SUNG BY EWAN AND WIFE PEGGY 1949 (McColl), Dirty old town is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949, sung here by MacColl and his wife, Peggy Seeger. The song is about the town of Salford, England, where MacColl was raised. However, the song has been performed by many Irish musicians, and has taken on an unofficial connection to Dublin.

Luke Kelly and the Dubliners