My Elusive Dreams - Ray Lynam & Philomena Begley, 1976

Philomena Begley and Ray Lynam perform ‘My Elusive Dreams’ at the National Stadium in Dublin.

As part of the ‘On Stage at the Stadium’ series, Irish country music singer Ray Lyman, backed by the Hillbillies is recorded in front of a live audience at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Ray Lynam is a popular artist in Ireland. He has also performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. He is joined on stage by Philomena Begley to perform the duet ‘My Elusive Dreams’.

‘My Elusive Dreams’ is written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman. It was first recorded and released by Curley Putman in 1967. Since then it has been recorded by numerous artists including David Houston and Tammy Wynette, and Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. Ray Lynam And Philomena Begley released their version of ‘My Elusive Dreams’ in 1974.

[ciarantiger]

A pair of brown eyes brought me here 😊

[hilarydickson]

My sister and I spent a lot of time deciphering Pogues lyrics(without the help of Dr Google)back in the olden days. Finally I know what Shane meant by "Ray and Philomena sang of my elusive dreams". Thank you.

[jamesmacoisdealbhaigh]

While Ray and Philomena sang of my elusive dreams..

[Jonepk]

Lovely to see singers from Pomeroy who inspired so many Irish including Shane and me

[connoroleary]

This is the first time I have seen Philomena Begley, though I knew her songs.
No disrespect intended, but I had a white faced cow in 1976 called Philomena, after Philomena Begley. At milking time she stood by the door in the lower house and I remember them now: Scutty, Grundy, Blue One by the Wall, Dotty Dotes, Palomino and so on. 46 years on and I still remember them with affection.

[paulwelch]

Brilliant performance. Ray is so economical, he sounds like he's doing almost nothing but he's hitting every note perfectly and interpreting the lyric in a very low key manner which is what the song demands. Philomena provides the perfect complementary dynamic. The fiddle player is sensational.

[bnolan]

“I looked at him, he looked at me, all I could do was hate him. While Ray and Philomena sang of My Elusive Dream… “

I’ve always wondered about that lyric and what song it was. Now I know:) Great channel, thanks👍

[leonolanofficial]

It would be great to see more from this series

[pmacc]

Irish folk thinking they wild west folk.... love it👏

[kohyangchi]

What A Wonderfully Delightful and Refreshing 🌿💦🌻 Duet 👀🏆👀

[finolaomurchu]

The clothing is very off putting. Especially on Ray Lynam. This is probably my least favourite music (and I don't mean country music) this (country duet saccharine love songs) and reggae.