Sean McGuinness
Born in James’s Street in the heart of Dublin, he spent most of his life in Inchicore. An all round sportsman, he has many medals and trophies for GAA, Soccer and Athletics from his early days, which might account for him being an ardent “DUBs” fan, he is also a great supporter of the Irish soccer team, having played music for them on numerous occasions throughout the years. Hobbies include music, art, reading and golf in that order. Sean started his music career in 1963 by forming a band called “The Jolly Tinkers” they changed the name some years later to “The Quare Fellas” being influenced by that great author and character the late great Brendan Behan. He went on to form the “Ramblers” in 1970, turned professional in 1972, having packed in the day job in the P&T (now called ‘eir’). The rest, as they say, is history…
International recognition came when they later became The Dublin City Ramblers.
With major tours of Ireland, England, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia lined up, they are sure to be coming your way soon. DON’T MISS THEM!!!
Flight of the Earls, is the haunting and evocative title of the album from Ireland’s Premier Ballad Group, ” The Dublin City Ramblers”.
Featuring the magnificent vocals of bandleader Sean Mc Guinness (also on banjo and mandolin),
It brings you 20 tracks of Irish music, which sounds as fresh as the first time it was played.
“The Ramblers” are now part of Irish musical history, and wherever they go on their continuous world travels, they draw in people from all walks of life with one binding ingredient, a love of Irish music as played and sung by Dublin’s favourite sons.
The title track, “Flight of Earls“, has become a radio classic like “The Fields Of Athenry”, “Danny Boy”, or the classic, “Dublin In The Rare Auld Times”, written especially for them all those years ago, by the late Pete St. John.
