The Night Paddy Murphy Died
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The Night Paddy Murphy Died is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It was written by Johnny Burke
(1851-1930), a popular St. John's balladeer.
The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Ryan's Fancy
on their 1973 album Newfoundland Drinking Songs
, The Irish Brigade
on their 1991 album Are You Ready For This?, Darby O'Gill
on their 2002 album Waitin' for a Ride, Drunk & Disorderly on their album Home By Way of the Gutter, Great Big Sea
on their 1997 and 2000 albums Play
and Road Rage
, Fiddler's Green
on their 2007 album Drive Me Mad! and by the Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra on their 2011 album Since Maggie Dooley Learned the Hooley Hooley.
The Great Big Sea
version of the song is sung by Russell Crowe in the 2009 movie State of Play
Johnny Burke
Johnny Burke was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician. He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street'. He wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released.Popular songs by Burke include:* The Night Paddy Murphy Died...
(1851-1930), a popular St. John's balladeer.
The song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Ryan's Fancy
Ryan's Fancy
Ryan’s Fancy was a musical group active from the 1960s until the 1980s, all three of whose members were Irish immigrants to Canada.-Early years:...
on their 1973 album Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Newfoundland Drinking Songs is an album by Ryan's Fancy released in 1973.-Track listing:#"Intro"#"The Night Paddy Murphy Died"#"Nancy Whiskey"#"Miss McLeod's Reel"#"The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen"#"Rocky Road To Dublin"#"I'm A Rover"...
, The Irish Brigade
Irish Brigade
Irish Brigade may refer to:* Irish Brigade , the Jacobite brigade in the French army, 1690–1792 * Irish Brigade , pro-Union Civil War brigade of Irish immigrants...
on their 1991 album Are You Ready For This?, Darby O'Gill
Darby O'Gill
Darby O'Gill is a fictional Irishman who appears in the writings of the Irish-American author Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, including her books Darby O'Gill and the Good People and Ashes of Old Wishes and Other Darby O'Gill Tales .-Film:...
on their 2002 album Waitin' for a Ride, Drunk & Disorderly on their album Home By Way of the Gutter, Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
on their 1997 and 2000 albums Play
Play (Great Big Sea album)
-Track listing:#"Ordinary Day" 3:09#"When I'm Up " 3:24#"The Night Pat Murphy Died" 3:02...
and Road Rage
Road Rage (album)
Road Rage is an album by Great Big Sea released in 2000. It is a compilation of live performances that took place between October 14 and December 31, 1999.-Track listing:#"Donkey Riding" 2:18...
, Fiddler's Green
Fiddler's Green (band)
Fiddler’s Green is a German band from Erlangen that plays independent Irish speedfolk, formed in 1990. Their first concert under the name of Fiddler’s Green was at the Newcomer-Festival in Erlangen in November 1990, where the band came second...
on their 2007 album Drive Me Mad! and by the Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra on their 2011 album Since Maggie Dooley Learned the Hooley Hooley.
The Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
version of the song is sung by Russell Crowe in the 2009 movie State of Play
State of Play (film)
State of Play is a 2009 French-British-American political thriller film. It is an adaptation of the six-part British television serial of the same name which first aired on BBC One in 2003. The plot of the six-hour serial was condensed to fit a two-hour movie format, with the location changed to...