On Raglan Road (feat. Vince Gill)

Vince Gill – vocals
Cathy Jordan – backing vocals
Liam Kelly – whistle
Shane Mitchell – accordion
Tom Morrow – fiddle
Michael Holmes – bouzouki
Brian McDonagh – mandolin
Seamie O Dowd – fiddle
Rogar Tallroth – 12 string guitar
Donal Lunny – bouzouki
Trevor Hutchinson – double bass
Graham Henderson – piano, Hammond, keys
Recorded by Kieran Lynch, Brian McDonagh and Matt Rausch at The Magicroom, Sligo and at Vince Gill's studio "The House"
Mixed by Brian McDonagh, Kieran Lynch and Ken Irwin
This a well-known Irish song, originally a poem written by the Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh telling of his unrequited love for Hilda Moriarty. The poet reveals how he knew that he would risk being hurt if he initiated a relationship with this beautiful woman, but he did so anyway. The poem was put to the tune of “The Dawning of the Day” when Kavanagh met the Dublin balladeer Luke Kelly and is named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin.