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OK alright. We are pretty well ready.
Ladies and Gentlemen, another of the groups,
and we are delighted to welcome into our studio
a group who've come along specially to pay tribute to the Dubs (Dubliners).
Would you welcome please U2
Hello We are very very proud to be part of this.
I met Ronnie Drew along the way, along the road, over the years.
Really love the man.
Never, never met Luke Kelly.
I saw him across O'Connell St (Dublin's main street) once. Fiery red hair.
Would have loved to have met him
It is a pleasure to be here.
This is, this is a song that you lot have inspired me with.
It is a version of the Springhill Mining Disaster.
In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia
Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine
There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
In roads that have never seen sun nor sky
roads that never saw sun nor sky
In the town of Springhill, you don't sleep easy
Often the earth will tremble and roll
When the earth is restless miners die
Bone and blood is the price of coal
Bone and blood is the price of coal
In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia
Late in the year of eighty eight (88)
Well the day still comes and the sun still shines
But it's dark as a grave in the Cumberland mine
it's dark as a grave in the Cumberland mine
Listen to the shouts of the blackfaced miners
Listen to the call of a rescue team
We have no water or no bread
So we're living on songs and hope instead
We're living on songs and hope instead
In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia
Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine
There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
In roads that have never saw sun nor sky
roads that never saw sun nor sky
In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia
Often the earth will tremble and roll
When the earth is restless mine, miners die
Bone and blood is the price of coal
Bone and blood is the price of coal
Bone and blood is the price of coal
Thank you
Great performance
Well done
Thank you
You are very welcome
As they say, you are very welcome to this house
Well done that was a nice performance
Talk to me about Luke did he have a great influence on you?
Yeah I would say you know,
we've got something of the soul of Ronnie Drew and the rest of the guys
Like to think we've something of the spirit of Luke Kelly
Just to say as a singer he inspired me to sing
I mean, when I grew up in my houseů at Christmas ů
And other times at the weekend, indeed anytime drink was brought out,
We'd sing some of the songs
I'm still singing them because I think they are worth singing
I saw him cross O'Connell Street once (Dublin's main street)
You just saw him across O'Connell Street?
Yeah who's that guy with the fiery red hair?
Because everyone was looking at him.
I said that's Luke Kelly.
I ought to have known him.
You ought to have known him
And you never got to shake his hand?
No and it is to my lasting regret
And really that is why we are here tonight.
Well that is a nice tribute. Now when are you off ů?