The World View Of Ronnie Drew, 1988

Singer with The Dubliners Ronnie Drew talks about his religious beliefs, socialism and Luke Kelly.
Folk musician Ronnie Drew tells David Hanley about his overwhelming admiration for The Dubliners singer and banjo player Luke Kelly, who died in 1984.
Luke had a great musical voice, which I don’t have, and as well as having this musical voice he’d great pronunciation, every word, you could get every word, and he phrased, the phrasing was so good, that the story came across very clearly.
Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew disagreed about trade unions but behind the heated arguments they were very close.
Ronnie Drew is reluctant to call himself a socialist,
I’d be afraid of my life to call meself anything, I don’t quite know what I am to tell you the truth.
He considers himself a Catholic with the ideal that,
If you have two coats you’d give the other away.
He has reservations about the Catholic Church establishment and is scathing about the greed he sees in society. He believes if Jesus was around today,
He would do what he did before drive the money lenders out of the temple.
Ronnie Drew has experienced good and bad times. He takes full responsibility for spending recklessly when he was younger.
I got a few bob and I blew it.
Had he invested his money in buying property to let in the 1960s, he would now be a wealthy man, but he is glad he did not take this route as,
I don’t think I could live that way.
This episode of ‘Hanly’s People’ was broadcast on 25 January 1988. The presenter is David Hanly.

[@paulworthington8666]

Ronnie hated the "rationalisation of the greed". That sums it up brilliantly. A great man. RIP Ronnie. You were a grand feller, and it was an honour to have once met you.

[@markrhodes5474]

A great singer and a great Irish man RIP Ronnie Drew

[@daisypeters3216]

Remembering Our Beloved Ronnie and our Unforgetttable Dubliners. Talking about our dearest Luke Kelly, too..That's great! Thank you so much for this amazing interview.

[@asonofagunder]

the man, the myth, the legend

[@plasticbucket]

Yes David was a legend.

[@adriankelly3234]

Decent man with very decent thinking.

[@charlesmaximus9161]

Love you, Ronnie. We all miss you. Love from your American fans in Boston, Massachusetts. 🍀✝️

[@odonnchada9994]

☘✝️👑🇻🇦🇮🇪🕊

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

He and Luke were the most endearing Irish singers to me. Mick Maloney was my first, but Ronnie and Luke will be the ones I want played at my funeral. All because of an american: Bryan Kelso Crowe. Rest in peace my dear friend. Same to ronnie and Luke. Luke's politics were shit. But his voice will always lift me up.

[@bennyreed2900]

I met Ronnie drew,up in Grey stones,back in 1978,intertuce to by Steven 🤴king,,it was a wonderful night's crack i will never forget, ,once in a life time, I was 16 at the time,co tyrone, ✋

[@adambrennan2259]

What was he like? Did he share any stories?

[@John-cx3nm]

That's humility that one great unique Irish voice thinks that another is greater. In my opinion Ronnie voich was unique and Lukes also in a completely different way. ❤️😊

[@stephenheffernan6261]

Great interview great to see ronnie shame rte won't release Dubliners concerts from the 60s and 70s they had there 9wn show on rte one time crazy more material isn't released thanks for this

[@jamesoconnor9386]

His comment at the end is brilliant, about the two different types of poor people who get rich: "and the other guy, when he gets something, he says, "better get rid of it quick before I get poor again!"

[@gloin10]

Truer to the teachings of the gentle carpenter of Nazareth than the entirety of the Catholic Church's hierarchy, this man was...

[@pmacc3557]

Beautiful

[@karnayna1550]

Great interview, saying it as it is

[@dan080467]

Jaysus, what would ya make of today Ronnie?

[@SuperMaxiiiiii]

@7:19, There was a lot of drinking yeh, haha that smile :)

[@ClannCholmain]

David Hanley was always excellent.

[@ralfmoss]

my Man !!

[@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat]

😍😍😍😍😍😍💜💜💜💜

[@elwolf8536]

Crazy questions 😂

[@punchy1325]

I remember he brought his horse for a pint 😂

[@spiritstate8493]

that was every word i say today, sorry i never meet you ronnie dew that was the truth and is today every word i would say the same (not sure about jesus though. i think jesus changed his name to gerry. ... kidding.)