Live from the Gaiety
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Live from the Gaiety is a live album by The Dubliners
. It was recorded during the Irish
leg of their tour celebrating forty years on the road. The double album
was recorded at the Gaiety Theatre
in Dublin in June 2002. All surviving members took part. A double DVD
of the concert was also released.
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...
. It was recorded during the Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
leg of their tour celebrating forty years on the road. The double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
was recorded at the Gaiety Theatre
Gaiety Theatre
The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St. Stephen's Green. It specialises in operatic and musical productions, with occasional dramatic shows.-History:Designed by architect C.J...
in Dublin in June 2002. All surviving members took part. A double DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
of the concert was also released.
Disc 1
- "The Black Velvet Band"
- "The Foggy Dew"
- "The Banks of the Roses"
- "Carrickfergus"
- "McAlpine's Fusiliers"
- "Seven Drunken Nights"
- "Don't Give It Up 'Til It's Over"
- "South Australia"
- "Dublin in the Rare Oul' Times"
Disc 2
- "Whiskey In The Jar"
- "Grace"
- "The Showman's Fancy/The Wonder Hornpipe/The Swallow's Tail" (mislabelled on album cover; is actually "Chief O'Neill's/Trumpet Hornpipe/Mullingar Races")
- "The Wild Rover"
- "Raglan Road"
- "Rosin the Bow"
- "The Fields of Athenry"
- "Marino Casino"
- "Dirty Old Town"
- "The Irish Rover"
- "Molly Malone"