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Last, First |
Town |
County |
Instrument |
Bands |
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Palmer, Teddie |
Ballymena |
Antrim |
Vocals |
College Boys, Teddie and the Tigers, Rumble Band, Teddie Palmer Band |
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Parker, Harry* |
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Bass |
Pacific Showband |
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Parker, Lee* |
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Vocals |
Vibratones (thanks to M.Niblett) |
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Parkes, Frank |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Trumpet |
Jimmy Honeyman Orchestra |
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Parkes, Ronnie |
Belfast |
Antrim |
Keyboards |
College Boys |
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Patterson, Barry |
Belfast |
Antrim |
Drums |
Candy,
Sunshine, Colm & Sundowners, Dazzle Band,
Red Hurley,
Tony Kenny, Crack
Geraldine Branagan, Shorty and the Heartbeats |
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Patterson, Billy |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Bass/Vocals |
The Pattersons |
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Patterson, Christine |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Guitar/Vocals |
The Pattersons |
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Patterson, Dorothy |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Vocals |
The Pattersons
(sadly passed away in 2009) |
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Patterson, Jim |
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Bass |
Clouds |
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Patterson, Ronnie |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Guitar/Vocals |
The Pattersons |
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Pawle, Ivan* |
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England |
Vocals |
Dr. Strangely Strange |
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Payne, Davy* |
Kilkeel |
Down |
Drums |
Coasters |
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Payne, Norman* |
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Guitar/Vocals |
Swingtime Aces, Tara Showband (emigrated to USA) |
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Pearse, Danny |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Vocals/Gtr |
Lions,
Jim Farley Band, (passed away 3/15/69
- real name Pierce McCullagh) |
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Peel, Johnny |
Derry |
Derry |
Vocals |
Johnny Quigley All-Stars,
Jokers |
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Pender, Declan |
Cork |
Cork |
Guitar |
Boothouse |
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Pender, Patricia* |
Tullamore |
Offaly |
Vocals |
Crackaways (married to Kevin Cowley) |
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Pennefather, Dave* |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Drums |
Kult,
Greenbeats,
Real McCoy |
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Penrose, John |
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Dublin |
Sax |
Viscounts |
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Pentland, Dick |
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Keyboards |
Dominoes, Heart n' Soul,
Chips, Clubsound |
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Pepper, Ivan* |
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Bass |
Exiles, Teddie & The Tigers |
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Peters, Red |
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Vocals |
Medium Wave Band |
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Petrassi, Marco |
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Trumpet |
Maurice Mulcahy Orchestra,
Ohio Showband, |
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Petty, Frank* |
Enniskillen |
Fermanagh |
Trumpet |
Trenniers Showband |
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Phelan, Frankie |
Limerick |
Limerick |
Trombone |
Berwyn Showband, Paddy Benson Orchestra, Parkway Orchestra |
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Phelan, Jimmy |
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Waterford |
Guitar |
Blue Aces Showband |
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Phelan, John* |
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Esquires Showband |
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Phelan, Martin* |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Sax |
Miami Showband,
Sands Showband (sadly
passed away 17th July, 2010) |
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Phelan, Patsy |
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Guitar |
Olly Maloney Showband |
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Phillips, Carl |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Vocals |
Carl and the Action,
Mustangs Showband,
Royal Showband (aka Phillip
Carroll) |
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Phillips, Martin |
Newbridge |
Kildare |
Unknown |
Maestro |
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Phillips, Paddy |
Omagh |
Tyrone |
Keyboards |
Hugo Duncan & The Tall Men
(sadly passed away May 28, 2020-J Harrold) |
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Phillips, Sean |
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Drums |
Hugo Duncan & The Tall Men |
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Phipps, Claude |
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Dublin |
Sax |
Hoedowners Showband |
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Phipps, Tommy* |
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Longford |
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Black Dots Showband |
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Pickering, Steve |
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Dublin |
Guitar |
Hoedowners Showband, Dickie Rock,
Echoes |
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Pigott, Ernie* |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Vocals |
Odeon Showband (Ernie
sadly passed away) |
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Plummer, Helen* |
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Vocals |
Echos Showband |
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Pollard, Andy |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Unknown |
Saga |
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Pollard, Jody |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Guitar |
Drags,
Elmer Fudd,
Skid Row, Bananas,
Shay Healy, Colm Wilkinson, Joe Dolan |
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Ponsonby, Charles* |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Drums/Sax |
William Ponsonby Showband |
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Ponsonby, Denis |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Unknown |
William Ponsonby Showband (passed away in 1996-Des Ponsonby) |
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Ponsonby, Eamon* |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Drums |
William Ponsonby Showband,
Blue Glows (passed away Nov 26,2017) |
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Ponsonby, Enda* |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Banjo |
William Ponsonby Showband |
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Ponsonby, Liam* |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Guitar |
Scripto,
William Ponsonby Showband |
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Ponsonby, Ted |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Guitar |
Denver Showband, Section One, Rascals (passed away 13th Sept.,
2023) |
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Ponsonby, Terry |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
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William Ponsonby Showband (sadly passed away-John Baird) |
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Ponsonby, William* |
Letterkenny |
Donegal |
Accordion |
William Ponsonby Showband (sadly passed away April 1, 1975) |
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Popp, Johnny |
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Trombone |
Maurice Mulcahy Orchestra |
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Porter, George |
Belfast |
Antrim |
Bass |
Soul Foundation |
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Porter, Noel |
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Bass |
Jokers Showband |
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Potter, Billy |
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Guitar |
Ohio Showband |
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Potter, Pauric |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Clarinet |
Clefonaires Showband, Ohio Showband,
Jack Ruane Showband,
Victors |
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Potts, Sean* |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Tin Whistle |
Chieftains |
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Poucher, Gene |
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Sax |
Epic Showband |
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Power, Ben |
Kilkenny |
Kilkenny |
Bass |
Laredo Showband |
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Power, Christie |
Kill |
Waterford |
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Atlantic Showband |
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Power, Gary |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Vocals |
Crickets, Heartbeats |
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Power, Jimmy |
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Mick Delahunty Orchestra |
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Power, Lenny |
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Wicklow |
Guitar |
Jay Byrne, Smokeys,
Thatch (Lenny sadly passed away in 1994) |
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Power, Liam* |
Limerick |
Limerick |
Guitar |
College Showband |
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Power, Michael |
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Waterford? |
Drums |
Royal Aces Showband |
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Power, Michael |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Keyboards |
Mushroom |
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Power, Niall* |
Kildare |
Kildare |
Drums |
Las Vegas, Gibney & Donovan,
Alyce, Tony Kenny Band, Westlife,
Boomtown Rats |
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Power, Noel |
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Vocals |
Nomads Showband |
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Prendergast, Dennis |
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Drums |
Sorrento Showband |
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Prendergast, Frank |
Tallow |
Waterford |
Trumpet |
Bridesiders (Frank was Joe's Father and sadly passed away in Jan
1991) |
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Prendergast, George |
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Kildare? |
Sax |
Hi Lites Showband |
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Prendergast, Joe |
Tallow |
Waterford |
Bass |
Bridesiders,
Victors (Joe sadly passed away in September 2006) |
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Prentice, Jackie |
Belfast |
Antrim |
Bass |
Capri Showband |
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Preston, Sean |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Sax |
Jukebox, Doc Carroll's All Stars, Brendan Shine Band |
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Price, Mick |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Sax |
Jimmy Honeyman Orchestra |
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Prim, Dave |
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Guitar |
Dave Prim Band |
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Pringle, Aileen |
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Vocals |
Dickie Rock Band, Vienna |
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Pringle, Peter |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Drums |
Jimmy Honeyman Orchestra |
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Prouse, Victor |
Dublin |
Dublin |
Trombone |
Everglades Showband, Jimmy Honeyman
Orchestra |
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Pumphrey, Richie |
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Guitar |
Michael O'Callaghan Band |
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Purcell, Des |
Waterford |
Waterford |
Trumpet |
Decca Showband |
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Purcell, Mick |
Kilkenny |
Kilkenny |
Trombone |
Marble City Showband |
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Purdy, Norman* |
Larne |
Antrim |
Vocals |
High Seas Showband (passed away) |
Acknowledgements:
*Our thanks to Jimmy Compton, Brian O'Brien, Brian "Shorty" O'Kane,
Martin Flynn, Danny McLaughlin, Andy Monk, Joe Dodd, Peter Kinsey, Teddie Palmer, Patrick Hoye,
Alec Clince, Dessie Lennox, Karl Compton, Michael Niblett, Declan Colgan,
Mick Gilligan, Paul Welch, John McGrenra, Alan Carr, Catherine Dovonan, Alan White, Glen Brown,
Alan Jones, Basil Henriques, Tom Foley, John Doohan, Dave Hynes,
John Baird, Elaine Schneider (nee Ruane), Lorraine Clarke, Trefor Owens, Ernie Corrigan, Jakub Sawicki, Paddy Brennan's
"Golden Era of Irish Showbands," & Eugene Nixon's "He's Not
Working...He's in a Band" for their assistance with many of the names on this
list.
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