Which Irish folk band had UK 'top twenty' hits in 1967 with 'Seven Drunken Nights' and 'Black Velvet Band'?
Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967 Seven Drunken Nights Tour 1967 Seven Drunken Nights was a tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States by The Dubliners in 1967 and 1968. The tour is named after their major hit single Seven Drunken Nights which charted across Europe and was performed on Top of the Pops in the UK after receiving major coverage on Radio Caroline. By 1968 The Dubliners had hit the UK charts more than seven times, six in the Top 40. This led to appearances on The David Frost Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Eamonn Andrews Show and Once More with
The Dubliners Behan. They went on to receive extensive airplay on Radio Caroline, and eventually appeared on "Top of the Pops" in 1967 with hits "Seven Drunken Nights" (which sold over 250,000 copies in the UK) and "The Black Velvet Band". Often performing political songs considered controversial at the time, they drew criticism from some folk purists and Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ had placed an unofficial ban on their music from 1967 to 1971. During this time the band's popularity began to spread across mainland Europe and they appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the United States. The group's success remained