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Vincent Power: Send ‘em Home Sweatin’
Vincent was born in 1960. In 1990 he published the book Send ‘em Home Sweatin’, the story of the showband era.
He talks in detail about the showband scene. Irish audiences had no access to rock’n’roll and its performers, but showbands were copycat…
He talks in detail about the showband scene. Irish audiences had no access to rock’n’roll and its performers, but showbands were copycat…
Tommy Rooney: Second City Jazzband, Cork Academy School of Music
Tommy Rooney was born in 1931. He was reared in Crosshaven and was the eldest of nine. His father’s family were from Dublin. He joined the army in 1945 at the age of 14 and remained in the service for 12 years. He played music during some of that…
Pat Nolan: Northside, Cork Academy School of Music
Pat is from John Street on the Northside. He was educated at the North Monastery, which was good for general studies but did not teach music. The school environment was harsh. He left school early. His father bought him a second-hand saxophone, and…
Liam Foley: Blackpool, Showbands, Arcadia
Liam is originally from the Northside, from Great William Street in Blackpool. His whole family were musical, and even though his father worked as a cabinet-maker, he and the rest of the family were very keen on playing music at home. He went to…