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Sligo Musicians Archive
Listing as of
Friday, July 18, 2008
The following is a partial listing of the
musicians from Sligo who played in bands during the showband era
(1950 to 1990). If you, or anyone you know is not on the list,
please let us
know by clicking here:
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Last, First |
Town |
County |
Instrument |
Bands |
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Blennerhassett,James |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
Kim Newport Band, Hennigan Blooze Band, Frances Black, Mary Black |
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Brennan, Frankie |
Tubbercurry |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Clefonaires Showband, Montrose (Frankie sadly passed away in Oct.,
2003) |
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Brennan, Mickey |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Trombone |
Clefonaires Showband, Jack Ruane Showband, Victors |
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Burns, Stan |
Strandhill |
Sligo |
Sax |
Capitol Showband, Jack Ruane Showband |
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Cavanagh, Kieran |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
New Blues |
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Clancy, Frank |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Keyboards |
Stylos Showband,
Fleet, Gerry & The Ohio, Magic Band |
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Conlon, Kevin |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Dingle Spike |
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Conlon, Tommy |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Dee Leydon & The Powermen |
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Doyle, Tony |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Clefonaires Showband (passed away) |
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Duggan, Gerry |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar/Vocals |
Duggan Brothers/Brotherly Love/Family Band (name
changes) |
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Duggan, Ian |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Keybrds/Voc |
Duggan Brothers/Brotherly Love/Family Band (name
changes) |
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Duggan, Joss |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums/Vocals |
Duggan Brothers/Brotherly Love/Family Band (name
changes) |
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Duggan, Vinnie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass/Vocals |
Duggan Brothers/Brotherly Love/Family Band (name
changes) |
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Dwyer, Johnny |
Riverstown |
Sligo |
Drums |
Cathal Dunne and Stateside (died in the 90's we
think) |
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Ellis, Barbara |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Duskey Sisters, Sandy Kelly Band |
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Ellis, Philomena |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Fairways, Duskey Sisters. Sandy Kelly Band (a.k.a.
Sandy Duskey/Kelly) |
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Fallon, Bernie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Smokey Mountain Ramblers, Pat Ely & The Rocky Tops |
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Feeney, Gerry |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Keyboards |
Dee Leydon & The Powermen |
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Foley, Joe |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
Kim Newport Band |
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Gallagher, Gerry |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar/KeyB |
Ritchie Fitzgerald Ceili Band,
Magic Band, Fairways, Kim Newport Band, Rocky Tops |
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Gallagher, Kim |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals/Keyb |
Kim Newport Band (a.k.a. Kim Newport) |
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Gallagher, Michael |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Kim Newport Band, Jazz Ladds |
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Gillen, Roddy* |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Clefonaires Showband, Jazz Ladds |
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Gilmartin, Liam |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
Ray Lynam Band, Hennigan Blooze Band |
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Gilmartin, Sean |
Grange |
Sligo |
Keyboards |
Roly Daniels Band, Philomena Begley's Ramblin Men, Brian Kennedy Band |
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Haran, Sean |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Accordion/Vcl |
Clefonaires Showband |
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Healy, John* |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Trumpet |
Savoy Swing Seven (John sadly passed away) |
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Henry, Dermot |
Ballymote |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Dermot Henry and the Virginians, Entertainers |
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Higgins, Tommy |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Keyboards |
Smokey Mountain Ramblers, Pat Ely & The Rocky Tops |
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Kelly, Billy |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Stylos Showband,
American Pie |
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Kerins, Aidan |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
Stylos Showband, Tom Kelly Sound, Fairways |
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Kilcullen, Noel |
Enniscrone |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Abilene Showband, Fairways |
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Lenehan, Francie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Stylos Showband,
Ranchers, Twink Band, Cotton Mill Boys, American Pie, Rocky Tops |
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Lenehan, John |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
American Pie |
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Leydon, Dee |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Lincoln Express, Dee Leydon & The Powermen |
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Lynch, Phillip |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Dee Leydon & The Powermen |
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Lynott, Dick |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Fairways, Quarrymen, Kim Newport Band |
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Middleton, Francie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Trumpet |
Stylos Showband, The Plainsmen |
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Morrison, Noel |
Tubbercurry |
Sligo |
Bass |
Clefonaires Showband (Noel sadly passed away) |
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McDaniel, Masie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Fendermen, Nevada Showband (once married to Fintan
Stanley) |
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McDonogh, Joe |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Bass |
Dee Leydon & The Powermen |
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McLaughlin, Seamie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Dee Leydon & The Powermen |
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McManus, Paul |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Sax |
Stylos Showband,
Chessmen |
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Moore, Tom* |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar |
Pumpkinhead, Midnight Well |
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Neilsen, Carl |
Strandhill |
Sligo |
Trumpet |
Clefonaires Showband |
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O'Donnell, Tony |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Guitar/Keybrds |
Savoy Swing 7,
Dee Leydon & The Powermen, Fintan Stanley & Maisie McDaniel |
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Potter, Pauric |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Clarinet |
Clefonaires Showband, Ohio Showband, Jack Ruane Showband, Victors |
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Smith, Dominic* |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Drums |
Clefonaires (Dominic sadly passed away) |
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Summers, Vinnie |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Sax |
Dee Leydon and the Powermen |
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Verdon, Liam |
Sligo |
Sligo |
Vocals |
Stylos Showband |
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