#the dubliners
Making new friends and listening to Irish folk music, a pleasant night.
#OTD in 1939 – Birth of musician and composer, John Sheahan, who was a member of the The Dubliners.
#OTD in 1939 – Birth of musician and composer, John Sheahan, who was a member of the The Dubliners.
John Sheahan was the quiet one in The Dubliners. In that cast of beardy and hairy rogues and rascals, Sheahan stood out by not standing out. Brought in to stand shoulder to shoulder with founder members Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna and Ciarán Bourke, Sheahan’s playing brought a touch of elegant class to that gallery. The Dubliners may have swung with gnarly gusto on those full-bodied…
The Pogues & The Dubliners – The Irish Rover
