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In 1948, "Galway Bay" spent 22 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the UK's sheet music sales chart, with multiple cover versions available at the time. Unusually, it entered the chart at No. 1, and spent a total of 39 weeks on the listings. [6] The contemporary recordings available during this period were by: Denis Martin; Robert Wilson; Bing Crosby
The Galway Races are the subject of At Galway Races, a poem by W. B. Yeats. They are also the subject of an eponymous folk song, popularized by The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, and The Dubliners. The Celtic rock band, JSD Band played it on their album, Travelling Days. The song also appears on The Kreellers 2008 release, Sixth and Porter.
Recorded by The Dubliners and Frank Harte. "McAlpine's Fusiliers" – song of the gangs of London navvies, written by Dominic Behan, made famous by The Dubliners. [1] "Molly Malone" – anthem of Dublin (dates from the 19th century). [54] "Paddy on the Railway" – a compilation of verses of Irish work songs sung in England and the USA. [1]
"The Galway Races" is a traditional Irish song. The song's narrator is attending the eponymous annual event in Galway , a city in the west of Ireland . The song was made famous in the UK in 1967 by The Dubliners .
A Drop of the Hard Stuff is the debut studio album of the Irish folk group The Dubliners. It was originally released in 1967 on Major Minor Records (SMLP3 and MMLP3). When it was reissued, it was renamed Seven Drunken Nights after the first track became a hit single. The album reached number 5 in the UK album chart, and stayed in the charts for ...
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This album, however, mainly has Young’s own compositions for the film. Throughout the movie, the tune “Isle of Innisfree” is heard on many occasions and Decca Records decided to include Bing Crosby’s recording of it to add commercial appeal and they also added Crosby’s huge hit from 1947 “Galway Bay” for the same reason.
Meanwhile, Gaelic is unfortunately almost extinct and the song itself is written in English and apart from the last stanza none of the lyrics are quintessentially Irish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.114.147.138 ( talk ) 18:09, 5 March 2016 (UTC) [ reply ]