Luke Kelly - The Performer
2005 - Celtic Airs CACD0202 CD
Track List:
Whiskey in The Jar: The David Frost Show, 1968, USA
Muirsheen Durkin: The Ed Sullivan Show, 1968, USA
The Black Velvet Band: The Talk Show, 1970, UK
Monto: The Talk Show, 1970, UK
Hand Me Down Me Bible: Whittaker's World Of Music, 1971, UK
Kelly The Boy From Killane: Musikladen, 1973, Germany
Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man: Snus Extra, 1973, Sweden
Scorn Not His Simplicity: The McCann Man With friends, 1974 [1]
The Town I Loved So Well: The Dubliners In Concert, 1974, Belgium
Dirty Old Town: Tavastia Club, 1976, Finland
The Rocky Road To Dublin: Tavastia Club, 1976, Finland
Farewell To Carlingford: Liedercircus, 1976, Germany
Raglan Road: The Humours of Donnybrook, 1978, Ireland
Paddy On The Railway: The Dubliners At The Gaiety, 1979
The Auld Triangle: Liedercircus, 1976, Germany
The Hot Asphalt: Pop '79, 1979, Germany
Come To The Bower: Vienna Folk Festival, 1980, Austria
The Night Visiting Song: The Music Show, 1983, Ireland
The Wild Rover: Don Lane Show, 1983, Australia
Credits
Special thanks to:
The Kelly Family & The Dubliners
Thanks to:
Ger Williams at Trend Studios
All tracks licensed from Baycourt Ltd,
All tracks remastered at Trend Studios by John Sheahan
Cover & Artwork Design: Nina Hockenhull at gcuk-Design
Compiled by Fiachra Sheahan at Celtic Tiger Music
Sleeve Notes
LUKE
An Ancient Voice … that Speaks to Tomorrow
When they started in 1962, they were the Ronnie Drew Ballad Group (or "Ballet Group" as some deaf misprinter had it). Barney McKenna, admittedly jealous, would have preferred the Barney McKenna Group. Finally, in a quiet Dublin pub on a wet afternoon, the debate was settled. Luke was reading — as ever — and threw his book down. It was James' Joyce's Dubliners … and the legend was born. You only have to ask to hear a story of Luke's sharpness. Heckled on stage as "ould Woolly Head", he shouted back, "At least mine's only woolly on the outside!" He was as witty and literate as he was compassionate and inquisitive. But he was also unique. The Dubliners were unusual," says Barney, "because they all, individually, contributed different types of music to the blend," Luke's was the music of the street, first learned in the congested alleys of Dublin's inner city, then honed in the companionship of Ewan McColl, and the socialist activists of the fluxing sixties. "Listening to the songs Luke brought home awakened our sensitivity to social issues," says Ronnie today. And there was more than just the power of content There was the power of interpretation. "He was like a jazz singer," says John Sheahan. "He never sang a song the same way twice. It was always new."
It remains "new". Donovan, whose music heightened the spiritual sensitivities of the sixties' popism, rates Luke and the Dubliners as major contributors to the yet-to-be-fully harvested Celtic revival. "He is more than a folk singer or a pop icon. He is ah Ancient Voice mixing love ballads with social reportage to speak to Tomorrow".
Notes
1 The video clip of "Scorn Not His Simplicity" (from which this track was taken ) was included in The Late Late Show Tribute (1987) and subsequent commercial release — otherwise, these performances (tracks) are previously unreleased.
Related release
Luke Kelly - The Performer: 2005 - Celtic Airs CACD0202 DVD
This DVD was released in conjunction with the (above) CD and contains all the same tracks (performances) — as well as, interviews and additional bonus material.
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