Zoz - Frank Kelly & The Wolfe Tones, 1980

As part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1980 a new show opens at the Olympia Theatre. Written by Joe O’Donnell Zoz tells the story of Zozimus, a balladeer from the Liberties in Dublin.
The musical theatre show stars The Wolfe Tones and Irish comedian Frank Kelly. Ahead of its opening at the Olympia, the cast performed an excerpt from the show on The Late Late Show.
Zoz is based on the life of Michael Moran, one of the most colourful characters and prolific bards in early 19th-century Dublin. He was known affectionately as Zozimus, after one of his famous recitations. Many of the songs used in the play are reconstructions from known fragments, and others are original songs to traditional airs in the style of Zozimus.
This episode of The Late Late Show presented by Gay Byrne was broadcast on 4 October, 1980.

[@randybyrne4865]

Still give a listen and look to this often. Never gets old.

[@davideddy2672]

Father Jack Hackett 😊

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

I got to see the Wolfe Tones only once, several years ago, I was surprised how good there were, Long may t he rock and roll all the way down the highway

[@danbreen6946]

The Wolfetones 40 years later and still going strong albeit just the 3 of them now Up The Rebels

[@gearoid9835]

Derek Warfield is still going strong too with his own band. Unfortunately he and the the other three part ways nineteen years ago.

[@danbreen6946]

@@gearoid9835 Ye Mate I Know That I Am 54 And First Time I Saw Them Was When I Was 17 At The Old Glasgow Apollo

[@gearoid9835]

@@danbreen6946 I'm 38. I saw them for the first time in Dublin in 2000 and then in 2001. I was lucky to get two see them as a four piece twice.

[@thudor1]

We had "A Belt of the Celts" on vinyl. Amazing record!

[@olieahern1318]

Class.

[@conallmcelhinney9644]

Excellent. !!!

[@jasonwhelan5596]

Oh Jesus Christ of almighty just bring me back for one day please 🙏

[@MrTaylor498]

That would be an ecumenical matter!🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@insunreliable7875]

Ah Father Jack, it's yerself!

[@Panch21]

Lovely stuff!! Do you have any other appearances of the boys on the Late Late Show or the Trom appearance?

[@michaelshanley1463]

A very rare RTE appearance from The Wolfe Tones

[@Panch21]

Lads. Brian was on with his son on the Catalpa podcast. He said that they did a whole show on RTE about Zozimus.... Anyone know if its available?

[@jpcurran712]

It was a 6 part RTE radio 1 series in 1979 and 1980 called "Tall Tales from a Tall Man", the RTE players doing the voices of Zozimus, Stoney Pockets, etc with the lads in the WolfeTones doing musical arrangements of trad Zoz songs of the 1840's

[@Panch21]

@@jpcurran712 No sign on the website. Id love to hear that

[@rosemaryholland6595]

☘🇮🇪💚☘🇮🇪👍👍👍

[@dominicaaaaa5547]

Feckarse industries

[@petermernagh9991]

I've yet to hear the Wolfe tones play live and have all the instruments tuned. That whistle sounds dreadful

[@danbreen6946]

Peter Away and Boil your head in Cabbage Water

[@tadhgoshaughnessy6612]

Gay youre missed noone like u .