Van Morrison & The Chieftains - Goodnight Irine

 

                                                            Ulster Hall Belfast (1988)                 

 "Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight,"  is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in ³
₄ time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by The Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950. Pete Seeger of The Weavers has characterized it as Lead Belly's "theme song."