A Parcel of Rogues
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A Parcel of Rogues is an album by The Dubliners
, released through the Polydor label in 1976. It featured Barney McKenna
, Luke Kelly
, John Sheahan
and Jim McCann.
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...
, released through the Polydor label in 1976. It featured Barney McKenna
Barney McKenna
Bernard Noël "Barney" McKenna or Banjo Barney as he is known amongst his fellow musicians, is an Irish musician who plays the tenor banjo, mandolin, and melodeon. He is most renowned as a banjo player...
, Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, notable as a founding member of the band The Dubliners.-Early life:...
, John Sheahan
John Sheahan
John Sheahan is a notable Irish violinist, folk musician, composer and member of the folk band The Dubliners. Sheahan was born in Dublin and lives in Mulhuddart, County Dublin, though his family are natives of Glin, County Limerick...
and Jim McCann.
Side One
- "Spanish LadySpanish Lady"Spanish Lady" is a traditional Irish folk song, also found in England. The Bodleian Library has several broadsides of an English ballad with this name, one dating from the 17th century. Fragmentary or related versions from the US date from 1883. It is #543 in the Roud Folk Song Index...
" - "The Foggy Dew"
- "Kid on the Mountain"
- "Avondale"
- "The Acrobat/Village Bells"
- "The Blantyre Explosion"
Side Two
- "False Hearted Lover"
- "Thirty Foot Trailer"
- "BoulavogueBoolavogue (song)"Boolavogue" is a famous Irish ballad commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was composed by Patrick Joseph McCall in 1898, for the centenary of the Rebellion issued Irish Noíníns ....
" - "Doherty's Reel/Down the Broom/Honeymoon Reel"
- "Parcel of RoguesSuch a Parcel of Rogues in a NationSuch a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation is a Scottish folk song whose lyrics are taken from an eponymous Robert Burns poem of 1791. It derides those members of the Parliament of Scotland who signed the Act of Union with England in 1707, comparing their treachery to the country with the tradition of...
" - "Killieburn Brae"