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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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Aidan Rooney |
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Allamoes |
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Allegros (Pausie Fox and Sean Savage) |
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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-RIP, 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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Cousins (original name of late 60's group which became the Treets-see below) |
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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 Foley, 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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Double Vision |
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Duggan Brothers, The (Gerry-RIP, Ian, Josh and Vinnie Duggan
- changed name to Brotherly Love around 1974) |
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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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Face of February |
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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...Liam Gilmartin on drums sometimes) |
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Forest View |
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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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Goats Don't Shave [Sligo]
(Terry Lenehan, Gerry Cox, and Billy Kelly) |
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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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Heatwave (Sometimes name for the members of Goats Don't
Shave - Dennis Murphy) |
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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.) |
Jazz Ladds (Pauric Potter, Denis Phelan, Mickey Brennan, Stan Burns,
Carl Nielsen-RIP, 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 (father of Seamie O'Dowd, one of
Sligo's greatest traditional fiddlers) |
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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) |
The Ladds (Denis Phelan, Mickey Brennan and Pauric
Potter. Original name for the Jazz Ladds when they
started playing in
the Silver Slipper lounge 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 Philip Lynch
(RIP)) |
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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
and Joe
Scanlon, with Whitie Conlon, Dick Lynott, Flukey Gorman, Donal Canann & 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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Outlaws |
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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 (RIP), 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, The |
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Rainbow Country |
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Red River |
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Relations/P2 (Noel Stewart, Nelly Stewart (RIP), John Fowley,
Charlie Dolan, Ginger Cohen) - from Whitie Conlon |
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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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Rubber Clothing Company |
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Rustlers |
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Quest |
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Saloon Beats |
Sandy Duskey & Easy Listenin (Sandy Duskey,
Gerry Feeney, Gerry Gallagher, Sean Savage, Dick Lynott, and James
Blennerhassett - 1974)
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Sandy Kelly Band (Sandy Duskey's new band after the
Duskey Sisters split in 1983) |
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San Remo (Michael Coggins,
Maureen O'Dowd and Jackie Gallagher) |
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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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Shelly River Band (Seamie McGowan, Dave Carty, Tommy
Kivlehan and Georgie Gorman) |
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She Said
(Noeleen Tyrell, Sean Sweeney, Helga
Keogh, Kelvin Gilmor - 1994-1995) |
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Showband Boys/P2
(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 (Mick
Coggins - accordion, Peter Healy - vocals and Peter Conlon - fiddle) |
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Silver Stars (Mick
Coggins - accordion, Michael Coggins - guitar/drums, Jimmy Mooney - vocals,
Martin Healy - drums) |
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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, The |
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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-RIP 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/P2
(Dorothy
Mulligan, Pat Garvey, Bernie Fallon, Willy McWhirter, Sam Devins) |
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Tom and Ann |
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Tom and Stan
(Tommy
Conlon and Stanley Tymon - our thanks to Joe Hunt) |
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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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Treets (Jim, Marty,
Martina and Nonie Dowd played from late sixties through 1986 across Mayo and Sligo) |
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Tree Tops (Seamie
McLaughlin, John Fowley, Flukie Gorman, plus Jenny Hamilton, Lisa Stanley or Emma Maloney) |
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Trim The Velvet |
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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 (Christy
O'Grady - keyboards, Jackie Gallagher - drums and Kenneth Reynolds - guitar from
Michael Coggins) |
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Who Says What (Michael Holmes, Paul Emmett, Shane
Mitchell, Liam Kelly, and Yvonne Cunningham) |