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Eamonn Campbell

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Birth
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Death
18 Oct 2017 (aged 70)
Ede, Ede Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Burial
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
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Producer, Folk Musician. Eamonn Campbell was an Irish-born producer and musician who was a member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners for thirty years, acting as a vocalist and guitarist for the group since 1987. At the age of fourteen, Campbell played in his first gig, returning to gigs after leaving school having initially tried to make a career in accounting. During the folk revival of the sixties, Campbell toured with many groups doing regular shows. In 1967, While with Dermot O'Brien and the Clubmen, he toured alongside The Dubliners. Other groups he played with included The Checkmates, The Delta Showband, and The Viceroys. Campbell then took up work as a session musician before working as a producer. As a producer, Campbell worked with several national artists including Philomena Begley, Foster & Allan, and Daniel O'Donnell. In 1982 he produced Paddy Reilly's cover of "The Fields of Athenry" which stayed on the Irish charts for seventy-two weeks. In 1986 he was asked to produce The Dubliners fourteenth studio album titled "25 Years Celebration". It was upon his suggestion that the group should collaborate with The Pogues which they did, creating one of their biggest hits "The Irish Rover". In 1987, Campbell appeared with the band during The Dubliners twenty-fifth anniversary special on The Late Late Show with The Pogues. Over the next thirty years, Campbell continued to play as a member of The Dubliners, even after the band was altered to be The Dublin Legends after all original members passed away excluding John Sheehan who retired from the group. He featured on eleven of The Dubliners albums before his sudden death while touring in the Netherlands. He was the grandfather of footballer Megan Campbell.
Producer, Folk Musician. Eamonn Campbell was an Irish-born producer and musician who was a member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners for thirty years, acting as a vocalist and guitarist for the group since 1987. At the age of fourteen, Campbell played in his first gig, returning to gigs after leaving school having initially tried to make a career in accounting. During the folk revival of the sixties, Campbell toured with many groups doing regular shows. In 1967, While with Dermot O'Brien and the Clubmen, he toured alongside The Dubliners. Other groups he played with included The Checkmates, The Delta Showband, and The Viceroys. Campbell then took up work as a session musician before working as a producer. As a producer, Campbell worked with several national artists including Philomena Begley, Foster & Allan, and Daniel O'Donnell. In 1982 he produced Paddy Reilly's cover of "The Fields of Athenry" which stayed on the Irish charts for seventy-two weeks. In 1986 he was asked to produce The Dubliners fourteenth studio album titled "25 Years Celebration". It was upon his suggestion that the group should collaborate with The Pogues which they did, creating one of their biggest hits "The Irish Rover". In 1987, Campbell appeared with the band during The Dubliners twenty-fifth anniversary special on The Late Late Show with The Pogues. Over the next thirty years, Campbell continued to play as a member of The Dubliners, even after the band was altered to be The Dublin Legends after all original members passed away excluding John Sheehan who retired from the group. He featured on eleven of The Dubliners albums before his sudden death while touring in the Netherlands. He was the grandfather of footballer Megan Campbell.

Bio by: Thomas Fairweather


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  • Originally Created by: Thomas Fairweather
  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247431488/eamonn-campbell: accessed ), memorial page for Eamonn Campbell (29 Nov 1946–18 Oct 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 247431488, citing Newlands Cross Cemetery and Crematorium, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by Find a Grave.