Ralph McTell Opens Up: Army at 15, Growing Up Without Dad

Ad blocker detected To listen to RTÉ.ie's radio and podcast services, you will need to disable any ad blocking extensions or whitelist this site. Ralph McTell - “I joined the army at 15. Growing up without my dad was hard.” Ahead of his final Irish tour, and appearance at TradFest, Award-winning folk singer, Ralph McTell talks Brendan through the songs that have shaped his life, from growing up with a single mother, to joining the British army at 15, to busking across Europe and his changing relationship with his biggest hit, ‘The Streets of London’. ADVERTISEMENT PLAYING… 0 Use the arrow keys to skip the audio ahead or backwards by 15 seconds 00:00 Press the space key to skip back 15 seconds Press the space key to skip ahead 30 seconds 00:00 Use the arrow keys to increase and decrease the volume Share clip Choose an option below to share ‘Ralph McTell - “I joined the army at 15. Growing up without my dad was hard.” ’ Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Are you sure? Leaving this page will stop playback. Would you like to: Notes Ahead of his final Irish tour, and appearance at TradFest, Award-winning folk singer, Ralph McTell talks Brendan through the songs that have shaped his life, from growing up with a single mother, to joining the British army at 15, to busking across Europe and his changing relationship with his biggest hit, ‘The Streets of London’. Episode Playlist