The Dubliners, Mcalpines Fusiliers

Recorded 1970

[@johnkavanagh7563]

What a legend that gravel voice it's a one off R.I.P ronnie never forgotten

[@petercleary1000]

So many irish people worked in the uk in the 50,60 70 80. And have never get any credit for it. Every time I go on the London underground I think of all the irish man that helped to billed it.but on the underground there's know plaque to there memory.

[@seanwallace3516]

Nobody can compare to this version by the dubliners. Ronnies voice is so powerful and rugged its adds gravitas. Just brilliant

[@Empire_12]

Agreed

[@Last_Sherlock]

these days so many old dubliners videos pop out of nowhere, lovely

[@davidhincks39]

Brilliant song from a great folk group

[@jdion79]

ah... the little mistakes make this performance so much better... we're all just human.

[@jaymooney1285]

Ronnie missed forever, bless this blagard!

[@user-ll6bz5vg7d]

just love it and i used to live very near cricklewood and the pub the crown in N W London

[@MrLaizard]

Iincredible stuff, wonderful, wonderful Respect and support from Argentina

[@justinbushaw]

"When the going is rough, but murr muur ruff, Macalpine Fusiliers"

[@jaymooney1285]

I crave this, to be there that night, would of been special.

[@AmethystRaven]

I’ve been looking for this for years since I saw it on vintage tv I’ve been unable to find this performance but found all the others from the same night. Thank you so much

[@olelukje3928]

Recorded in 1970,great video, thanks for sharing

[@rockystorm9749]

Glad you enjoyed it. Some more to come.

[@Marc443]

Fantastic! Thanks a million for that!

[@jaymooney1285]

This video is one of my biggest addictions

[@TheBeserkGamer93]

Oh what a piece of footage, just perfect!! I hope we can see the whole show

[@jaymooney1285]

There’s a few from the night about lad. All top notch.

[@Zandw04]

Prachtige artiesten!

[@sicks6six]

The black lion 1980s with Brian from County Tyrone. The rebel songs on Thursday night after getting weighed in at the bar - 2% for the boys. skint. Tired and a long way from home. I'm not from Ireland but worked with them on the underground at monument Station.

[@stephenheffernan6261]

Great footage see one our 2 clips from this show would love to see whole concert should be so more Dubliners concerts available the toured the world for years and rte here in Ireland have loads of footage in archives the should release

[@tachikoma141]

ルークさんもいる。全員揃ってのライブ最高です^^

[@martinbegley]

The story of The men who built Britain

[@jaymooney1285]

The best!!!

[@jaymooney1285]

Shout out to my beloved Paddy, my father in every way but blood, he had a JCB you know haha ❤

[@Tuly2479-mx7tf]

glasses crying & biddies flyin' - that's the surrealistic version!

[@jaymooney1285]

Mum be out there, I am blessed

[@damienmullen1175]

But so true. Even the pub

[@paulmaryon9088]

Yep, that's it lads

[@rossbing8487]

What was this concert called did they release it on vinyl

[@ChelseaPensioner-DJW]

McAlpines had a rule, never turn away an Irishman looking for a job, for many years.

[@goofy79248]

Who sang Take it down from the mast? Is that SEAN Cannon maybe? So to hear hè is i.m.e.

[@Last_Sherlock]

No that was Ciarán Bourke

[@goofy79248]

@@Last_Sherlock many thanks for your reply!

[@Marc443]

@@goofy79248 Sean joined in 1982 to help out as Luke getting more sick and fitted in permanently from 1984 on. Ciaran had a stroke 1974. He never recovered so far to go back on tour. Died in 1988.

[@goofy79248]

Who’s that man at 1 min.44 seconds?

[@Empire_12]

First person to find Jim McCan in the audience should probably go outside

[@edoshea7747]

mcalpine was a scotsman not an englishman

[@roberthuxster9658]

How much does it spoil this song? Pedantic fool ya self🤣😂🤣😂

[@CraigYoung-gz3ml]

Depends what you class as a scotsman pal

[@jaymooney1285]

The best be fighting with the English lads, and realise it’s their wifes haha

[@101MRSPICE]

U got that wrong buddy Robert McAlpine is from Motherwell in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 he is not English he is Scottish guess that’s the Irish taken latitude 🤔

[@curragh2840]

Correct, and a descendent of of Irish settlers who came from the Northern part of Ireland fifteen hundred years ago. Of course then they were called Scots, The clue is in the name Mac, or Mc, ie son in Gaelic. Bruce Fume, who has a channel is a good source of info for stuff like that.

[@johnmccaughey2722]

Robert mcalpine was Scottish.

[@sully553]

I think they did that on purpose.

[@johnmccaughey2722]

@@sully553 whys that?

[@sully553]

@@johnmccaughey2722 Honestly if it's a joke I don't understand it but you'd think if they're performing a song about Mcalpine they'd know he's Scottish, just by the name.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@@johnmccaughey2722 Song is tongue and cheek about the man but the company he started (he died decades before the time this song is referencing, 1939) Robert Mcalpine Limited (construction/engineering company) is based in England and that's where many an Irishman migrated to work on projects. Fusilier is a military term for a regiment that carry flintlock muskets, so they were Mcalpine's army carrying shovels instead of weapons. He also also mentions working for Wimpey and John Laing which are both large construction firms based out of England.