Why Not Read...
Lansdowne Road
Siggins and Clerkin 'punctuate the tale of the most traditional rugby arena with a host of intriguing gems'
Irish Independent
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THIS BOOK IS
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Biography/Memoir
Music
Book Details:
Price:
€15.95
Binding: pb
Pages: 160
Size: 240x170mm
ISBN-10 0-86278-777-7
ISBN-13 978-0-86278-777-6
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Rights held:
World, all languages.
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Goodnight, God Bless and Safe Home
The Golden Showband Era
by Finbar O'Keefe
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Ireland in the 1960s rocked, hucklebucked and jived to the sound of the showbands. In their heyday, there were almost seven hundred bands touring the length and breadth of the country, filling the newly created giant ballrooms -- the 'breeze-block basilicas' -- with brylcreemed lads and beehived lassies. The bands and the singers became household names: Brendan Bowyer and The Royal, Dickie Rock and The Miami, Joe Dolan and The Drifters; Eileen Reed gave her 'Wedding Dress' away nightly; from the North came the innovative Freshmen, fronted by Billy Brown and Derek Deane.
Finbar O'Keefe was part of that scene. A member of The Saints, he later created The Las Vegas Showband. His unique insider's account tells the story from both sides of the bandstand and recaptures the heady atmosphere and excitement of the golden showband era.
Praise for Goodnight, God Bless and Safe Home
'Every aspect of the showband scene is covered here, with over seventy pictures and an eight-page colour section of the singers, the bands, the ballrooms and the memorabilia' Ireland's Own
'An evocative book that will bring back memories and set feet tapping to the showband beat' Evening Echo
'A highly enjoyable read' The Irish Times
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