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Nobody ever said it
would be easy. Cooped up in a minibus with six or seven
'lads', changing in a toilet or a mineral-bar, dealing with
amorous punters and then facing the long journey home. It's
not a surprise that well over 95% of showband member were
male. On these pages, IrishShowbands.Net turns the spotlight
on the girls who threw in their lot with a showband and
became stars in their own right. |
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All three
members of Maxi, Dick & Twink joined the showband circuit. Twink went to Las
Vegas with the Big 8 |
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It's not widely known that
Honor Heffernan
spent six months with The Big 8 in Las Vegas. |
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Kelley (Eileen) replaced Twink as
female vocalist with The Big 8 |
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Helen Jordan
also spent some time with The Big 8 in USA. |
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Yet another female singer with The
Big 8 - Marjie Delaney from Athenry. |
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Sandie Jones formed
The Boyfriends following her appearance in the
Eurovision Song Contest. Her other bands were The
Royal Earls and The Dixies. |
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This girl's name is Madge Murphy. She
subsequently took the stage-name Deirdre and fronted
The Defenders. |
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Can anyone
let us know the name of The Limit's
vocalist? |
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The Ventures re-launched the band as Harvest and
Mary-Lou (Mary Coleman)
was their lead singer. |
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Can anyone name the singer with this
County Armagh showband? |
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Gloria Smith, sister of Bogey Boys'
Jimmy, sang with the Maurice Lynch Showband. |
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The Echoes Showband from Arklow had
Helen Plummer
out front. |
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Can
anyone name the female Mountie? |
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Anne
McGlinchey
was the singer with The Palladin Showband |
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