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PETE ST JOHN

Fields of Athenry and The Rare Ould Times songwriter Pete St John has died aged 90

March 12, 2022

Traditional music legend Pete St John, who wrote world-famous ballads such as The Fields of Athenry and The Rare Auld Times, has died at the age of 90. Pete St John died peacefully earlier today at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital, his family said. He is best known for writing The Fields of Athenry was written in … Read more

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