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 most recent show, which was broadcast on Friday 4th June 2010, featured a Tribute to the late Billy Brown of the Freshmen.
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, Dermot O'Brien, Big Tom, Glen Curtin, Larry Cunningham, Tommy Drennan, Sandy Kelly, Philomena Begley, Margo O'Donnell, The Freshmen and many more.
The programe 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 087 943 3100, and the email address is showbandmemories@digitalhubfm.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. On my most recent show I gave away a pair of tickets for An Evening with Tony Kenny and His Band which will take place at the National Concert Hall Dublin, on Thursday 20th May 2010 at 8.00PM. I have advertised this concert and some other showband-related concerts below.
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 my next show on Friday 4th June I will pay tribute to the late Billy Brown of the Freshmen. 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 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, to 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 my most recent show and to my previous shows by clicking on the Show Archive link on the right hand side. I look forward to talking to you at the usual time of 12-1PM when the station returns to the airwaves on Friday 15th October 2010. Bye for now and take care!
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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
Hi to Aj (ALAN JONES)and Tom E. King. Aj managed 5 bands here in the North and Tom was lead singer withe FLAIR and The RAYDOTS. Enjoying your company on the forum. Thanks Lynne
Would you say hello to CROC, (Robert Magee), a member of the Oceans showband until he left and went to Germany in the early 70's. He will be listening in at home in Hamm Germany, also Hi to Brigitte his lovely wife. Thanks for the craic on the forum, I'm really enjoying it. Lynne
Hi Chris, I have waited for this day and I hope you have a great time back on the airwaves. Would you say hello to all the lads in the Miami, Helen McCoy, Phyllis McCarthy and Breda Ashford. Also to everyone on the http://www.irishshowbandalbum.com's forum, and especially Liam who has worked so hard to get the site going. There are now 4500 photo's and 773 bands on the site. Thanks for keeping the memories alive. Lynne
If you would like to request or dedicate a song to someone, or indeed if you would like to have a song dedicated to, please post your message here. Thank you! ![]()