Johnny McEvoy is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 singer of Country and Irish

Country and Irish

Country and Irish is a musical subgenre in Ireland formed by mixing North American country style music with Irish influences. It is especially popular in the rural Midlands and North-West of the country, but less so in urban areas or in the South-West where more traditional Irish music is favoured...

 genre born in Banagher

Banagher

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, County Offaly

County Offaly

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, Ireland

Ireland

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He was part of a duo called "Ramblers 2", and has been in the entertainment circuit since the 1960s.

Hits

He is best known for his folk songs, many of which he has written himself. At his concerts he tells stories about the inception of the songs and sometimes the events that brought them to fruition. He is most famous for the song "Nora" (a version of When You and I Were Young, Maggie

When You and I Were Young, Maggie

When You and I Were Young, Maggie is a famous folk song, popular song and standard. Though Springtown, Tennessee, has a small monument outside an old mill claiming the song was written by a local George Johnson, in 1820, for his Maggie, the truth is that its lyrics were written as a poem by the...

),"The Boston Burglar" and Michael Collins". His most famous hit was Mursheen Durkin

Mursheen Durkin

To the alehouse and the playhouse and many's the house besides,But I told me brother Seamus I'd go off and go right famousAnd before I'd return again I'd roam the whole world wide.ChorusSo goodbye, Muirsheen Durkin, I'm sick and tired of working,...

, with which he hit No 1 in 1966 in the Republic of Ireland and was followed by "The Black Velvet Band". Many hits have followed however none have reached the same pinnacle of success. His renown is worldwide and he has spent many years traveling and performing.

Discography (singles)

• Muirshin Durkin (1966)
• The Boston Burglar/ I Still Miss Someone
  I Still Miss Someone
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  (1967)
• Funny Man/ Was It You (1967)
• Come to the Bower (1967)
• Nora/ Tarry Flynn (1968)
• Hedgehog Song/ Time And Tide Again (1968)