Fri 21 May 2010

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On this show I paid tribute to the late Dermot O'Brien, the renowned Irish musician and sportsman, on the eve of his third anniversary. I also delved into the Eurovision archive to play two of Ireland's Eurovision entries from the Showband Era, ahead of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. The show featured music from Butch Moore and Sean Dunphy (the two Eurovision entries), Dermot O'Brien (the artist in profile), Pat Lynch, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Brendan O'Brien, Red Hurley, Fran O'Toole and Brendan Bowyer to name but a few.

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 Fri 21 May 2010

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On this the first show of the 2010 series I paid tribute to the late Brendan O'Brien of the Dixies and to the late Butch Moore of the Capitol. The programme featured recordings by each of these two artists as well as recordings by Brendan Bowyer, Doc Carroll, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Tony Kenny, Brian McCoy and Gene Chetty (of Gene and the Gents).

 Friday 18 Dec '09

(Christmas Show)

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This programme (the Christmas Show and final show for 2009) featured our usual blend of great music and memories from those great Showband days, including recordings by Tina Reynolds, Pat Lynch, Dickie Rock, Gregory Donaghy, Brendan Bowyer and Sonny Knowles, with seasonal offerings from Séan Dunphy, Red Hurley, Shay O'Hara, Tommy Drennan and Joe Dolan.

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This programme featured a profile of The Swarbriggs, and the story behind one of the most popular of all Showband recordings, I Gave My Wedding Dress Away by Eileen Reid. The programme also featured recordings by Brendan O'Brien, Doc Carroll, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Margo O'Donnell, Red Hurley, and Brendan Bowyer to name but a few.

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In this the first show of the current series I paid tribute to the late Glen Curtin of the New Blues and Nevada Showbands who sadly passed away on 20th September 2009. I played two of his best known recordings, as well as recordings by Sean Dunphy, Sonny Knowles, Red Hurley, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Philomena Begley, Brendan O'Brien and Larry Cunningham to name but a few.

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In this the final show in the previous series I paid tribute to the late Fran O'Toole, Tony Geraghty and Brian McCoy who lost their lives on 31st July 1975 in what became known as The Miami Showband Massacre. I also paid tribute to the late Tom Dunphy who died as a result of a road accident just two days before that terrible attrocity. The show includes recordings by both the Miami Showband and Tom Dunphy. The show also includes recordings by Gregory Donaghy, Eileen Reid, Red Hurley, Joe Dolan, Larry Cunningham, Dickie Rock, Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg and Brendan Bowyer. 

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In this show I paid tribute to the late Pat McGeegan and to the late Maisie McDaniel whose anniversaries occurred on 27th and 28th June respectively. The show includes recordings by each of these two artists, as well as recordings by Sean Dunphy, Eileen Reid, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Tom Dunphy, Brendan Bowyer, the Freshmen and The Times (featuring Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg).

 Friday 19 June '09

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In this show I repeated by popular demand a tribute I had paid tribute to the late Dermot O'Brien on his second anniversary which occurred on 22nd May 2009. The show includes two more of our Eurovision entries from the Showband Era; from Butch Moore and Tina Reynolds.The show also includes recordings by Red Hurley, Tommy Drennan, Sonny Knowles, Joe Dolan, Margo O'Donnell, Dickie Rock and Brendan Bowyer.

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In this particular show I paid tribute to the late Billy Brown of The Freshmen (on the eve of his tenth anniversary), and to Northern Ireland bandleader, the late Dave Glover who passed away on the 27th April 2009. The show includes two more of our Eurovision entries from the Showband Era; featuring the vocal and songwriting talents of Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg. The show also includes recordings by Sean Dunphy, Eileen Reid, Tommy Drennan, Joe Dolan, Larry Cunningham, Dickie Rock and Brendan Bowyer. 

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This particular show features tributes to the late Brendan O'Brien and to the late Butch Moore whose anniversaries occurred on the day the show was aired. The show includes two more of our Eurovision entries from the Showband Era; from Sean Dunphy and Muriel Day. The show also includes recordings by Red Hurley, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Brendan Bowyer and Tom Dunphy.

Friday 13 March '09

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This particular show features a tribute to a lady who was and still is one of the foremost female artists of the Showband Era, the wonderful Eileen Reid. The show includes three of our Eurovision entries from the Showband Era; from Red Hurley, Dickie Rock and Pat McGeegan. The show also includes music from The Freshmen, Eileen Reid, Tommy Drennan, Joe Dolan, Brendan O'Brien, Sean Dunphy, Sandy Kelly, and Doc Carroll. (Please note that this show does not start until approx. 4 min 20 sec into the recording.)

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