Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin

Subject: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: GUEST,lecho
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 12:46 AM

So Love/Hate is an Irish television show. In Series 3, Episode 1 the song Rocky Road to Dublin is played at the beginning. This version is acapella. The only sound of it I can find is here and that doesn't list the artist. It sounds very old, and there have been many covers over the year, so it's hard to find. Does anyone know who the artist is? It'll mean so much. Thanks.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 03:42 AM

Luke Kelly is mentioned in the youtube notes.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 04:03 AM

It's not unlike some of the pre-Dubliner recordings of Luke Kelly - his voice was cleaner and much less hoarse before he over-strained it.
He recorded a version of 'Rocky Road' in 1964 for a BBC radio programme on the current folk-scene in England, that was fairly similar to that one - might even be the same one.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 04:35 AM

It's not Luke.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 06:12 AM

My first instinct too Dave - still not convinced that it isn't
I think I have the old recordings of Luke singing it - will try to look them out later
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: GUEST,lecho
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 07:28 AM

Hi, OP here. I emailed the person in charge of the music for the show and he actually replied, but instead of the artist name he gave me a link to a higher quality mp3 version of the video I linked earlier. Here you go if you're interested: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yl4ob2vny94i191/ettfgo-ui0

Definitely not Luke either. Thanks,

Lecho

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: thetwangman
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 08:44 AM

It's George Murphy.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: GUEST,lecho
Date: 03 Mar 14 - 09:05 AM

thetwangman is right! Thanks a ton!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Love/Hate version Rocky Road to Dublin
From: GUEST,Jules
Date: 08 Oct 15 - 07:47 AM

Does anyone have proper version, the dropbox file has been moved, can't find it anywhere on internet, thx