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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 Black Velvet Band
Part of A Drop of the Hard Stuff, also Seven Drunken Nights, Black Velvet Band and I’m a Rover
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 3 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff
- Released on
- Major Minor
- Written by
- [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 label: Major Minor
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Major Minor
Same release: A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Same writer: [traditional]
Same release: A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz The Galway Races was written by [traditional]
The Galway Races was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Galway Races is part of the release A Drop of the Hard Stuff
The Galway Races is part of the release A Drop of the Hard Stuff
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Major Minor is the label of the song The Galway Races
Major Minor is the label of the song The Galway Races
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Galway Races was released on 1967-12
The Galway Races was released on 1967-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026