Luke Kelly - The (Bonny) Shoals Of Herring

One of the best songs ever with some pics of the best singer ever

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Music

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• Luke
• Kelly
• Dubliners

[Nugget12421]

Great song sung by a great singer. Do you have the photo of Luke and the donkey by any chance?

[dubliner85]

@Nugget12421 Sure, just pm me your email address and I will send it to you.

[DardisMusic]

Luke is simply a benchmark we (mere mortals) can simply forget about, hard as though we may try. Thanks for uploading this - a discovery of sorts.

[dubliner85]

I agree, when it comes to interpreting and singing a song with amazing power and diction, no-one comes even close to this legend.

[ejlaparram]

Great pictures, song and the best singer ever, his voice touches my soul like no one has ever done!!!Dear Luke R.I.P.

[lufc77]

luke is magic! what a voice

[Kilnahard]

If my absurd singing voice was anything like that. If it could achieve such emotion and yet clarity. So much gravel and such varying pitch. Such power. I would quit my job and stay home. Just so I could sing to myself.

[irishgeal1]

songs that can only be sung with irish heart and spirit and then kelly in the mix makes it impossible to give a better version.

[pumpmykicksbitch1]

Love luke kelly, do you think you could send me that picture of Luke with the donkey if you still have it.

[auguritutto]

Lovely very moving sequential photographs.

[Teddyb1939]

Luke on top form, mind you just to hear him introduce a song is magic to me! !Lovely Ewan MacColl song, sung as well as I have heard. Everyone should have a luke Kelly song in their collection!! Lovely pictures of Luke.

[Mariann1121]

@Lordwarrendale :)) oh lucky you! it seems so hard to comprehend:)) i was born exactly in those days - 21st november '63 - and now as i'm recapturing the Dubliners for myself after some years - the last couple of days these 2 songs are my temp. favourites (Shoals of..and Leaving of..) what voice Luke has in these songs as well! I saw The Dubs twice here in Budapest - but not once Luke:(( they came here only after '84...this IS smthg to regret - if it makes any sence at all. nice sunday to all

[Lordwarrendale]

Luke taught me this wonderful song in O'Donahue's pub in (I think) Lower Bagot St. Dublin, 1963. He also taught me "The Leavin' of Liverpool" and "I'm a Rover". His partner, Dierdre, listened and admired his wonderful strident, giving, singing. A few days later Dublin was devastated and in tears, on the streets, by the news of President Kennedy's assassination. I don't suppose Luke remembered me but I have never forgotten him. I have never heard such beautiful performances since.

[tony10396861]

So much better than any other version