Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew

Genres: irish, folk, celtic, Irish Folk, Dubliners

About Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew (1934 - 2008) was an Irish singer and folk musician, born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, on 16 September 1934. He founded the Ronnie Drew Group, later to be known as The Dubliners with Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna and Ciaran Bourke in 1962. He was a member of the Dubliners from 1962 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1995. From 1995 on he pursued a solo career. In the fifties he emigrated to Spain to teach English and learn Spanish and Flamenco Guitar. He is also known for fronting a campaign to encourage the use of Dublin's train infrastructure - Dublin Area Rapid Transit (the DART). On August 22nd 2006 his hand prints were added to the walk of fame outside Dublin's Gaeity theatre. He has recorded with many great artists, like Moore, The Pogues, Breschi and others. On August 16 2008 Drew passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 73.

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Ronnie Drew — Top 29 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Ronnie Drew Johnny McGurry
Ronnie Drew We Had it All (Duet with Mary Coughlan)
Ronnie Drew Loves Own Sweet Song (Duet With Emmanuel Lawler)
Ronnie Drew The Auld Triangle
Ronnie Drew The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Ronnie Drew True Ron Ron
Ronnie Drew The Young Man Who Used To Be Me [2Qt]
Ronnie Drew Always Remember
Ronnie Drew Clearing A Space
Ronnie Drew Courtin' In The Kitchen
Ronnie Drew Finnegan's Wake
Ronnie Drew If Ever You Go To Dublin Town
Ronnie Drew Phil The Fluter's Ball
Ronnie Drew Since Maggie Went Away
Ronnie Drew The Ballad Of St. Anne's Reel
Ronnie Drew The Black Velvet Band
Ronnie Drew The Humour Is On Me Now
Ronnie Drew The Irish Rover
Ronnie Drew The Ragman's Ball
Ronnie Drew Two Island Swans
Ronnie Drew We Had It All
Ronnie Drew Drinkin' in the day
Ronnie Drew Hard Times
Ronnie Drew Limerick Rake
Ronnie Drew D'ya Remember Jem
Ronnie Drew Dicey Reilly
Ronnie Drew Molly Malone
Ronnie Drew Phil The Fulter's Ball
Ronnie Drew September Song
Johnny McGurry
We Had it All (Duet with Mary Coughlan)
Loves Own Sweet Song (Duet With Emmanuel Lawler)
The Auld Triangle
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
True Ron Ron
The Young Man Who Used To Be Me [2Qt]
Always Remember
Clearing A Space
Courtin' In The Kitchen
Finnegan's Wake
If Ever You Go To Dublin Town
Phil The Fluter's Ball
Since Maggie Went Away
The Ballad Of St. Anne's Reel
The Black Velvet Band
The Humour Is On Me Now
The Irish Rover
The Ragman's Ball
Two Island Swans
We Had It All
Drinkin' in the day
Hard Times
Limerick Rake
D'ya Remember Jem
Dicey Reilly
Molly Malone
Phil The Fulter's Ball
September Song