Patrick Reilly (born 18 October 1939) is an Irish

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singer and guitarist. Born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, he is one of Ireland's most famous

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eers and is best known for his renditions of "

The Fields of Athenry "The Fields of Athenry" is a song written in 1979 by Pete St John in the style of an Irish folk ballad. Set during the Great Famine of the 1840s, the lyrics feature a fictional man from near Athenry in County Galway, who stole food for his ...

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The Town I Loved So Well "The Town I Loved So Well" is a song written by Phil Coulter about his childhood in Derry, Northern Ireland. The first three verses are about the simple lifestyle he grew up with in Derry, while the final two deal with the Troubles, and lament ho ...

". Reilly released his version of "The Fields of Athenry" as a single in 1983; it was the most successful version of this song, remaining in the Irish charts for 72 weeks. He achieved number 1 in Ireland with the

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(no relation) written song "Flight of Earls" in 1988. For years a solo performer, he joined

The Dubliners The Dubliners () were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in pers ...

in 1996 as a replacement for long-time member

Ronnie Drew Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He sang lead vocals on the singles "Seven Drunken Nights" and " The Irish Rover", ...

. He left the group after nine years to move to New York City (where he owns a number of pubs) in 2005 and was replaced by

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Discography

Solo albums

* '' The Life of Paddy Reilly'' (1971) * ''Paddy Reilly at Home'' (1972) * ''The Town I Loved So Well'' (1975) * ''Green Shamrock Shore'' (1980) * ''The Fields of Athenry'' (1982) * ''Live Paddy Reilly'' (1983) * ''The Old Refrain'' (1984) * ''Greatest Hits Live'' (1985) * ''Paddy Reilly's Ireland'' (1986) * ''Paddy Reilly Now'' (1988) * ''Sings the Songs of

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'' (1990) * ''Gold and Silver Days'' (1991) Recorded and released on Irish record labe
Celtic Collections
* ''Come Back Paddy Reilly'' (2003) * ''32 Counties in Song'' (2003) Recorded and released on Irish record labe
Celtic Collections

With The Dubliners

* ''

Further Along ''Further Along'' is the title of a recording by The Dubliners. Following Ronnie Drew's departure from The Dubliners at the end of 1995, Paddy Reilly joined the group and this album was released in 1996 on their own new label, Baycourt. Track ...

'' (1996) * ''

Alive Alive-O ''Alive Alive-O'' is a double album by the Irish Folk Group The Dubliners which was recorded live throughout several Evenings in December 1996 in Germany at the end of their European tour. After the departure of Ronnie Drew, The Dubliners were jo ...

'' (1997) * '' 40 Years'' (2002) * '' Live from the Gaiety'' (2002)

References

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