windmill Studios
Engineer: Paul Waldron
Produced by: Jackie Hayden

Sleeve Notes

Carolan
A name from the Mists of Irish History

This is not an album of the music of Carolan. In fact none of his compositions are included. Rather the title is a reflection of the great debt owed to this man by all lovers of Irish music.

Turlough Carolan was born in 1670 and despite losing his sight in his youth, he passed the remainder of his life as a wandering musician. Many of his most popular songs and airs were written in honour of the generous hospitality he received from a series of famous patrons.

Carolan was undoubtedly the most famous composer and harpist Ireland has ever produced. Although he died in 1736 the legacy of his music has been drawn on down through the centuries by all those involved in furthering Irish music in its many forms.

For us all, Ireland is "the land of Carolan".

Bob Lynch

 

Bob Lynch — True Dubliner

Bob Lynch first came to the attention of the public when he was an original member of The Dubliners. But although the group were then on the brink of their international break-through, Bob's spirit lay more in his own songwriting. So sacrificing certain fame and fortune Bob left the Dubliners and set off along the dusty roads of North America.

In Canada Bob received the solo acclaim he so richly deserved. His songs were recorded by several artists, and two reached the top-sellers' charts there. As a performer he made quite a name for himself with his unique style and distinctive treatment of songs which have been battered into submission in the hands of less - subtle musicians and singers.

Now Bob is back in Dublin "the town he loves so well". He feels particularly determined that the Dublin he was born in shall retain its character and its heart.

On this album he takes us on a grand tour of Ireland - The Land of Carolan, his choice of songs taking us from Dublin to Derry, through old songs and new. with a couple of traditional instrumentals thrown in "as a bonus", and even including one of his latest compositions "Poor Old Dublin Town".

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