What made this show even more pleasing was Rowland’s reappraisal of some of the band’s previous work
Kevin Rowland of Dexys performs at 3Olympia.Photograph: Tom Honan
What makes this even more pleasing is Rowland’s reappraisal of some of Dexys’ previous work, which forms the second half – from their love letter to Geno Washington to Come on Eileen, a song that is firmly part of the canon, it all sounds so gloriously free.
Part of that brilliance is also to be found in the choices of covers Dexys have historically chosen, and Van Morrison’s Jackie Wilson Said has never sounded better, with its raggle-taggle soulful beauty and trademark mingling of violin and brass. The show closes with Rowland taking us to Carrickfergus, with his moving and profound rendering of that folk song reminding us of his roots; roots he has always so deeply held, from 1985′s My National Pride, to 2016′sRowland’s spiritual journey from Crossmolina to Wolverhampton and back again truly embodies the spirit of the “long-distance men” that his father told him stories about, the “longest way round” is indeed “the shortest way home”.Dexys perform at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin.
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