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Thread #97435   Message #1918096
Posted By: Dave Hanson
24-Dec-06 - 09:01 AM
Thread Name: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Subject: RE: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Jaysus, The Dubliners made the UK top ten with ' Seven Drunken Nights ' and even appeared on Top Of The Pops, they followed up 'Black Velvet Band ' which also made the UK charts, twenty years later they made the charts again with the Pogues and ' The Irish Rover ' which other folk band has had three UK top ten hits.

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