The Dubliners

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The Dubliners brought Irish folk out of the pub session and onto the international stage. Formed in 1962 around Ronnie Drew's gravel voice and Luke Kelly's fierce delivery, they made rowdy ballads and political songs respectable concert fare. Their 1967 hit "Seven Drunken Nights" reached the UK Top 10 despite a radio ban, and their banjo and tin whistle sound shaped how the world imagined Irish music for half a century.