Spanish Lady - Al O'Donnell

All O'Donnell singing Spanish Lady, recorded for German television called 'LIED FUR TRAUMER MUSIK FUR REBELLEN' translate to 'Songs For A Dreamer Music For Rebels." 1966.

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Music

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• spanish
• lady
• al
• o'donnell
• ireland
• music
• germany
• 1966
• banjo
• irishfolk
• irish
• folk

[raphael2176]

This is from around 62/63. I heard Al live many times when he was young. He was sensational, spell binding and his Spanish Lady usually brought the house down. He seemed to just walk away from singing for a long time.

As far as I can remember he predated the Dubliners. This is not Al at his best but if its all we have then I am greatful for it.

It appears he is still performing. I would love to hear his latest stuff.

[machree01]

it's 1966. He launch a new CD last year. He is singing another one called The Bold Grenadier, that i uploaded. thanks for the comment.

[howdofolks]

fantastic sounds so familiar did the dubs and wee barney mckenna do that tune

[machree01]

yes, The Dubliners {1975} also sung it. thanks for commenting Mick.

[padraigpurseal]

Way back in God knows when Al O'Donnell lived on my street in Dublin and when he had his first single "Sammy's Bar" on the go whenever he'd go by we ask him to "Give us a bar Sammy".

My late brother Dik on hearing our remarks brought us all to see him and we joked no more he was great on stage and that bannjo that we used to see him luging around was magic.

Long time ago thanks for the memory

[ramqen951]

i feel i have to thank you and at once sound ungrateful.this is,i fear,an example of al at too early a stage.his singing of songs like "the yellow bittern"and "the granemore hare" are what i had in mind when i praised him so highly. thanks again though.

[guitarist0123]

Fiachras grandad or something!!!! :D

[Lisnageeragh]

Al is unique ...don't think he ever went full time ..he worked in RTE ..he was part of the early ballad revival around Dublin .

[padraigpurseal]

Let me know how you get on

Slan Tamaill

[TheODubhthaigh]

Thanks for that a Phadraig.

[padraigpurseal]

I' sure you know that you know he had 2 albums and he used also did fillers for RTE [he used work there] and I know one or two of them are on RTE albums

[TheODubhthaigh]

I remember Al O'Donell singing Sammy's Bar in the Atlanta Hotel in Galway in the early 70s. His voice was of the same high natural quality as Luke Kelly but he never got much recognition. If anyone has more of his music I would love to hear it.