The Young Dubliners is an Irish rock band. Their repertoire consists largely of Irish folk songs and Irish pop with a rock twist: "The Pogues meets Van Halen", as the Los Angeles press once described their sound. Their influences include The Pogues, Waterboys and U2. It is also likely that they were inspired by the success of Hothouse Flowers, whose members included a college-era friend of Young Dubliners cofounder, Keith Roberts, and their live shows featured numerous Hothouse Flowers in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

History

After this recording, the line-up of the band changed continuously. The only constant band member during this time was ‘John’ Brendan Holmes, who still plays bass. Songs like ‘Dirty Old Town’, ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ and ‘Rocky Road to Dublin’ became essential songs.

After having been directly influenced by Celtic musician Christy Moore and Irish band The Furey Brothers, The Young Dubliners released their second original song ‘Home’, on an eponymously titled second cassette. Unlike their first cassette, their second cassette was recorded in a studio and featured additional musicians and overdubs, but otherwise had a similar mix of Irish folk and pop songs. After this, they stopped playing at The Irish Rover exclusively and branched out to other venues.

Members

Current

• Keith Roberts – lead vocals and acoustic guitar
• Brendan Holmes – bass and vocals
• Bob Boulding – guitar and vocals
• Chas Waltz – violin, keyboard, harp, mandolin and vocals
• Dave Ingraham – drums and percussion

Former

• Jeff Dellisanti, Mark Epting, Jon Mattox, Paul O'Toole, Lovely Previn, Randy Woolford

Discography

• Rocky Road (February 15, 1994)
• Breathe (June 13, 1995)
• Alive Alive O' (February 10, 1998) - live album recorded August 29, 1997 at The Belly Up in Solana Beach CA, and the last album to feature original band member Paul O'Toole
• Red (June 20, 2000)
• Absolutely (June 4, 2002)
• Real World (February 15, 2005)
• With All Due Respect - The Irish Sessions (February 13, 2007)

In December of 2003, the band released its first DVD, Home Movies.

External links

• youngdubliners.com Official website
• Myspace.com Myspace website