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Sligo Band Archive
Listing 223 Bands as of
Friday, July 18, 2008
The following is a partial listing of the pub groups
and local bands that have may have appeared in the Sligo Champion entertainment pages
or been culled from other sources between about 1970 and 1990 (and beyond). Trying to list all the musicians is an impossible task,
but if you know someone in any of these bands (or bands not on the list) please let us
know by clicking here:
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42nd Street |
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Abbey Folk |
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Absolute Zero
(Sean Sweeney, Joe Hunt, Martin Harte,
Tommy Kivlehan - 1983-1986) |
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Alberta Bound |
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Allamoes |
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Allegros |
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Allen Guitars |
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Aquarius (Linda Marshall, Henry McGlade, Pat Phillips, Gerry Gallagher,
then Dick Lynott & Kieran Dykes - 1973-4) |
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Armstrong Group |
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Avengers |
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Barnstormers |
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Beachcombers |
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Belhavil Ceili Group |
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Betty Reilly & The Escorts |
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Bill Quinn & Mick O'Hanlon |
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Bill Quinn and the Brakemen |
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Blue Devon (Liam Finan, Tommy Grennan, Mervin Hamilton
& Eamonn McCole - our thanks to Liam Rooney for info) |
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Blue For You |
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Bobby McCaffrey Trio |
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Boy The Boy, The
(Sean Sweeney Martin Harte, Fran
Healy, Enda Mc Goldrick, Sid Rainey - 1987-1990) |
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Boys of Sligo, The
(Liam
Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin Mc Ginley, Brian Mc Donagh and Michael Holmes-became
Dervish) |
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Breakaways |
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Brendan McGee |
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Brotherly Love (Gerry, Ian, Josh and Vinnie Duggan) |
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Joe Burke Trio (Joe Burke, Kathleen Burke and Carl
Hession from Loughrea) |
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Eddie Burnside Quartet |
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Bush Ceili Group |
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Caballeros |
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California (Gerry Gallagher, Dick Lynott, Joe Foley & Seamie McGowan,
then with Brian Mullen & Michael Gallagher ) |
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Canadian Express |
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Carousels |
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Catch (Stan Burns, Michael Gallagher and others) |
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Chapman Brothers |
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China Red
(Colette Coen, Ray Coen, Sean Sweeney,
Helga Keogh, Enda Healy, Cian Duignan - 1995-1998) |
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Coleman Country Trio |
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Colm Mulligan |
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Copycats |
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Country Express |
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Country Feeling |
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Country Roads |
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Country Sunshine |
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Countryside Traditional Group |
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Craftsmen |
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Cruskeen |
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Dave & The Friends (Dave Gordon(RIP), Joe Foley,
Rip Carty, & Dick Lynott - early 70's) |
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D.C. Sound |
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Dee Leydon and Lincoln Express (Dee Leydon, Seamie
McLaughlin, Joe McDonagh, Sean Scanlon, Philip Lynch) |
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Dee Leydon and the Powermen |
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Delta Dawn |
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Dervish (formed in 1989 |
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Des and the Strangers (Dessie Kerins, and others?) |
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Des and Good Times |
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Des Kelly |
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Des O'Kelly & The Buccaneers |
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Des O'Kelly and Group |
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Diesel Heart
(Sean Sweeney, Martin Harte,
Helga Keogh, Christy Behan, Declan Harrison, Joe Hunt 1991-1994) |
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Diamonds
(Seamie McLaughlin, Frankie Langan,
Mickey Feeney & Paddy Costello) |
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Diamond Sound |
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Duskey Sisters Band (Sandy,
Barbara and Marian Duskey, Michael Kelly, David Moriarty and others) |
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Eastern Star |
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Easy Action |
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Easy Listenin' (Gerry Gallagher,
Dick Lynott
& James Blennerhassett-1974) |
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Emmett and Killoran |
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Entertainers |
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Envoys |
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Extension 3 |
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Failte |
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Family Unit (Tony, Liam, Michael & Joe
O'Donnell) |
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Feedback (Gerry Gallagher, Tony Gilhawley, Tom Phillips, Fergus Burke,
Anthony "Magoo" McGoldrick) |
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Finn Family |
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Flying Aces |
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Foremost
(Michael Gilmartin, Sam Devins, Willie McWhirter and Eddie
Burnside) |
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Francis & Monty |
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Francie Roberts |
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Frankie Simon |
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Free & Easy |
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Gary Brogan |
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Geantrai (Dick Snocks, Kevin
& Philip Flynn,
Nicola Ryan, Steve Scanlon and Tommy Grennan) |
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Generation Gap/P2
(Vinnie Middleton, Seamie McLaughlin, Frankie Langan
and Flukie Gorman) |
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Gentle Breeze |
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Grehan Sisters [Boyle] |
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Green Gravel |
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Harmonics (Frankie McKiernan & George McKane) |
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Harp of Erin |
Heartbeats
Showband (Michael Gilmartin, Rip Carty, Seamus Foy,
Noel McGowan, Joe McDonagh, Tommy Conlon,
Ken Keane) |
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Heartbeats (Joe Foley, Rip Carty, & Whitey
Conlon?) |
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Herrons |
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Impulse |
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Indian
(click for link)
(Martin Harte, Christy Behan, Joe Hunt,
Leon Donnellan, Declan Harrison, Pat McManus 1995 - present) |
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Irish Mist |
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The Ivy Leaf |
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Jack Daniels |
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Jargon (Charlie McGettigan, Brendan Emmet, Gerry
Grennan, Liam Gilmartin and others.) |
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Jazz Ladds (Padraic Potter, Denis Phelan, Mickey Brennan, Stan Burns,
Carl Nielsen, Roddy Gillen, Eddie McFarlane, Robert Burnsides, Flukey Gorman,
John Healy, Liam Gilmartin, Dick Lynott &
others??) early 70's to present |
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Jimmy Towey |
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Joe O'Dowd and friends |
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John & Jackie |
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John Crummy & The Emeralds |
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John Doyle Sound |
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John Farry |
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John Healy and his Ragtime Band |
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Kelly Brothers |
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Kentucky Gamblers |
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Kevin Thomas |
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Kieran Farrell Group |
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Killavil Ceili Group |
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Killiney Ceili Band |
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Killivinny Ceili Group |
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Kilmailey Ceili Band |
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Kim Newport and California (Gerry Gallagher, Kim
Newport, Seamie McGowan, Dick Lynott, Joe Foley) |
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Kim Newport Band (Gerry Gallagher, Kim Newport,
Seamie McGowan, Joe Foley, Dick Lynott, James Blennerhassett, Sean Ryan, Brian
Mullin, Paul Hamilton, Michael Gallagher - 1978-83) |
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Kojak |
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La Bamba Showband (new
name for the Heartbeats Showband in 1967 adding Paul McManus for Ken Keane on
sax) |
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The Ladds (original name for the Jazz Ladds when they
started playing in the Baymount in the early 70's) |
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The Lakesiders |
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Leitrim Ceili Group |
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Lilac Wine (Terry Lenehan, Gerry Cox and ???) |
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Limited Company |
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Lissadell Ceili Group |
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Macaroni |
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Magnificent Two |
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Maisie McDaniel & Fintan Stanley |
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Marie & The Wild Life (Marie Scanlon, Joe
Scanlon, Whitie Conlon, Dick Lynott, Flukey Gorman & others) |
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Mariners, The |
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Martin Wynne Ceili Group |
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Melody Makers |
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Mellotones (Vinnie Middleton,
Padriag Conway, Eugene Stewart (RIP) and Michael McGloin) |
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Merry Folk |
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Midnight Well (Thom Moore, Janie Cribbs, Gerry O'Beirne
and Mairtin O'Connor) |
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Misty Blue |
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Mountain Ash |
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Mountain Dew |
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Mountain Fever |
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Mountain Lark |
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Moving Cloud |
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Moyfolk, The |
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Moysiders, The |
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Muskateers, The |
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New Edition |
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New Sound, The |
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New Spectrum, The |
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Nu-Image |
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Offbeats (featured
Eddie Burnside and Noel Morrison) |
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Orange Blossoms |
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Paddy Killoran's Ceili Group |
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Paddy Ward |
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Padraig Brennan Singalong |
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Patch |
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Pat Ely and the Rocky Tops (Pat Ely, Tommy Higgins,
Bernie Fallon, Francie Lenehan and others over the years) |
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Paul & The Country Boys |
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Pauline and the Bambies |
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Pauric Fox |
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Pearl Express (Michael McGloin) |
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Perfect Match |
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Phil McConnell Group |
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P.J. Murray |
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Professionals, The |
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Pumpkinhead (Thom & Cathy Moore, Rick and Sandi
Epping) |
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Rafters |
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Rainbow Country |
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Red River |
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Relations (Noel Stewart) |
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Residents |
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Reverb (Sean Sweeney, Martin Harte,
Tommy Kivlehan, Micky Barr & Joe Hunt from circa 1982) |
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Rhythm Express |
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Robin Nancarrow |
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Rocky Mountain Rangers |
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Rodeo |
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Roots |
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Rory McGuiness Trio/Quartet |
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Round Tower Boys |
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Route 66 |
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Rovers |
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Rustlers |
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Quest |
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Saloon Beats |
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Sandy Duskey & Easy Listenin (Sandy Duskey,
Gerry Feeney, Gerry Gallagher, Sean Savage, D. Lynott, J. Blennerhassett '74)
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Sean Dwyer |
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Seaside Ceili Trio |
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Sender |
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Sensations |
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Shebeen |
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She Said
(Noeleen Tyrell, Sean Sweeney, Helga
Keogh, Kelvin Gilmor - 1994-1995) |
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Showband Boys
(Joe Foley, Rip Carty, Tommy Conlon,
Noel Stewart) |
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Sid & the Stonecrushers
(Sean Sweeney, Martin Harte, Fran
Healy, Enda Mc Goldrick, Sid Rainey - 1986) |
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Silver City Sound |
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Silver Star Trio |
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Singalongs, The |
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Solton Sound
(Michael McGloin - one man band) |
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Sounds Easy |
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Sounds Traditional |
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Southern Comfort (Francie Lenehan, John Lenehan,
Billy Kelly, Seamie McGowan) |
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Stag (Dick Lynott, Paul Emmett and David
Moriarty) |
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Staganua (Hughie Lowry, Aidan
Kerins, Terry Lenehan and Dick Lynott) |
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St. Mary's Ceili Bandshow (Tommy
Higgins, Bernie Fallon, Padraig Fox, Sam Devins, Andy Healy & Padraig McManus) |
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Stoney Mountain |
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Strand Boys |
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Strange World (Joe Hunt, Gerry Sweeney, C.
Kivlehan, C. O'Donnell, J. Woods) |
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Students (Gerry Feeney, Phillip
Lynch and others) |
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Sundown (Gerry Gallagher, Joe Foley,
Dick Lynott - 1975-76) |
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Sunshiners |
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Sylvie Golden Trio |
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Tall Texan, The |
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Tarbolton |
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Tavernairs |
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Thatch |
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Thin On Top |
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Those Nervous Animals
(Barry
Brennan, Eddie Lee, Padraig Meehan, Christy
Behan, Seamie McGowan) |
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Tokens Showband |
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Tom and Ann |
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Tom and Stan |
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Tom McGowan and The Glenside Folk |
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Tommy Higgins |
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Tony Marren |
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Tony & The Texans |
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Touchwood (Brian O'Shea, Dessie O'Shea,
Gerry Cox and Dick Lynott) |
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Trade |
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Travelling Folk |
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Tree Tops (Seamie
McLaughlin, John Fowley, Flukie Gorman, Jenny Hamilton, Lisa Stanley and Emma Maloney) |
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Tumbleweed |
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Turning Point (a.k.a. Southern Comfort) (Francie and John Lenehan and Billy
Kelly) |
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Twilight |
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Two Paddys |
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Two Tommies |
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Yukons |
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Wandering Minstrels |
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Waters and Flynn |
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Westerners |
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Who Says What (Michael Holmes, Paul Emmett, Shane
Mitchell, Liam Kelly, and Yvonne Cunningham) |
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