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Bio:
"The Go Lucky Four met by accident in that they all found themselves teaching in the same
school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. At Christmas 1965 they appeared as an act in the school
Concert and from there, the fame of the group spread. Little of their activities was known
outside Belfast until the incident of the blowing up of Nelson's Pillar [in Dublin] on March 8th, 1966
provided the group with their first "big break!" Excuse the current terminology of the pop workd,
but it wa simpossible to resist the pun.
Before the butt of the pillar had been removed the record "Up Went Nelson" had taken
Ireland by storm. It went straight into the No.1 spot and stayed there for ten weeks.
It is still selling.
Other records followed and throughout Ireland the group has been accepted as one of
Ireland's leading folk groups. The group consists of John Sullivan, Finbar Carolan, Eamon McGirr,
and lead singer Gerry Burns."--from the album sleevenotes.
Eamonn McGirr (1940-2004) was from Derry. He was a member of the 60s folk act The Go Lucky Four,
a group of Belfast school teachers who scored a #1 hit in Ireland in 1966 with 'Up Went Nelson'.
He later emigrated to the USA. Eamon McGirr released at least two solo singles.
Notes: Recorded at Pat Hayes Studios Bray, May 1981. Produced by Barney McKenna.
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