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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Major Minor, also Seven Drunken Nights, The Days of Pearly Spencer (David McWilliams) and The Galway Races
Part of A Drop of the Hard Stuff, also Seven Drunken Nights, The Galway Races and I’m a Rover
Written by John Sheahan, also Seven Drunken Nights, I’m a Rover and Drink It Up Men
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 6 of The Dubliners’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 42 years before this song
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Barney McKenna, Ciarán Bourke, John Sheahan, Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and [traditional]
- Part of
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff
- Released on
- Major Minor
- Written by
- Barney McKenna, Ciarán Bourke, John Sheahan, Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew and [traditional]
- Part of
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff
- Released on
- Major Minor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: John Sheahan
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: John Sheahan
Same label: Major Minor
Same release: A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: John Sheahan
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was written by Barney McKenna
Black Velvet Band was written by Barney McKenna
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was written by Ciarán Bourke
Black Velvet Band was written by Ciarán Bourke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was written by John Sheahan
Black Velvet Band was written by John Sheahan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was written by Luke Kelly
Black Velvet Band was written by Luke Kelly
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was written by Ronnie Drew
Black Velvet Band was written by Ronnie Drew
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was written by [traditional]
Black Velvet Band was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band is part of the release A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Black Velvet Band is part of the release A Drop of the Hard Stuff
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Major Minor is the label of the song Black Velvet Band
Major Minor is the label of the song Black Velvet Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Black Velvet Band was released on 1967-12
Black Velvet Band was released on 1967-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026