Showband Memories is a programme of music from, and information about, the Showband Era. The programme is broadcast fortnightly on Fridays from 12-1PM on Digital Hub FM and is presented by Chris Williams. The programme is on a break at the moment and will return when the station makes it's expected return to the airwaves on Friday 9th December 2011.
Throughout the series you will hear music from artists such as Brendan Bowyer, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Eileen Reid, Brendan O'Brien, Butch Moore, Tina Reynolds, Sonny Knowles, Sean Fagan, Maisie McDaniel, Red Hurley, Sean Dunphy, Gene Chetty, Dermot O'Brien, Big Tom, Glen Curtin, Larry Cunningham, Tommy Drennan, Sandy Kelly, Philomena Begley, Margo O'Donnell, The Times, The Columbia Showband, The Freshmen and many more.
The programme will from time to time feature artists in profile as well as information about the songs and the ballrooms where the showbands fulfilled their primary role which was to entertain the crowds and in the words of Albert Reynolds, to Send Them Home Sweatin'.
Listeners are invited to text or email the show with their requests and dedications, and their memories from those great showband days. The text number is 087 94 33 100. If you're listening from outside the Rep. of Ireland the number to text is 00 353 87 94 33 100. The email address is showbandmemories@gmail.com.
I will continue to inform the listeners of upcoming showband-related concerts and I hope to have tickets to give away for some of these concerts, just like the pair of tickets I gave away for A Christmas With Red Hurley which took place at the Helix Theatre on Saturday 17th December 2011 at 8.00PM.
I will also continue to pay tribute to some of the showband legends who have sadly passed on. In my most recent show, on Friday 21st May, I paid tribute to late Dermot O'Brien on the eve of his third anniversary. In the past I have paid tribute to the late Brendan O'Brien of the Dixies (who sadly passed away on 3rd April 2008), the late Butch Moore of the Capitol (who sadly passed away on 3rd April 2001), the late Glen Curtin of the New Blues and Nevada Showbands (who sadly passed away on 20th September last year), to the late Billy Brown of The Freshmen (who sadly passed away on 6th June 1999), to the late Fran O'Toole, Tony Geraghty and Brian McCoy who lost their lives on the night of the 31st July 1975 in what became known as The Miami Showband Massacre, to the late Tom Dunphy of the Royal Showband who died in a road accident just two days before that tragic event, to the late Joe Dolan (who sadly passed away in Dec. 2007), to the late Dave Glover, the late Maisie McDaniel and the late Pat McGeegan.
Please become a member of this site and leave your comments, requests, dedications and memories in the box provided. You can now also listen back to previous shows in the series by clicking on the Show Archive link on the right hand side of this page. Please scroll down the page for details of the Ireland's Showbands - Do You Come Here Often concerts which will take place at the Helix Theatre from Fri 6th to Sun 8th January inclusive.__3__.jpg)
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Thanks a million Alan. I promise I will be in touch with you very soon.
Hi Chris. Good hear Robbie is playing my stuff. I have just finisged a Brendan O'Brien Tribute CD. If you are interested I can send you the tracks?. YOu can contact me through Liam or my website http://www.alanjames.ca. Cheers, Alan.
Hi Alan. Thank you so much for your message. I sent a reply message to your in-box on the forum on Liam's website. I hope that you received it. If not please let me know and I will gladly send it to you again. I heard Robbie Daly playing one of your tracks tonight and it sounded great. I shall look forward to hearing from you. Bye for now and take care.
Hi Chris. My name is Alan Carr . I was with Stage 2(Joe Mac and Brendan O'Brien) from 1973 -1977. I became the front man after Brendan's unfortunate accident in 1974. I have been in Canada since 1977, living now in Alberta and still singing full time. I meet up with Bowyer every now and then on my trips to Vegas, he is still in good form. I have some photos and Mp3s of Stage 2 if you are interested?. I spoke with Brendan O'Brien not long before he past and he seemed to be doing very well.
Hope to hear from you soon, Alan.
Hi Chris, this is a great site, I really love the showband material. Look forward to the next show. I have a lot of photos, articles, write ups, old spotlight magazines and lots of singles and lps. I am in Dublin from time to time and if you want to meet for an hour to have a look at, or photo copy stuff I will arrange that. If you wanted to pick out any (Scratchy ) lp tracks on to a cd I will do that for you at home. I applied to be a facebook friend now so you can get my contact details there. Thanks to Linda Welby for telling me. Paddy.
great to see that folks like yourselves are keeping showband memories alive continued succsess to all involved thanks to linda welby for sharing this link with me god bless danny
Brilliant show so far Chris, my favourite from Brendan O'Brien was WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD WITH ME.
Chris would you say hello to Gene Chetty (Gents)who will be tuning in today, also Karin hs wife. Talk at the weekend, all the best Lynne