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Singer / Composer / Songwriter of Pop
Pete St. John (born Peter Mooney) is an Irish folk singer-songwriter, best known for composing "The Fields of Athenry".St. John is a prolific composer of widely sung modern ballads; his other most famous songs are "The Rare Ould Times", The Mero and "The Ferryman". His songs often express regret for the loss of old certainties (the former song regrets the loss of Nelson's Pillar and the Metropole Ballroom, two symbols of old Dublin, as progress makes a "city of my town").
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Ireland In The Green | Pete St. John | 1989 | Single |