Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew is one of those voices that feels carved out of stone, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Fifty years with The Dubliners, leading vocals on Seven Drunken Nights and The Irish Rover into the UK top ten, is a career most folk singers can only dream of. What I value is how he carried Irish song beyond niche audiences without sanding off its grit. That unmistakable gravelly tone made him instantly recognizable, and even after his death in 2008 it lingers in pubs and playlists. To me he is a genuine cultural anchor, not merely a performer.

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Name (English)

Ronnie Drew

Name (Japanese)

ロニー・ドリュー

Reading

ろにー・どりゅー

Born

September 16, 1934 – August 16, 2008

Origin

Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland

Occupation

actor / singer / guitarist / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie%20Drew
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362406

Tags

• County Dublin
• actor
• singer
• guitarist

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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