The Montrose Showband
Frankie Brennan RIP. (Clefonaires)Played
with this Band
The Dominoes, a showband
that enjoyed considerable popularity during the early to mid-1960s
. This photo is from around 1962 and was taken at the entrance to
Belleek Castle.
The Dominoes were managed by Tommy Murphy. However, in 1965, Paul
Russell from Dublin,
who was a presenter with The Showband Show on Teilifis Eireann,
also became involved in the management and re-named them The Montrose
Showband
Tommy Murphy was drummer with the Dominoes and Montrose.
He has presented regular Monday night and Saturday evening shows
on
Mid-West Radio throughout the last decade
Frankie Brennanwas a guitar player and singer with the Clefonaires
Showband
for some years and later joined the Montrose Showband that featured
in the Showband Show on RTE.
From John Bairds collection
bairdart@iol.ie
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