''Double Dubliners'' is

The Dubliners The Dubliners were an 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 personnel over their fifty-ye ...

' ninth studio album. It is also known as ''Alive and Well'', the title it was released under on the

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It's the Dubliners site for the album
A standout track here is a recitation by

Ronnie Drew Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an 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 vocals on the si ...

of Pádraig Pearse's poem "The Rebel". This album features the original members. Other notable tracks here are "The Sun Is Burning" and "The Night Visiting Song", both sung by

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. In December 1983, "The Night Visiting Song" would become the final song to be performed by

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Track listing

Side one

# " Free the People" # "The Louse House of Kilkenny" # "The Springhill Disaster" # "The Musical Priest/The Blackthorn Stick" # "Champion at Keeping Them Rolling" # "The Sun Is Burning"

Side two

# "Gentleman Soldier" # "The Rebel" # " The Gartan Mother's Lullaby" # "Drops of Brandy/Lady Carberry" # "Smith of Bristol" # "The Night Visiting Song"

Personnel

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 ...

– tin whistle, harmonica, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals *

– acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals *

– banjo, lead and backing vocals * Barney McKenna – tenor banjo, mandolin *

John Sheahan John Sheahan (born 19 May 1939) is an Irish musician and composer. He joined The Dubliners in 1964 and played with them until 2012 when The Dubliners' name was retired following the death of founding member Barney McKenna. Early years and m ...

– fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin

Notes

* Produced by

Phil Coulter Philip Coulter (born 19 February 1942) is an Irish musician, songwriter and record producer from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was awarded the Gold Badge from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in October 2009. Coulter ha ...

who also penned the hit single "Free The People", which opens the album. {{Authority control The Dubliners albums 1972 albums Albums produced by Phil Coulter EMI Records albums