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The Last Session: A Fond Farewell

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The Last Session
Studio album by
Released2008
GenreJazz

The Last Session: A Fond Farewell is an album that contains Ronnie Drew's final recordings, released in November 2008, three months after his death it charted in Ireland, peaking at number 18.[1] It was produced by Gavin Ralston and featured Ronnie duetting with special guests Damien Dempsey, Mary Coughlan and Emmanuel Lawler on songs recorded in a traditional jazz style, and thus hinting Ronnie's longlife passion for jazz music. It was recorded in Silverwood Studios in Wicklow.

Track listing

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  1. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 3:44
  2. "September Song" (Kurt Weill) – 3:03
  3. "Rainy Night in Soho" (duet with Damien Dempsey) (Shane MacGowan) – 4:49
  4. "For Ronnie" (guitar solo: Hugh Buckley) (Hugh Buckley, Pete St. John) – 3:21
  5. "The Last Wave" (Aengus Fanning) – 2:09
  6. "We Had It All" (duet with Mary Coughlan) (Mike Hanrahan) – 3:21
  7. "The Auld Triangle" (Brendan Behan) – 4:22
  8. "Molly Malone" (traditional; arr. Buckley) – 2:50
  9. "Love's Own Sweet Song" (duet with Emmanuel Lawler) (Emmerich Kálmán, C.C.S. Cushing, E.P. Heath) – 3:43
  10. "Inspiration for the Bards (Until Spring)" (poem) (Willie Buckley) – 2:11

References

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  1. ^ "Irish-charts.com - Discography Ronnie Drew". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2020.