Johnny McEvoy performs the English folk song 'The Rose of Allendale'.
The Offaly singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy and his band played the National Stadium in Dublin in September 1983.
The song 'The Rose of Allendale' was written by Charles Jeferys with music by Sidney Nelson in the early 1830s.
The concert was broadcast as part of the series 'Festival Folk' on 22 February 1984.
'Festival Folk' broadcast a series of concerts from the National Stadium featuring well-known folk singers and musicians. The first episode in this series was broadcast on 11 January 1984 with the RTÉ Guide publishing a preview on 6 January 1984.
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