Jim McCann gets the audience to sing along during a live recording at the Pavilion Theatre.

Recorded live at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire in March 1980, this show from Jim McCann was broadcast on Halloween night 1980.

There was an old man down by Killiburn Brae
Riteful, riteful, titty folday
There was an old man down by Killiburn Brae
Had a curse of a wife with him most of his days

'Pavilion Folk' was a twelve-part music series featuring Irish folk and traditional music. All the programmes were recorded before an audience at the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. It was first broadcast on 10 October 1980 with a performance from Na Casaidigh.

This episode of 'Pavilion Folk' was broadcast on 31 October 1980.