A Night in Dublin
Irish eyes will be smiling in Burton on Saturday 22nd March when `A Night In Dublin` comes to Burton Town Hall – starring internationally renowned Irish folk and ballad The Dublin Legends (formerly The Dubliners) – direct from Dublin, Ireland.
The night will aim to recreate a typical Irish sing-along pub atmosphere, with the `resident` house band The Dublin Legends live on stage, singing all the classic Irish songs. There will even be plenty of Guinness on sale at the Burton Town Hall bar!
Following the sudden death of The Dubliners founding member Barney McKenna in 2012, it was agreed that The Dubliners, as a touring band, would come to an end – and The Dublin Legends were born.
The Dublin Legends – Sean Cannon, Paul Watchorn, Gerry O’Connor & Shay Kavanagh – have over 50 years of performing experience between them with The Dubliners and Sean Cannon has been the lead singer with The Dubliners for over 30 of them (taking over from the late Luke Kelly in 1984).
The Dublin Legends will, of course, continue to play all the classic songs and ballads known the world over: “Fields of Athenry”, “Dirty Old Town”, “The Wild Rover”, “The Rare Auld Times”, “Molly Malone”, “The Irish Rover”, “Black Velvet Band”, “Seven Drunken Nights” and many more.
In the past five years the band have continued on the legacy of The Dubliners by travelling far and wide playing concerts to a whole new generation of Irish music fans.
They have wowed audiences in Iceland, Norway, Finland, The Faroe Islands, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland and all over England, Scotland & Wales. Such is their continued popularity; the band have toured almost non-stop in the past year.
The appearance of such an Internationally renowned act as The Dublin Legends – they have performed in 12 countries in the past year – confirms the Town Hall as an increasingly popular venue for major concerts.
This will be a full live concert by the Dublin Legends (formerly The Dubliners). This is NOT a show or a TRIBUTE band. This is the real deal!
