Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Mick Ward
Date: 14 Apr 22 - 11:18 AM

Worked with Charlie in JS lister Dublin.
Went to some gigs.
Slatterys.    Capel st.
Charlie was. Brilliant

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Alan snow
Date: 14 Oct 21 - 02:56 PM

I and some friends shared a house in Cork in the late 70s. Saw the Beggarmen in a pub and invited them back to stay over in the house.
A massive session followed. Great talent.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Calum
Date: 13 Jun 20 - 06:03 AM

Joe White still plays in the Brazen Head every Sunday afternoon - brilliant as ever!

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Riverclana
Date: 29 May 20 - 11:00 PM

Thank you

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Riverclana
Date: 29 May 20 - 10:56 PM

Still memories from 1979 Dublin. Best live music ever. Energy, rythym and harmony that is still in my heart

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 21 May 20 - 10:13 PM

The link posted about their discography years back no longer works.

https://www.theballadeers.com/ire/mif_jollybeggarmen.htm

This oughta work for a few more.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 21 May 20 - 09:26 PM

I was a very good friend of Eamonn O’Rourke Snr, went to stay at their house In Dublin, then visited them when they moved to Newbridge at the foot of the hill of Allen,

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Shay
Date: 07 Mar 20 - 05:47 PM

Wendy, Don't know if you still read this thread or not. I have only come across it. Am not familiar with how it works. I have never contributed to anything like this before. Just to let you know that I knew your Dad in the late sixties. We started a little group called The Waxers (Waxer being your Dad's nickname). There were three of us in the group: your Dad - lead singer, Jimmy McKenna - guitar, and myself on tenor banjo - Shay Mc Donald. We played in O'Meara's on Aston Quay On Monday nights and the Castle Inn in Lord Edward Street on Sunday mornings. We used to play at the session O'Donoghue's on Saturday nights. I'm sure you're aware that our photo is still on the wall there in the back lounge from over fifty years ago. I was sorry to hear your Dad has passed on. He was a great ballad singer. I am living now in Wexford and visit Dublin now and again. I would love to have a chat with you when we visit Dublin again but I don't know how to go about it. You mightn't even be aware of this correspondence. Hopefully you will see it.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Sep 19 - 03:48 PM

I remember the Berni Inn, Nassau Street, Dublin 2. It is now The Porter House pub & brewery.

For over 60 years of the 20th century the building Jammets Restaurant.

https://arrow.dit.ie/jamres/

I don't remember any beggarmen,jolly or otherwise,in Restaurant Jammet.
Patrick Kavannagh was wined and dined there by John Betjeman during the Emergency (commonly known elsewhere as World War 2) when the latter was "Press Attaché" to the UK Representative in Eire.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Patrick Quinn
Date: 01 Sep 19 - 01:50 PM

All the Best from Ireland vol. 2 is an all time favorite. The bottles clinking away and the joy and sadness of the tunes puts me in the pub and I sing and play along. I will play this album until I can’t.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,George Mc Donnell.
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 04:54 PM

The Jolly Beggarmen played for me in The Berni Inn from 71 /77 as did the Dublin City
ramblers/ Paddy Reilly / Anne Byrne/ Brendan Grace and many more.So sorry on the
Loss of two great guys.They will be sadly remembered.Can anyone tell me if Kevin and his brother are still on the scene.I believe Joe is playing in Spain .I have their first album
Signed by each of the group which I endorsed.I also have the first Lp of the Ramblers
Signed.
James I knew your dad well he was a fantastic mandolin player and singer.You were just a kid when I left for Canada.
Hi Paul Cooke in Canada give me a bell.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: Gurney
Date: 15 Oct 16 - 04:10 PM

Just to add a little confusion: I have a cassette tape entitled 'The Beggermen,' presumably a duo comprising Seamus Kennedy and Tom O'Carroll, since no variant of a song by that title is on it.
This is either a copy or a private production, hardly a commercial production.
They are skillful performers, and sing very fast.

Would that be the Seamus who is a Mudcatter?

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,CelticLaoch
Date: 15 Oct 16 - 09:24 AM

You should post to Facebook page: "Dublin Down Memory Lane" bet you'll get lots of info on there. There is a Jolly Beggerman Facebook pg too, guess it's your own. All the best.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,CelticLaoch
Date: 15 Oct 16 - 09:22 AM

I loved this band. Heard them play in a number of pubs in Dublin. Great songs. You can get their music on Amazon.com

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=jolly+beggarmen+band&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Marie

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,JenkoJunky
Date: 25 Nov 14 - 12:52 PM

Hey lads me da was a great lad. ive got tons of his tapes in my gaff now.

if you send me a few quid to
1 clareview park in ballybane galway ireland
i can get yous copies of the tapes

regards, james jenkinson

(ps. if i could get some offers by christmas itd be great, need ta buy me kids pressies and me ex is being a bitch)

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Sep 14 - 05:49 PM

Here in the mad ass pub benalmadena Spain and one of the original members is in the pub his name joe chalky white and they play in johnny foxes pub every week

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,whistler..pem.
Date: 14 Aug 14 - 04:24 PM

It was Tommy from the jolly beggerman that thought me to whistle,and his brother Eammon. they will live in my heart forever. this is for young Jimmy JENKO.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 04 Jul 14 - 11:03 AM

"From Clare to Here" is not an Irish ballad, even if it mentions Clare! Written by Croydon boy, Ralph McTell!

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Brendan Phelan
Date: 03 Jul 14 - 09:13 PM

Very sorry. I made a mistake in my previous reply. I was mixing them up with The Jolly Tinkermen, who hailed from Dungannon,Co. Tyrone.
My appologies.
Brendan Phelan.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Brendan Phelan
Date: 03 Jul 14 - 09:07 PM

The Jolly Beggarmen hail from County Tyrone, (near Dungannon). I haven't heard much about them in the past 20 years. The main singer was Sean Dynes. I bought an album of theirs in 1970 but it has been mislaid over the years. Best wishes, Brendan.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Ian
Date: 05 Feb 14 - 03:06 AM

I hand't heard of them until I came across two songs they recorded - 'Clare to Here' and 'The Banks of the Rose's on a collection entitled "The very best of Irish Ballads" purchased when I was in Ireland a few years ago.   I like their sounds but they do sound a little like the Fureys to me....

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Sep 13 - 04:39 PM

Yes they own And play in a Irish pub called the merry ploughthenboy

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 12 - 01:17 PM

Hi,

The Jolly Beggarmen played in and around Dublin. I rember them in the Berni Inn Pub on Nassau Street in Dublin around 1973/1974. They were great but I heard that they broke up in the mid 1980's. Maybe it was due to the poor Irish economy at the time.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 09:22 PM

They were great - it was like having the Dubliners at your folk club. They could do all stuff brilliantly.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,GUEST
Date: 07 Nov 12 - 06:37 PM

I came across The Jolly Beggarmen by wading through LPs at a folk festival. I was blown away by their raw brilliance. The LP I picked up was their early 1974 Olympic Record OBL106. It is signed by all the band (Charlie Clarke, Tommy Jenkinson, Kevin Molloy, Tommy Molloy and Joe White). I wish I had seen them perform. (Malc - [e-mail])

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Flan Roberts
Date: 13 Apr 12 - 09:41 AM

does any one know if they had a song called - the punch and judy man

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Mar 12 - 02:25 AM

Wow! Can you imagine that this thread has been going on for over a decade now!   I've got an MP3 of one of their songs currently called "Chandelier Shop". It's a rather funny song! :-)

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,kathaleen
Date: 10 Sep 11 - 11:54 AM

'79 dublin - songs that brought the tears and questions of politics, love and life - laughter and dancing - pints late nights after hours - hot whiskey with lemon and cloves -precious sharing of joys and sorrows through the songs - strangers that you felt you knew and knew you more than any had before through the music, the reactions to the words and the beat, the flash of an eye, - the smoke filled rooms and the smell of the fire-   i think of that time and place    never said goodbye    still in my heart-      yes i remember them well

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,james jenkinson
Date: 28 Apr 11 - 07:17 AM

alright pople

ive enough of yer cribbing and moaning. my dad was the best man in the band and he was prob the best singer in ireland to

whadya think

of anyone wants cds of my dad then send me a letter to 1 clareview park in ballybane galway ireland

that my address at home

im now in galway had to move cos of the kids

if you want to find me other places on the net im called DUBLIN5 and Dustin on torrent sites and im DOTHEDOG on boards.ie

cheers

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Mar 11 - 07:18 PM

Use to play in Bernie Inn in Grafton street every week in the early seventies

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Mar 11 - 12:00 AM

shay fagan here hi james , stumbled across these posts about tommy and friends and spotted yours,just tonight i was talking to pals about tommy and how he cud make dat mandolin talk my email is [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: theballadeer
Date: 30 Jan 11 - 04:07 PM

I saw the Beggarmen in Dublin a few times ... probably mid 90's with Tommy and Joe White (I can't remember who else at the time). I always thought they were very good live. Why is it so hard to find more info on them? I have pages on them at my website ... and that information comes from either the recordings I have ... or this post. Please keep the information on the Jolly B's coming!

Jolly Beggarmen Discography

Nick

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Paul Cooke
Date: 30 Jan 11 - 02:52 PM

Hi,
I played with the Beggarmen for a few years around 69/71.I stumbled on this page and it was great to see all the comments.
It was so sad to hear about my friends Tommy and Charlie.I had many great times and sessions with them and they were both such great talents.I have lost two great friends. Best wishes to both of their families.
If anyone has any more info on the group, please e-mail me at [e-mail]
Greetings from Vancouver, Canada.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,karl clarke charlies son
Date: 26 Dec 10 - 03:54 PM

charlie was ten years dead yesterday r.i.p sadly missed by all his family and friends here in bray co. wicklow if any one has any stories about the beeggermen to brigthen up the day please reply ,happy new year to u all

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,maurice mc inulty
Date: 17 Dec 10 - 06:34 AM

Great to hear all snippets of news about this band and their members friends and family. God bless all these great guys who have sadly left us.
I played tenor banjo with the band during 1970-71 and have great memories of Mahars of Moore ST O Maras at Aston Quay The Embankment and others. I had great times with Tommy Jenkinson Charlie Clarke John Mc Keever(The Westerners) and Patsy Watchorn now o the Dubliners I am now back in my native Scotland and living in Falkirk. I miss Dublin in the "rare old times"

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,Dave Clarke
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 05:28 PM

Hi im Charlie Clarks Brother Dave, its nice to see this little bit about the jolly beggermen, sadly Charlie passed away about 10 years ago!
My best memiories were them playing in Mars of Moore St in the 1970s!!
[e-mail]

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Nov 10 - 09:50 AM

Henry Kinch hi James i played with your da RIP.AND PIERSE AND ANOTHER GUY WHOS MANE SLIPS MY MIND WE RECORDED A CD IN DROGHEDA CALLED TOMMY PIERSE AND FRIENDS WE HAD SOME GREAT GIGS .

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,karl clarke Charlies son
Date: 23 Nov 10 - 05:17 PM

Ithink johnny caroll lives in kildare now and still plays locally

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 11:28 PM

it was johnny caroll who sang The Patriot Game, The Dying Rebel and Only Our Rivers Run Free..what a beautiful voice..is he still singing..he sang the best version of "rare oul times" i ever heard..brought tears to my eyes..i hope he is still alive and well.....any info please          [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 11:26 PM

where can i get " very best of itish rebel songs" on either cd or mp3?

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 11:24 PM

jonny caroll was the best!

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST,liam collins
Date: 25 Jun 10 - 08:26 AM

many a pint i had with tommy when he lived in ballymun, sorry to hear he passed away. tommy was a fantastic singer and a great mandolin player

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 07:08 PM

One of the lead Singers was Charlie Clarke!

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: open mike
Date: 18 Apr 10 - 07:20 PM

wow! it seems that a lot of folks related to this band, (sons, daughter, niece) are here on mudcat....i hope we can come up with some more info on this band..

it would help if the thread title specified (band) instead of song
Jolly Beggerman...

-----------------Thread name changed. JoeClone----------

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: theballadeer
Date: 18 Apr 10 - 06:42 PM

Does anyone have more information on the "Dublin in My Tears" CD? The year it was released? Who played on it?

Nick

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 10 - 12:52 AM

This band is one of my favourites. Does anyone know which one of them sang The Patriot Game, The Dying Rebel and Only Our Rivers Run Free? Would love to know also who was the main singer (Sea Around Us, James Connolly, etc.). From the above it sounds like the latter may have been Tommy Jenkinson. Or is it Jenkins?

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,james jenkinson
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 10:04 PM

alison i'd like to get to know u,i am tommy's son

also he made another cd called "Dublin in my Tears"

you can download here free of charge but you need utorrent client as a downloading tool

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5308170/

this was his last one,i got it of that site also

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,Alison
Date: 10 Sep 09 - 10:14 PM

Hi,

I dont know if you going to get this comment, But are you talking about The Jolly Beggarmen that played in Johnny Fox's.

If you are.. My uncle was the lead singer. Tommy Jenkins,Unfortunetly he passed away about two months ago..

I just came across this comment by chance.

Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,Wendy
Date: 05 Jun 09 - 08:58 PM

Hi Brad,

Charlie Clarke was my Dad. He was one of the founder members of The Jolly Beggarmen. Their record label was Dolphin Records (try dolphin traders - www.dolphin-dara.ie). They have a couple of shops in Dublin, one on Talbot St, where they sell cds etc direct to the public- if I remember correctly.

The Jolly Beggarmen recorded a number of lp's. I have copies of "20 Great Irish Drinking Songs" (cassette and lp) and "40 Irish Drinking Songs" (cd), but I'm sure there was at least one more.

According to Dad, these songs were recorded on an old style tape recorder in the pub during a gig. Hence why they're crackly, and you have people shouting out loud at various times.

Hope this will help at least a bit - if you need any additional information let me know.

Wendy

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,paddyrooney
Date: 01 Apr 09 - 04:30 PM

they were a Dublin based band that included Tommy Jenkinson mandolin Charlie clarke mandolin Joe White guitar Paddy Quigley bass. there were other members over the years that I dont recall.they prefered to do rebel stuff but it became un p c in recent years dont want to offend the brits.
check out the tommy Jenko penned number THE DREAM. sadly Charlie died a few years ago and Tommy passed on march 29 last year.Hope this helps you can contact me on   [e-mail]