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Ronnie Drew RIP

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Legendary Irish folk singer and musician Ronnie Drew died on 16/08/2008. At Scamp central we decided to ask fellow illustrators to put down a few marks to commemorate the great man’s death.
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ronnie drew by Brian Gallagher

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ronnie drew by Steve Simpson

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14 Responses to “Ronnie Drew RIP”

  1. Chris J.
    August 25th, 2008 11:21
    1

    Brilliant stuff. I’m sure he would have been chuffed with them.

  2. Fintan
    August 25th, 2008 11:44
    2

    fantastic..Really like nicola’s,I’m sure that’s just the way it happened!

  3. Eoin
    August 25th, 2008 11:50
    3

    I got a giggle from Nicola’s aswell- I’m sure the man himself woulda, too. Great work all round.

  4. Alé Mercado
    August 25th, 2008 12:04
    4

    Olivia, fantastic drawing. Very different from other stuff I know from you.
    Well done to all!

  5. Tom
    August 25th, 2008 13:09
    5

    That’s a great selection of great work. Glad I checked it out.

    Tom

  6. Patrick
    August 25th, 2008 13:19
    6

    What a great collection in memory of the Dublin Troubadour.
    There’s a ready-made series for an illustrated (charity?) calendar, with one used on a cover.

  7. mario sughi
    August 25th, 2008 16:27
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    I love them!

  8. Liam
    August 26th, 2008 11:10
    8

    Brilliant.

  9. Gav
    August 26th, 2008 16:11
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    Good shtuff everyone.

  10. Phelim Drew
    August 27th, 2008 20:51
    10

    What a beautiful tribute. Funny and touching in equal measure. Many thanks to all concerned,

    Phelim Drew

  11. le craic » Ronnie Drew Illustrations
    August 28th, 2008 09:42
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    [...] The fabulous Scamp.ie has a whole rake of illustrations to mark the passing of Ronnie Drew. Really excellent work. This is my favourite. It’s by Jonathan McHugh. His website is here. [...]

  12. janie
    September 1st, 2008 13:32
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    lovely tribute to a great character, brilliant to see all the different styles and each one totally Ronnie Drew.

  13. BP Fallon
    September 5th, 2008 17:19
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    Ronnie Drew was the greatest living Irishman. Miles of smiles and, too, in these illustrations. Excellent. God Bless Ronnie and Deirdre Drew.

  14. Donal Fallon
    October 2nd, 2008 17:16
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    Beautiful tributes to a truly amazing man. I listen to him everyday now, singing Easy and Slow.

    The man lived the life, was a narky bollocks (I can testify to this!), put on a brilliant show, drank with the best (and probably the worst!) of them, spoke his mind, had a heart of gold and a voice that will never be matched. He was ten times punker than whatevers in the NME and ten times more Dublin than Daniel O Connells statue if they attsched it to the Ha’penny Bridge and flew a blue flag of the top of it.

    Every time I walk by (or into) O’ Donoghues, I think of the man, the voice, and the city thats lost.

    Dublins son, the Irish Rover, and a true character.