Double Dubliners

Double Dubliners
Studio album by The Dubliners
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Irish folk
Label	EMI
Producer	Phil Coulter
The Dubliners chronology
Hometown! (1972)Hometown!1972 Double Dubliners (1972) Plain and Simple (1973)Plain and Simple1973

Double Dubliners is The Dubliners' ninth studio album. It is also known as Alive and Well, the title it was released under on the Polydor label It's the Dubliners site for the album. A standout track here is a recitation by Ronnie Drew 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 Luke Kelly. In December 1983, "The Night Visiting Song" would become the final song to be performed by Luke Kelly with The Dubliners on Irish television.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Free the People"
2. "The Louse House of Kilkenny"
3. "The Springhill Disaster"
4. "The Musical Priest/The Blackthorn Stick"
5. "Champion at Keeping Them Rolling"
6. "The Sun Is Burning"

Side Two

1. "Gentleman Soldier"
2. "The Rebel"
3. "The Gartan Mother's Lullaby"
4. "Drops of Brandy/Lady Carberry"
5. "Smith of Bristol"
6. "The Night Visiting Song"

Personnel

• Ronnie Drew
• Luke Kelly
• Barney McKenna
• Ciarán Bourke
• John Sheahan

Notes

• Produced by Phil Coulter who also penned the hit single "Free The People", which opens the album.