PADDY IN THE SMOKE song by Tony Sullivan

To commemorate a London Irish pub, its people, its music, its record (see note) and its great contribution to Irish culture.

 

A private tape of Sully singing a rehearsal of this song was first played as an intro to the BBC Radio 4 programme "The Favourite" in November & December 2004.

Thursday, 2 December at 11.30 a.m. on BBC Radio 4, Debbie Kilbride presents a documentary half-hour programme on the Irish music, its musicians and its supporters in the Favourite, Queensland Road, off Holloway Road, in the 1960s and 1970s.
When a small pub in North London was demolished to make way for Arsenal's new stadium, part of the history of two generations of Irish migrants and musicians went with it. Through interviews and archive recordings, Debbie Kilbride reconstructs The Favourite, a landmark in the story of her father's generation and of Irish music in Britain."
– BBC
Listen to it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/rams/thu1130.ram

 

To hear and learn the complete version of this great song buy CD HM604.

Note: several records were made but the most well known was "Paddy in the Smoke" on the topic label.

Links

http://www.irishinbritain.com

 

To buy this CD, send £11.99

sully@halshawmusic.co.uk

 

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