Henry Wymbs takes a nostalgic look back to the 1960s when the main form of public entertainment was live music in a dance hall Henry and his future wife, Sally on their way to a dance in ...

Paddy first appeared on stage at the 12 and began his career in the 1960s with the Capitol ... 1970s where he joined The Big Eight Showband, a group of Irish musicians. He also owned a ...

IRISH SINGER AND sax player Paddy Cole has died, aged 85.The Co Monaghan native was a showband veteran, joining his first band at the age of 15 before moving onto the Capitol Showband in the 1960s.The ...

SHOWBAND legend Paddy Cole has sadly died, aged 85 after a long health battle. The veteran sax player and singer had recently celebrated his 85th birthday on 17 December. The Monaghan music man, ...

Mr Rock was the frontman of the Miami Showband in the 1960s and early 1970s. The band had seven Irish number one singles and their hit song To Whom It Concerns became the theme song of The Late ...

Iconic Irish jazz artist Paddy Cole has died after a bout with lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2022. He was 85.

he documents the rise and fall of Irish showbands as they inspired a church dominated 1950s Ireland to embrace a new modern world of music, fashion and pop culture of the 1960s.