40 Years is an album by The Dubliners

The Dubliners

The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...

, released in 2002

2002 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...

. To celebrate 40 years together, the band recorded an album and undertook a European tour. Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew

Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Drew was an Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin...

 and Jim McCann rejoined the group on both the album and the tour. Twelve new tracks were recorded by the seven surviving members, both present and past, and old recordings by Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, notable as a founding member of the band The Dubliners.-Early life:...

, Ciarán Bourke

Ciaran Bourke

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 and Bob Lynch also featured on the album.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ronnie Drew – vocals, guitar
• Barney McKenna – Irish tenor banjo, mandolin, melodeon, vocals
• John Sheahan – fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, concertina
• Jim McCann -vocals, guitar
• Sean Cannon – vocals, guitar
• Eamonn Campbell – guitar, mandolin
• Paddy Reilly – vocals, guitar