Peña was thrilled to find that Ronnie Drew spoke Andalusian Spanish and also played flamenco guitar
Flamenco guitar wizard Paco Peña jokes that he partied with The Dubliners in his early days and lived to tell the tale because he couldn’t keep up with their drinking.
Set to play the National Concert Hall in Dublin tonight, Peña, who shared a bill with the legendary Jimi Hendrix at the start of his career, also recalls his poor background growing up in a tenement in Córdoba, Spain.