Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,james jenkinson
Date: 16 Mar 09 - 03:57 PM

ooops soory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vLqt6fGTQ

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,james jenkinson
Date: 16 Mar 09 - 03:53 PM

hi i'm tommy jenkinson's son here is a the inner city song on you tube.....just click on the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vLqt6fGTQ

regards james jenkinson

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 Feb 06 - 02:10 PM

Remember a duo thus called playing the Priesthouse folk club at Castle Donington, that was in the 70's

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,wullie
Date: 07 Feb 06 - 03:36 PM

I remember two albums from the jolly beggarmen. both covers of the albums featured images of James Connolly (i think)lying wounded. These were the first irish rebel songs i ever listened too. i'd love to get a hold of them again, or even get a copy of the playlist

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,wullie
Date: 07 Feb 06 - 03:33 PM

Subject: The Irish Beggarmen
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jun 05 - 02:09 PM

I am trying to track down a band named the Irish Beggarmen. They released several albums in the 70s and were friends of our family. Any information would be greatly appeciated.
Thank you,
Tom Nacos
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Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 05:18 PM

Many thanks, Helen! I'll check it out.

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,Helen
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 10:55 AM

Susanne,
The Inner City song was written by Don Baker for the Jolly Beggarmen and it reached no 2 in the Irish Charts... Don Baker is also on the single playing the harmonica... you will find info on this on Don Bakers Web site. Tommy Jenkinson and Joe White are still playing music...

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 05:44 PM

Eamonn, I asked about the Inner City Song in a thread last year, and nobody seemed to know it or the band. Could you tell me which album it was recorded on, what year, whether it's still available and who wrote it? That would just about make my day!

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: GUEST,Eamonn O'Rourke Jnr
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 02:42 PM

The Jolly Beggarmen were formed in approx 1976 and lasted more than 15 years. The main members were Joe White, Tommy Jenkinson, Jonny Carrol, Paddy Quigley, Eamonn O'Rourke Snr. Also from time to time there was Kevin Molloy, Donal Nagle and a couple more that I don't remember. They recorded On the Dole and The Inner City Song which reached the top ten in Ireland. They also travelled extensively around europe and the UK.

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: mim
Date: 24 Jun 98 - 12:35 AM

I have two Jolly Beggermen tapes and both are titled "The very best of Irish rebel songs". However, one tape has a Volume I after the title. That one is put out by EMI, no date given, and the second by Fiesta Record Company, Inc. in 1987. Different songs on each.

I don't know if these are on CD.

If you want to know the songs on each tape e-mail me. [e-mail]

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Brad
Date: 23 Jun 98 - 11:55 PM

I bought the CD mentioned by Joe Offer: it is OK, much to my surprise. I was halfway expecting the oompa-pa tape I've been fooled by several times before. It is a varied group of songs, but is mixed poorly. It sounds like a studio tape dubbed with artificial pub sounds (laughing, singing along, clanking of glasses) to make it sound live. It is two CDs for $16, and probably worth the money if you like the group. I really like the band, and would love to get the album The Very Best of Irish Rebel Songs. THey seem to be their strong suit. Bo - Where did you get that CD?

Brad [e-mail]

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: O'Boyle
Date: 15 Jun 98 - 11:11 PM

Can't help you on the "jolly Beggarmen" but there's a Belfast group in Orange County, CA called "The Irish Beggarmen" that are pretty good. They might be able to direct you toward the other guys, their address is 4036 Meadowbrook st, Orange, CA 92665 714-637-1087 ask for Frank Murphy. good luck

Slainte

Rick

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: mim
Date: 13 Jun 98 - 02:21 AM

I'm no help in finding their music but I saw the group in a pub in Dublin in 1984, thought they were great.

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 30 May 98 - 02:46 PM

Apparently, their 40-song album is available on CD or cassette from Irish Records International, Inc. Would you recommend it? It's a little hard to figure out the catalogue - this could be a collection of 40 drinking songs.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Bo
Date: 30 May 98 - 02:39 PM

I have a CD called "the Very Best Of Irish Rebel Songs" done by the Jolly Beggarmen. I have also found their work , uncredited, on another Irish Music compilation disk (which I cant recall right now).

Good tight group.

bo

Subject: RE: ANyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Ezio
Date: 30 May 98 - 03:37 AM

I have a triple cassette set from Ireland with a few songs of the Jolly Beggarman. I have no infor about this group; I though it was the name of a single person as I have listed it as Jolly Beggarman. Hovewer, I'm going to post a new thread with the lyrics of a song (Streets of New York) song by this band. Ciao

Ezio

Subject: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen?
From: Brad
Date: 29 May 98 - 10:52 PM

This is my first post, but have been amazed at the knowledge of Irish music. Does anyone have any information on a band called The Jolly Beggarmen? A friend of mine bought a double cassette set of theirs in Ireland five years ago, but I've never seen anything else except a version of "Only Our Rivers Run Free" on a compilation set. Any info on who they are or how to get their material would be appreciated.

Brad [e-mail]