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A gorgeous moment on the Late Late saw the whole audience singing Streets of London

Everybody was transported back to their school days.
11.50am, 30 Jan 2016
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WELL, LAST NIGHT’S Late Late Show went down a treat.

A selection of top notch musical performances accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra seemed to be just what the doctor ordered for Ireland on a cold and windy Friday night.

Legendary singer songwriter Ralph McTell performed Clare to Here with a host of strings, woodwind and everything else behind him, but it was when he sat down with his guitar to play Streets of London that it turned really magical…

The Late Late Show / YouTube

Meanwhile Dingle band Walking on Cars played their new single with a few more musicians than usual…

The Late Late Show / YouTube

And John Grant plays a headline show in Galway tonight, but he was in Donnybrook last night to perform Global Warming, again with the orchestra…

The Late Late Show / YouTube

Written by Emer McLysaght and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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