Hometown (The Dubliners album)
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Hometown is a live album by The Dubliners
recorded and released in 1972. Its release was short-lived because "Raglan Road" was split across both sides of the original LP. Recorded at the National Stadium
in Dublin, it featured the original members. The album included songs that had not previously been recorded.
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...
recorded and released in 1972. Its release was short-lived because "Raglan Road" was split across both sides of the original LP. Recorded at the National Stadium
National Stadium (Ireland)
The National Stadium or National boxing Stadium is one of Ireland's best known boxing venues.The National Stadium was the first purpose built boxing stadium in the world and was opened by Frank Aiken in 1939.-Venue:...
in Dublin, it featured the original members. The album included songs that had not previously been recorded.
Side One
- "Molly Maguires"
- "Take It Down from the MastTake It Down from the MastTake it Down from the Mast is an Irish Republican song written by Dominic Behan during the 1950s. Although it officially refers to the period of the Irish Civil War , it was written as a direct attack on those who acknowledged the Government of Ireland at the time of its writing.The flag in...
" - "Sons of Roisin"
- "Barney's Mozart"
- "Raglan RoadOn Raglan Road"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. In the poem the poet, walking on a "quiet street", recalls a love affair he had with a young woman...
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Side Two
- "Raglan Road (Part 2)"
- "The Comical Genius"
- "The Breeze (Heathery Breeze)"
- "Octopus Jig"
- "Kimmage"
- "Hand Me Down My Bible"
- "MontoMonto (Take Her Up To Monto)Monto is an Irish folk song, written by George Desmond Hodnett, music critic of the Irish Times, and popularised by the Dubliners.-Lyrics:Well, if you've got a wing-o, Take her up to Ring-o...
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