Plain and Simple

Plain and Simple is a studio album by The Dubliners, the last to be produced by Phil Coulter. Released on the Polydor label in 1973, it featured a number of tracks penned by Coulter himself, including "The Town I Loved So Well", written about The Troubles in his hometown of Derry, and "The Ballad of Ronnie's Mare", a satirical song inspired by Ronnie Drew's equestrian interests. It was the last studio album to feature all five original members of the group.

Side One

 * 1) "Donegal Danny"
 * 2) "Queen of the Fair/The Tongs by the Fire"
 * 3) "Fiddler's Green"
 * 4) "Johnston's Motor Car"
 * 5) "The Wonder Hornpipe"
 * 6) "The Jail of Cluian Meala"

Side Two

 * 1) "The Town I Loved So Well"
 * 2) "The Ballad of Ronnie's Mare"
 * 3) "The Three Sea Captains"
 * 4) "Skibbereen"
 * 5) "Rebellion - Wrap the Green Flag 'Round Me Boys/The West's Awake/A Nation Once Again"

Personnel

 * Ronnie Drew
 * Luke Kelly
 * Barney McKenna
 * Ciarán Bourke
 * John Sheahan