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 ...

Mehaffey, a Fintona native, made his name in the Irish showband scene of the 1960s and at a time was dubbed Ireland’s Cliff Richard. The talented keyboard player was lead singer for the band ...

Cole graduated to the Capitol Showband in the 1960s and from there to Brendan Bowyer ... Cole, Brendan Bowyer and the Big Eight toured Ireland for the second six months of each year.

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.