The Dubliners with Luke Kelly is the debut album by 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...

. It was produced by Nathan Joseph

Nathan Joseph

Nathan "Nat" Joseph was a noted force in the British music industry, a theatrical producer and talent agent. He was a pioneer in the development of independent record companies in the 1960s and 1970s....

 and released by Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records was a British independent record label. It was established in 1961. It started began primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records - by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom. Within a couple of years, the company had...

 in 1964. The line-up consisted 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...

, 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:...

 and Ciaran Bourke

Ciaran Bourke

Ciarán Bourke was an Irish musician and one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners.-Early life:...

.

The original LP title was simply "The Dubliners". When Luke died and the magnitude of his contribution was realised, the record company changed it.

Side One

1. "The Wild Rover
   The Wild Rover
   The Wild Rover is a popular folk song whose origins are contested.According to Professor T. M. Devine in his book The Scottish Nation 1700 - 2000 the song was written as a temperance song. The song is found printed in a book, The American Songster, printed in the USA by W.A...
   
   " - 3:13
2. "The Ragman's Ball" - 2:08
3. "Preab San Ól" - 2:14
4. "The High Reel" - 2:58
5. "The Holy Ground
   The Holy Ground
   The Holy Ground is a local place name in the town of Cobh, County Cork, on the southern coast of Ireland. The song "The Holy Ground" is named after this area...
   
   " - 2:15
6. "Tramps and Hawkers" - 3:06
7. "Home Boys, Home" - 3:17

Side Two

1. "Rocky Road to Dublin
   Rocky Road To Dublin
   "Rocky Road to Dublin" is a fast-paced 19th century song about a man's experiences as he travels to Liverpool, England from his home in Tuam. The tune has a typical Irish rhythm, classified as a slip jig in 9/8 timing, and is often performed instrumentally.- Origin :The words were written by D.K...
   
   " - 2:34
2. "Banks of the Roses" - 2:12
3. "I'll Tell Me Ma
   I'll Tell Me Ma
   "I'll Tell Me Ma" is a well known children's song. It was collected in various parts of England in the 19th century and again appears in collections from shortly after the turn of the 20th century...
   
   " - 2:06
4. "Swallow's Tail Reel" - 2:49
5. "Jar of Porter" - 2:14
6. "Love Is Pleasing" - 1:47
7. "The Nightingale" - 3:35

Mislabelled Instrumental Tracks

The tune labelled "Swallow's Tail Reel" is a medley of "The Swallow Tail Reel" (O'Neill 536) and "The High Reel"
(O'Neill 721), from O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland

Francis O'Neill

Francis O'Neill was an Irish-born American police officer and collector of Irish traditional music.O'Neill was born in Tralibane, near Bantry, County Cork. At an early age he heard the music of local musicians, among them Peter Hagarty, Cormac Murphy and Timothy Dowling. At the age of 16, he...

.

The tune labelled "The High Reel" is actually a medley of two totally different tunes. According to Barney, the title of the first tune is "Códháirdeachais", meaning "Congratulations". (This an old, i.e. pre-1948 spelling; the
current spelling would be "Comhghairdeas"). The second one is "The Boyne Hunt" (O'Neill 514, Willie Clancy

Willie Clancy

Willie Clancy was an Irish uilleann piper.Clancy was born into a musical family at Islandbawn near Miltown Malbay, County Clare. His parents both sang and played concertina, and his father also played the flute...

142).