Luke Kelly Whiskey In The Jar (6th October 1983)

[angelf1re]

A showman until the end. Rest easy Luke, you will not be forgotten.

[elmcg]

Will miss this man and his beautiful music forever! Still feel sad at his passing all these years later. A loss to the whole world.

[MrEmmo34]

What a singer. Pure class version of Whiskey in the jar. Does anyone know what live album this version of Whiskey in the Jar came from?

[pasarfan]

@MrEmmo34 This one is form the album Live in Carré. Recorded a few months before Luke died. He was a very sick man here, but a great balladeer up till the end. He is stil very much missed.

[MsDragon53]

Being a Dead Head, one who follows the Grateful Dead, it wasn't until I became a Dubliner fan that I realized how many of the traditional Irish songs were done by Jerry Garcia. So I have this great fantasy of Jerry and Luke in heaven making the angels blush. Oh yeah, and music to die for.

[Tagert112]

another excellent luke kelly version of a good song :)

thanks for sharing kellyoneill :)

[xsp66unh]

the man was clearly near to the end of is life here. so sad

[HaulAwayJoe]

this version makes me kinda sad when i hear it because you can obviously hear that lukes voice sounds weaker than other recordings and you know he doesnt have much longer to live after this

[longlivetheroses]

dam your rite its very sad i see you are a guru on folk music have you heard back home in derry it was writen by bobby sands

[russellhoffer]

this is luke looking death in the eye. as always the great luke kelly. he died with in a year. rip

[kellyoneill]

i know just 3 months later.

[spudseamus]

a very different version but i like it then again i like aeve=rytin Luke did

[kellyoneill]

you and me both, theres nothing luke did that i dont like.