Raglan Road - Mark Knopfler with Donal Lunny

Taken from Donal Lunny's "Sult - Spirit of the Music" TV series - recorded around 1996.

Mark Knopfler - vocals & guitar
Donal Lunny - bouzouki
Liam O'Flynn - uilleann pipes
Sean Keane - fiddle

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• Liam
• O'Flynn
• Sean
• Keane

[padraigpurseal]

Even as a Dubliner I have to to say this is a gem fair dues

[crc778Hypnodoc]

Good, but Kelly's version can never be matched or beaten

[euroman32589]

@magicelliotth ..i know...read my comment.

[magicelliotth]

@euroman32589 Knopfler is definitely not Irish

[33Christmas]

@JessCapps100 Learn how to spell the man's name before commenting on him please

[Thrawn6211]

@JessCapps100 Actually, Luke was begged by Kavanagh to put it to music and sing it, the poem is written to a doleful air. Luke makes it sound like a man has just lost his love with a slow tempo. Luke sings it definitively.

[JessCapps100]

Sorry, folks, but Kelley hams it up too much. This version is SOOOOOO much more soulful. Its the difference between true emotion and and mere sappy sentimentality and bombast. OK, so Kelley sang it first, but neither wrote the song, melody or lyrics, so I don't see how either can be the "original" artist. Of course its an opinion thing, but a more sophisticated opinion will tend to favor Knopfler's arrangement, I think.

[lloydasling1]

i love it!im playing it in a competition

[Fairplay557]

Ive heard Justin Bieber is up to do this song

[saoirseterri]

@emmett12345678

I was reared to believe a good song is a good song no matter who sings it.

So I'd take it as a compliment that someone of Knopflers standing not onlyknew the song but actually recoerded it and I as a Dubliner didn't finf anything wrong with it ok he's no Luke Kelly Goad rest him but who is and come to that Paddy Kavanagh God rest him hadn't a note 

[Ms2blackcats]

Different but good!

[emmett12345678]

needs an irish accent