''40 Years'' is an album by

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 personn ...

, released in

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. To celebrate 40 years together, the band recorded an album and undertook a European tour.

Ronnie Drew Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish people, Irish singer, folk musician and actor who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He is most recognised for his lead voc ...

and Jim McCann rejoined the group on both the album and the tour. Twelve new tracks were recorded by the seven surviving members, both present and past, and old recordings by

Luke Kelly Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland. Born into a working-class household in Dublin city, Kelly moved to England in his late teens and by his early 20s had become i ...

Ciarán Bourke Ciarán Bourke (18 February 1935 – 10 May 1988) was an Irish musician and one of the original founding members of the Irish folk band The Dubliners. Early life Ciarán Bourke was born in Dublin on 18 February 1935, but lived most of his life ...

and Bob Lynch also featured on the album.

Track listing

Personnel

* Ronnie Drew – vocals, guitar * Barney McKenna – Irish tenor banjo, mandolin, melodeon, vocals * John Sheahan – fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, concertina * Jim McCann -vocals, guitar * Sean Cannon – vocals, guitar * Eamonn Campbell – guitar, mandolin * Paddy Reilly – vocals, guitar * Produced and Directed by David Donaghy

References

{{Authority control The Dubliners compilation albums 2002 compilation albums