THE WILD ROVER
DUBLINERS
SONGWRITERS:
BARNEY MCKENNA; LUKE KELLY;
ROBERT ANTHONY LYNCH; RONALD JOSEPH DREW; JOHN EDMUND SHEEHAN & CIARAN
PADRAIG MAIRE BOURKE
COUNTRY: IRELAND
ALBUM: THE
DUBLINERS
LABEL: SANCTARY
MUSIC
GENRE: IRISH
FOLK
YEAR: 1964
The Dubliners were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The
Ronnie Drew Ballad Group after its founding member; they subsequently renamed
themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes over their fifty-year
career, but the group's success was centred on lead singers Luke Kelly and Ronnie
Drew. The band garnered international success with their lively Irish folk
songs, traditional street ballads and instrumentals. The band were regulars on
the folk scenes in both Dublin and London in the early 1960s, and were signed
to the Major Minor label in 1965 after backing from Dominic Behan. They went on
to receive extensive airplay on Radio Caroline, and eventually appeared on Top
of the Pops in 1967 with hits "Seven Drunken Nights" (which sold over
250,000 copies in the UK) and "The Black Velvet Band". Often performing
political songs considered controversial at the time, they drew criticism from
some folk purists and Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ had placed an
unofficial ban on their music from 1967 to 1971. During this time the band's
popularity began to spread across mainland Europe and they appeared on The Ed
Sullivan Show in the United States. The group's success remained steady right
through the 1970s and a number of collaborations with The Pogues in 1987 saw
them enter the UK Singles Chart on another two occasions.
The Dubliners were instrumental in popularising Irish folk music in
Europe, though they did not quite attain the popularity of The Clancy Brothers
and Tommy Makem in the United States. They influenced many generations of Irish
bands, and their legacy can to this day be heard in the music of artists such
as The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. Much
adored in their native country, covers of Irish ballads by Ronnie Drew and Luke
Kelly tend to be regarded as definitive versions. One of the most influential Irish acts of the 20th
century, they celebrated 50 years together in 2012, making them Ireland's
longest surviving musical act. Also in 2012, the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards bestowed
them with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Dubliners announced their
retirement in the autumn of 2012, after 50 years of playing, following the
death of the last of the founding members, Barney McKenna. However, the
surviving members of the group, with the exception of John Sheahan, continued
touring under the name of "The Dublin Legends". As
of 2018, Seán Cannon is the only former member still in this group, following
Eamonn Campbell's death in October 2017.
I've been a wild rover for many's
the year
and I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer.
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
and I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus:]
And it's no, nay, never,
no, nay, never, no more
will I play the wild rover
no, never, no more
I went into an ale-house I used to frequent
and I told the landlady my money was spent.
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay,
Such "a custom like yours I can have any day
[Chorus]
I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright
and the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight.
She said I'd have whiskey and wines of the best
and the words that she told me were only in jest.
[Chorus]
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done,
and I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
And when they've caressed me as oft' times before
then I never will play the wild rover no more
[Chorus].
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