Peter Mooney (31 January 1932 – 12 March 2022), known professionally as Pete St John, was an Irish folk singer-songwriter. Born in Dublin, Ireland,[1] he was best known for composing "The Fields of Athenry".[2][3]
St John was born in Inchicore, Dublin in 1932.[4] Educated at Synge Street CBS and trained as an electrician, he emigrated to Canada before returning to Ireland in the 1970s.[5]
He wrote "The Fields of Athenry" in 1979, and it has been recorded by several artists, charting in the Irish Singles Chart on a number of occasions.[6] A recording by Paddy Reilly, which was released in 1982, remained in the Irish charts for 72 weeks.[7]
St John won several awards, including the Irish Music Rights Organisation "Irish Songwriter of the Year".[1][8] He died in Dublin on 12 March 2022, at the age of 90.[8][13] After his funeral Paddy Reilly and Glen Hansard performed 'Fields of Athenry' at Beaumont House in Dublin as a tribute.[14]
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^"The Ferryman – lament for passing of Dublin tradition". Irish Music Daily. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^"Pete St John, songwriter who was loved in Ireland for Fields of Athenry and Dublin in the Rare Auld Times – obituary". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 15 March 2022.
^Paddy Reilly and Glen Hansard, Fields Of Athenry, video on YouTube, 4 April 2022
pete, john, peter, mooney, january, 1932, march, 2022, known, professionally, irish, folk, singer, songwriter, born, dublin, ireland, best, known, composing, fields, athenry, born31, january, 1932, died12, march, 2022, aged, websitehttp, petestjohn, contents, . Peter Mooney 31 January 1932 12 March 2022 known professionally as Pete St John was an Irish folk singer songwriter Born in Dublin Ireland 1 he was best known for composing The Fields of Athenry 2 3 Pete St JohnBorn31 January 1932 Died12 March 2022 aged 90 Websitehttp www petestjohn com Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditSt John was born in Inchicore Dublin in 1932 4 Educated at Synge Street CBS and trained as an electrician he emigrated to Canada before returning to Ireland in the 1970s 5 He wrote The Fields of Athenry in 1979 and it has been recorded by several artists charting in the Irish Singles Chart on a number of occasions 6 A recording by Paddy Reilly which was released in 1982 remained in the Irish charts for 72 weeks 7 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 and Mary Black 8 9 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 10 St John s songs including The Rare Ould Times and The Ferryman sometimes express regret for the loss of old certainties for example the loss of Nelson s Pillar and the Metropole Ballroom two symbols of old Dublin as progress makes a city of my town 11 12 St John won several awards including the Irish Music Rights Organisation Irish Songwriter of the Year 1 8 He died in Dublin on 12 March 2022 at the age of 90 8 13 After his funeral Paddy Reilly and Glen Hansard performed Fields of Athenry at Beaumont House in Dublin as a tribute 14 See also EditSongs written by Pete St JohnReferences Edit a b Songwriter Pete St John Honoured imro ie Irish Music Rights Organisation 22 December 2009 Retrieved 11 January 2018 Pete St John Fields of Athenry songwriter dies aged 90 bbc com BBC News 13 March 2022 Retrieved 14 March 2022 Monaghan Gabrielle 1 May 2011 Fame amp fortune Pete St John thetimes co uk The Times Retrieved 11 January 2018 Creedon Sean December 2020 Pete St John The Man Who Wrote The Fields Of Athenry irelandsown ie Fields of Athenry composer Pete St John dies aged 90 irishtimes com Irish Times 13 March 2022 Retrieved 14 March 2022 Irish Charts Search Fields of Athenry irishcharts ie Irish Recorded Music Association Retrieved 12 March 2022 Facts and Figures Longest in the Charts The Irish Charts Irish Recorded Music Association Archived from the original on 27 December 2008 Retrieved 21 September 2008 a b c Crowley Sinead 12 March 2022 Fields of Athenry songwriter Pete St John dies aged 90 rte ie Works petestjohn com Pete St John Official Site Retrieved 11 January 2018 Singles Charts Placement Search Rare Ould Times irishcharts ie Irish Music Rights Organisation Archived from the original on 11 January 2018 Retrieved 11 January 2018 Murray Cormac 4 April 2015 Urban Re wiring Dublin s Silicon Docks Architecture Ireland Journal Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Archived from the original on 11 January 2018 The Ferryman lament for passing of Dublin tradition Irish Music Daily Retrieved 14 March 2022 Pete St John songwriter who was loved in Ireland for Fields of Athenry and Dublin in the Rare Auld Times obituary telegraph co uk The Telegraph 15 March 2022 Paddy Reilly and Glen Hansard Fields Of Athenry video on YouTube 4 April 2022External links EditOfficial website Pete St John discography at Discogs Pete St John at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pete St John amp oldid 1166002096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
