Raglan Road - Luke Kelly

The Humours Of Donnybrook (Ireland) - 1978
Luke Kelly sings Patrick Kavanagh's Raglan Road accompanied by this friend Al O'Donnell. The song was given to Luke in the Bailey Pub, Dublin in 1966 when Patrick Kavanagh asked Luke to sing my sang, to which Luke enquired, ' and what song is that Mr Kavanagh?'
Over the years the song has been covered by Ed Sheeran, Van Morrison, Sinéad O'Connor, Mark Knopfler and Roger Daltrey, to name just a few but most agree that Luke’s version is the definitive.

[_tonyperoni_]

Nothing will ever come close to this ... a voice blessed by God himself 🇮🇪💚

[leslieobrien]

The best ballad singer this country ever saw. We will never see his likes again.

[margaretsmyth]

For me, no singer, of any genre, can touch either Luke’s voice or the words of this masterpiece of Irish folk music..

[hugovea]

Quite frankly the greatest ever folk song, sung by the greatest ever folk singer. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[jc-.]

Some songs aren't for dancing,
Some songs are poetry.

[patches]

Luke Kelly held the entire Soul of the Irish in the palm of his hand and caressed it when he sang. God Bless Luke Kelly & God Bless Ireland.

[davidjohn]

A true son of Ireland....never forgotten....luke, your always with us...

[medusa]

For me, this is the best and most powerful rendition of any irish song by any irish performer. If you want to teach someone about irish culture, show them this, no more words needed.

[bobbymcculloch]

From a Scottish man. I love that song so much I’ve learned to play it on my guitar. And sing it often to my friends who also love it

[patriciarodger]

Perfection. That is what you call a singer.. The fabulous Luke Kelly..

[sineadmills]

Absolutely out of this world no words exist to even describe Luke Kelly's voice, just absolutely unreal xxxx💕🇮🇪☘️

[astorrian]

This song belongs to a voice such as Luke Kelly, no one else can do it justice... he is a master and can turn a poem into a beautiful melodic song.

[keithdaly]

Absolutely timeless. I will never get tired of listening to Luke sing. He had a way of singing that hit you straight in the soul. Rip to the greatest 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[frederiks.]

The passion by Luke Kelly is incredible... one of the greatest live performances ever

[waylonk]

One of the greatest live performances of all time, and the man in the audience who was brought to tears obviously recognized this. RIP Luke Kelly, there will never be another.

[dbcooper]

When poetry meets music and an artist to weave the tale of love and loss. Enchanting.

[garyblake]

And God called his son to come sing to him a while.

[ronwade]

Nobody sings this masterpiece better than Luke Kelly.

[toehoker]

This man may look the toughest guy to walk the earth, but carries the the sweetest song ever

[PatrickJRyan-riue]

Unbelievable, the voice and music, how can anyone sing so beautifully? Luke Kelly is one in a hundred years or many more. Ar dheis Dé go raibh anam Luke.