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Click for Main Site MIKE HANRAHAN

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Ronnie's death.Not a day goes by without a thought.

If you have anything to add please email dinkyhanrahan@gmail.com

The page was originally written while we were touring and then just after his death I stopped writing here. I stopped playing professionally also as I had no heart for touring after Ronnie moved on. He was more than a friend and fellow musician. For ten years we were both right and left hand to each other.I miss him all the time.

we had the best of times, we had a life that dreams are made of.

August 1 Just found all of these Old Ronnie Drew reviews Will edit over the winter months

The Irish Times Review- Fintan O'Toole Friday 4th March 2005

There is a lovely sense, in Ronnie Drew's new solo show, of a circle being closed. The folk boom that started to roll in the late 1950s and the theatrical revival of the same era were in some respects intertwined. They gushed from the same wellspring of energy, the same rebellion against the drabness of an increasingly stale official cu

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Ronnie Drew

Musical artist

Joseph Ronald Drew^[1] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008)^[2] was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.

He sang lead vocals on the singles "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Irish Rover", which both charted in the UK top 10 and were performed on TOTP. His voice was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like the sound of coke being crushed under a door".^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life

O'Donoghue's

"Ronnie Drew in his fine suit of blue
And a voice like gravel that would cut you in two
We thought he was Dublin through and through
But he blew in from Dún Laoghaire"

~ Andy Irvine, 2004

Ronnie Drew was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin in 1934. Although he was so intimately associated with being "a Dubliner", he would sometimes say, "I was born and grew up in Dún Laoghaire, and no true Dubliner would accept that at all!",^[6] a quip that Andy Irvine relayed in his song "O'Donoghue's".^[7]

Drew was edu

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Ronnie Drew Personality Type

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Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew was a famous Irish singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland on September 16, 1934, and died on August 16, 2008, in Dublin after a long illness. He was a founder member of the world-renowned Irish band, The Dubliners, which was formed in 1962. Drew played guitar and performed lead vocals on many of the band's most popular songs.

During his lifetime, Ronnie Drew became an iconic figure in Irish music circles. He was famous for his distinctive raspy voice, which was perfectly suited for traditional Irish folk songs. His style of singing was often described as raw and emotive, and his performances were always filled with energy and passion. Drew's c