Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland. Born into a working-class household in the city, he moved to England in his late teens and became involved in the folk music revival there. After returning to Dublin in the early 1960s, he co-founded the Dubliners in 1962. Known for his distinctive singing style and occasional political themes, Kelly has been described by The Irish Post and other commentators as one of Ireland's greatest folk singers.
Genre: irish-rock, banjo, sean-nos-singing, irish-folk, irish-banjo
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Top Tracks
- The Jail of Cluain Meala
- The Wild Rover
- Whiskey In The Jar
- God Save Ireland
- Dirty Old Town
- Free The People
- The Nightingale (Live)
- Love Is Pleasing (Live)
- Tramps and Hawkers (Live)
- Raglan Road
- The Town I Loved so Well
- Scorn Not His Simplicity
- A Gentleman Soldier
- The Night Visiting Song
- Blackwaterside
- The Unquiet Grave
- Jail of Cluain Meala
- Alabama ’58
- Scorn Not His Simplicity
- Dublin in the Rare Oul Days
Albums (42)
- Api Wage (2024)
- The Essential Irish Ballads Collection (2023)
- Live at Foxrock Folk Club - The Parish Hall Tapes (2015)
- 36 Irish Love Ballads (2015)
- La Collection des Inoubliables Chansons de Pubs Irlandais, Vol. 1 (2014)
- Irish Ways: Music & Song of Ireland (2013)
- Definitive Pub Songs Collection (2013)
- The Best That Is Irish (2012)
- 50 Years (2012)
- My Big Fat Irish Gypsy Wedding (2012)
- Prodigal Sons (2011)
- Pure Irish Folk (2011)
- The Best of the Dubliners (Live) (2011)
- Thank You For The Days (2010)
- Luke's Legacy (2010)
- Pure Irish Pub Songs (2009)
- Pure Irish Ballads (2009)
- Pure Irish Love Songs (2009)
- Emerald Classics (2009)
- The Best Ever Collection Of Irish Pub Songs - Volume 1 (2009)
- The Heart Of Irish Folk (2009)
- 101 Beautiful Irish Ballads (2009)
- The Most Romantic Irish Love Ballads Collection Ever (2009)
- Celtic Millennium Collection (2009)
- Pura Música Irlandesa - Canciones de Pub (1970)
- La Véritable Musique Irlandaise - Les Plus Belles Chansons d'Amour (1970)
- La Véritable Musique Irlandaise - Les Chants des Pubs Irlandais (1970)
- Le Millénium Celtique (1970)
- The Collection (2008)
- Working Class Hero (2008)
- The Best Ever Collection of Irish Pub Songs, Vol. 2 (1970)
- The Performer (1970)
- 25 Of The Best Irish Pub Songs - Volume 1 (2004)
- Die Ultimative Sammlung von Schöne Irische Balladen (1970)
- The Best Of (1970)
- The Essential Collection Of Beautiful Irish Ballads (1970)
- Il Collezione di Bella Ballads Irlandese Essenziale (1970)
- The Transatlantic Anthology (Live) (2002)
- Wild Rover - The Best of The Dubliners (1998)
- Originals (Live) (1993)
- Irish Folk Favourites (1991)
- The Dubliners (Live) (1964)
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