“Whiskey in the Jar” has wandered through taverns, prisons, ballad sheets, and campfires for over 300 years — changing clothes, accents, and attitudes along the way, but never losing its core: temptation, love, betrayal, and the high cost of dreaming too big.
This recording is my latest take on that long journey, and it appears on my album "Frederick Chipkin — Kew Gardens Troubadour". https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m59dd0wi52PDk7c2EepVKxBxyRWoN9RCo&si=NsCHJMs9hFuc8XHT
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A Song with Deep Roots
The earliest versions of Whiskey in the Jar trace back to 17th-century Ireland, often linked to tales of real-life highwaymen — with some historians pointing to Patrick Fleming as a possible inspiration. Like most great folk songs, it survived because people kept telling the story.
In the 1960s, The Dubliners carried it around the world, making it one of the most recognizable Irish folk songs ever recorded. In the U.S., it found new life when The Highwaymen included it on their 1962 album Encore. From there, the song never stopped traveling.
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Frederick Chipkin — Kew Gardens Troubadour
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© Copyright
“Whiskey in the Jar” — Derivative Arrangement & Lyrics © 2025 Frederick Chipkin
Traditional Irish Folk Song
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