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Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

First released 1960Englishprotest song17 recordingson 33 releases

Written by

[traditional]ComposerJoseph GeogheganLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Johnny, I Hardly Knew YeThe Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem3:33
Johnny IThe Tossers3:23
Johnny, I Hardly Knew YeRobert Shaw Chorale3:21
Johnny I Hardly Knew YeThe Sandsacks3:11
Johnny I Hardly New Yeh / Jump At SunThe Tuners4:50
Johnny I Hardly Knew Yeh上野洋子
Johnny, I Hardly Knew YeRyan’s Fancy3:37
Johnny, I Hardly Knew YeHumming House3:00
Johnny, I Hardly Knew YeTom Makem3:51
When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Johnny I Hardly Knew YeLeon Lishner & Thomasa Eckert3:16
Johnny I Hardly Knew YaFerocious Dog3:21
Johnny I Hardly Knew YaMacCabe and Kanaka feat. John Reid5:00
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye (and Cries for More!)The Odd Sods4:13
Johnny, I Hardly Knew YeRobert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw3:20
Johnny I Hardly Knew YeThe Irish Rovers3:26
Johnny I Hardly Knew YeMacDara Yeates5:12
Johnny I Hardly Knew YaVampirate Odessa3:56

On these albums

The Newport Folk Festival, 1960 Vol. 1
The Newport Folk Festival, 1960 Vol. 1Various Artists · 1960
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy MakemThe Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · 1961
Songs for the Dawn of Peace
Songs for the Dawn of PeaceLeon Lishner · 1970
Sea People
Sea PeopleRyan’s Fancy · 1980
The Best of The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
The Best of The Clancy Brothers & Tommy MakemThe Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · 1994
Listen To The Candle
Listen To The CandleThe Tuners · 1997
Home to Ireland: The Best of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Home to Ireland: The Best of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy MakemThe Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · 1998
Irish Folk Songs
Irish Folk SongsRobert Shaw Chorale · 2000
Shenanigans
ShenanigansThe Odd Sods · 2000
Finnegan's Wake
Finnegan's WakeThe Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · 2000
Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years
Communication & Conviction: Last Seven YearsThe Tossers · 2001
SSS-Simply Sing Songs-
SSS-Simply Sing Songs-上野洋子 · 2003
30 Songs of Ireland
30 Songs of IrelandThe Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · 2005
Folk Show
Folk ShowThe Sandsacks · 2007
The World's Favorite Songs
The World's Favorite SongsRobert Shaw Chorale · 2008
What a Time! A Forty Year Celebration
What a Time! A Forty Year CelebrationRyan’s Fancy · 2011
The Newport Folk Festival 1960
The Newport Folk Festival 1960Various Artists · 2012
The Clancy Brothers Collection: 1956–1962
The Clancy Brothers Collection: 1956–1962The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem · 2013
Humming House Party!
Humming House Party!Humming House · 2014
50 Years
50 YearsThe Irish Rovers · 2014
Before the Mast
Before the MastMacCabe and Kanaka · 2016
Red
RedFerocious Dog · 2017
Traditional Singing from Dublin
Traditional Singing from DublinMacDara Yeates · 2024
Songlines: Top of the World 202
Songlines: Top of the World 202Various Artists · 2024
Full Blooded
Full BloodedVampirate Odessa · 2025

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