Ronnie Drew is the debut album of Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew

Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Drew was an Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin...

, released in 1975.

Produced by John Curran

John Curran

John Curran may refer to:* John Curran , American businessman and CEO of ARIN* John Philpot Curran , Irish lawyer and politician* John Curran , Irish Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Dublin Mid West...

, this was Drew's first solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

, made in 1975 after he first left The Dubliners

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...

. Many of the tracks he had previously recorded, or would subsequently re-record, with The Dubliners

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...

. The album contains his original recording of "The Irish Rover", which would later become a huge hit for The Dubliners

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...

 when they recorded the song with The Pogues

The Pogues

The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...

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Side one

1. "Building Up and Tearing England Down"
2. "Irish Rover"
3. "James Larkin"
4. "Whack Fal Da Diddle"
5. "Finnegan's Wake"
6. "Master McGrath"
7. "Van Diemen's Land"

Side two

1. "A Bunch of Red Roses"
2. "The Old Man"
3. "D'Ya Remember Jem"
4. "Weila Weila Waile"
5. "The Old Triangle"
6. "The Beggarman"