THE Dublin Legends are bringing a taste of Ireland to the West Country.

Former members of the The Dubliners Sean Cannon, Eamonn Campbell, Gerry O’Connor and Paul Watchorn will be performing many of the old Irish favourites at The Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Wednesday, February 18.

The Dubliners celebrated 50 years in the music business in 2012 by receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and rapidly followed it up with a sell-out UK concert tour, the highlight of which was a magical night at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

They suffered a heavy blow with the sudden death of founding member ‘Banjo’ Barney McKenna. After 48 years of touring, it was agreed that The Dubliners, as a touring band, would come to an end and so The Dublin Legends were born.

The Dublin Legends will continue the legacy started by Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke, Barney McKenna and John Sheahan in 1962.

As Barney himself said: “It’s too late to stop now” and ‘The Lads’ are looking forward to entertaining and meeting all their old friends and fans in the UK and Europe in 2015.

And they will continue to play all the classic songs and ballads known the world over: Whiskey in The Jar, Dirty Old Town, The Wild Rover, Seven Drunken Nights, The Rare Auld Times, Finnegan’s Wake, Molly Malone, The Monto, Hand Me Down Me Bible, The Irish Rover, Black Velvet Band and more.

Tickets cost £20 and are available from octagon-theatre.co.uk or 01935-422884.