Pete St. John (born Peter Mooney; 1932) is a folk singer-songwriter from Ireland. Born in Dublin, he is best known for composing "The Fields of Athenry".St. John also composed a number of other modern ballads, such as "The Rare Ould Times" and "The Ferryman", which have been recorded by several artists, including The Dubliners, James Last, Paddy Reilly, Mary Black. A version of "The Rare Ould Times", as sung by Danny Doyle, spent 11 weeks in the Irish Singles Chart, reaching No. 1 in 1978. St... Read more
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The Fields of Athenry | Extra Ordinary | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Fields of Athenry | Veronica Guerin | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Fields of Athenry | Priest | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Fields of Athenry | The MatchMaker | Writer | Buy on Amazon |