The Dubliners

The Dubliners are an Irish folk band, one of the oldest bands in music today.

The Dubliners formed in 1962, in the city of Dublin. Their original members were Ronnie Drew (vocals, guitar)

The Dubliners are an Irish folk band, one of the oldest bands in music today.

The Dubliners formed in 1962, in the city of Dublin. Their original members were Ronnie Drew (vocals, guitar), Luke Kelly (vocals, banjo, guitar), Barney McKenna (banjo), Ciaran Bourke (tin whistle, harmonica, guitar, vocals), and John Sheahan (fiddle). Originally called "The Ronnie Drew Group", they changed their name to "The Dubliners", named after the James Joyce novel, Dubliners, which Kelly was reading at the time. Their first UK hit was "Seven Drunken Nights".