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Message started by Trisha on 01/10/06 at 20:07:50

Title: Green County Line-up
Post by Trisha on 01/10/06 at 20:07:50
Hi!
Can anyone remember any of the the line-up of Roly Daniels' Green County ('73-'74) especially the drummer (the cute one-that was!)? They were a great band.
Look forward to hearing from anyone with info
Thanks
Trish

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by banjoking on 01/23/06 at 00:24:03
Keyboard player was paddy kelly from donegal.

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Barry on 03/21/06 at 14:52:56
Hi Trish,
The line up of the original Green County was as follows; Jim Farley (Bandleader/Sax)
Roly Daniels (Lead Vocals)
Paul Duffy (Trumpet/Keyboards)
Francie  Hughes (Trombone)
Dermot Woodfull (Lead Guitar)
Barry Scully (Bass Guitar)
Martin Brannigan (Drums)

With the exception of Dermot Woodful who was tragically killed In Canada some years ago all of us are still playing.
Jim has his own band as is doing very well on the corporate circuit. Paul now lives in the US and is still active. Francie is in the National Sympony Orchestra. As for me, I divide my musical life between Bee Bop Gold and the Dickie Rock Band. 'Cute' Martin is still going strong, he too plays the corporate circuit with some ex members of the Sands Showband. We worked together a couple of years ago with Dickie on a Golf/Entertainment trip to Portugal and he is playing as well as ever.

Hope this helps

Barry

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Trisha on 03/21/06 at 20:54:28
Hi Barry,
Thanks for all the info. Although many of the names in the band sound familar, the drummer I'm thinking of left the band to live in England (London?). Do you remember the 24hr petrol station outside Kinnegad? Yes, it's many years ago.... all the bands called in there. My family owned it.
Trish

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Barry on 03/21/06 at 22:06:55

Hi Trish,

Yes I remember the Kinnegad filling station well. Your Dad/Grandad ??was quite  a character. Stopping there on the way home was always an experience.
As to the Green County lineup. There were a lot of changes in that band over a short period of time so maybe we're speaking of a different drummer. I assumed you were referring to Martin as he was the guy in the band who was most popular with the fairer sex.

rgds

Barry

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Graham_Hughes on 03/22/06 at 17:57:28
Hi Guys,

My Dad is Francis Hughes. He was in the Green County & Jim Farleys band before that. There is a pic on this site of the Green County band listing some gigs from 1971 in the pic. One of the dates is Enniscrone. My mum mentioned a few weeks ago that was the night Mum & Dad met. Would you know how to contact the site owners so I could possibly get a print of the pic. Its their anniversary next month.

Tks. Graham.

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Barry on 03/22/06 at 22:22:39

Hi Graham,

Say hello to your Dad for me.

Barry

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Trisha on 03/23/06 at 20:53:07
Hi Barry,
There's quite a few pics of the band on this site. Some familar faces, some not. It was my Dad who owned the 'station' & yes, quite a character! As a teenager, I worked there, often staying up til gone 3am to chat to the bands coming through...Our fave dance place was 'Heatherville'. As in the words of a Roly song..'In the good old days'
Trish

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Barry on 03/24/06 at 14:12:30


Hi Trisha,

I remember your Dad very well. One of my memories is that he always wore a sailors cap at a  rakish angle and seemed to have a great stroke of 'divilment' in him.
He was also a shrewd businessman. If you didn't buy petrol from him on the outward journey you would be wasting your time giving him a knock on the way home. In his own way he was a bit of a pioneer viz a viz the all night Service Station game. If memory serves I remember purchasing  a most welcome bottle of beer in the middle of the night at your Dad.'s little oasis.

Rgards

Barry

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by thomasmatthew on 07/26/06 at 12:40:33
Hi Trisha
The line up of the Green County in '73-'74 was
Roly Daniels lead vocals
Jim Farely sax and clarinet
Sean Gallagher bass
Francie Hughes trombone
Dessie McDonald trumpet
Billy Donaldson guitar
Tommy O'Flaherty drums
I remember stopping in Kinnegad on the way back from the west of Ireland and I remember you dad.
I  am not so cute now after 32 years in London but I am still playing drums and singing in my pub in Harrow in Middlesex.
Good to hear from people from a great era.
Happy Anniversary to Francie Hughes and his wife Maria (I think that was her name) would love to hear from anyone I played with or knew back then.
If anyone sees Martin Brannigan ask him to visit this site, himself, Mickey O'Neill and Jeff who played with Tweed were the best drummers around at the time. If you read this and know any of the boys from the Green County please tell them about it.
Looking forward to getting some replies.
Tommy O'Flaherty

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Barry on 07/27/06 at 20:03:35

Hi Tommy,

Spoke to Martin on the  phone today. He was delighted to hear yoiu were asking for him. I gave him the address of this site and he said he'd be in touch.

regards

Barry Scully

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Trisha on 07/31/06 at 21:09:30
Hi Tommy,
Great to hear from you, also thanks for the line-up as I really remember it. Welcome to the forum..
Trisha

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by branno on 08/02/06 at 05:04:06
TRISH,        TOMMY O'FLAHERTY WAS THE BEST LOOKING DRUMMER IN THE BIZ, MORE HANDSOME THAN "CUTE".
WE ALL REMEMBER THE "CAPTAIN'S" PETROL STATION IN KINNEGAD WITH AFFECTION.WE USED TO LOOK FORWARD TO A BEER OR SIX AT 6A.M. ON THE WAY BACK FROM MAYO OR WORSE. YOUR FATHER WAS CALLED "THE CAPTAIN" BECAUSE OF HIS FAMOUS NAUTICAL CAP. BARRY AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN REGULAR CUSTOMERS AND PROBABLY BOUGHT PETROL AS WELL!
MARTIN,THE OTHER DRUMMER..

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by branno on 08/02/06 at 05:23:11
TOMMY, SEND ME A POST CARD,DROP ME A LINE.
MARTIN.

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Trisha on 08/02/06 at 16:30:49
Hiya Martin,
It's great that so many people remember our garage & my father. We enjoyed chatting to you guys at all hours of the day & night. The guys & gals of the showband scene made it all worthwhile. Thanks.

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by thomasmatthew on 08/08/06 at 14:01:34
IWell Hello Mr Brannigan
Great to hear from you.I have been in so many bars in Dublin over the last few years looking for you or some head who might know you or where you could be contacted my liver was starting to think I had gone mad. It is great to hear from you.
I bumped into Roly a few years back at Tralee races when his daughter was the Brussels Rose at the Festival. He hadn't changed.
Are you still giging ? It would be great meet up for a chat.Thanks Barry for passing on my message.
Great to hear from you pal we had some funny times together
Reply soon.
Best wishes
Tommy

Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by Trisha on 08/08/06 at 14:16:19
Hiya Tommy.
Great to see that you've discovered this site at last. It's a good way of getting in touch with long-lost friends and for making new friends, as I have found since joining.  
Best Wishes,
Trisha


Title: Re: Green County Line-up
Post by thomasmatthew on 08/08/06 at 14:47:21
Hi Gerry Gallagher
Thanks for your e-mail and thanks for passing on my message to Branno. I do not know if it of any interest to you but the drummer who preceded me was from Newcastle West in Limerick and his name was Mick Nash. When I left the band in March '74 an English lad called Peter (Lyons ?) took my place. I spoke to Sean Gallagher, the bass player, a few years ago and he was running a music shop for Martin Rae who was a guitar player with some of the big bands a few years ago. I think he may have played with Brian Coll and Margo not sure though. Dessie McDonald was living in Ballina last time I met up with him but he had stopped playing.
I played with the resident band in The Forum in Kentish Town
in north west London when I left and stayed with them 'till
1979 when I went into the pub business which I am still at.
I still sing but Ionly get my kit out now and again. I sang a song in the Cavan Song Contest in 1998 by a guy called  
Mike Redway, he wrote Rock'n'Roll You're Beautiful which was a hit for Tony Kenny, and finished 4th. The song is called Colleen and is getting some air play on Clare FM and on some country music station in Dublin.
I hope this has been of interest to you. Feel free to contact me any time and if you get to London my pub is called    
O'Flaherty's Lounge and you will find us in North Harrow
in Middlesex.
Best Wishes
Tommy

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