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The Miami's luxury coach was
the envy of many. |
Members
of the Clipper Carlton beside their bandwagon. |
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"The Teddie & Tigers wagon carried gear and guys. The
seats in the big wagon were from a Comet airplane. The small wagon was
bought to carry the gear to the Isle of Man for our 1967 six week summer
season.
"The vehicles had to be lifted on to the boat by crane,
our wagon was too big so I bought a cheap little Bedford to carry the
gear. We needed transport because we were resident in the Rendezvous
café in Douglas 3 nights a week and on Fridays in Port St Mary town
hall.
"On our nights off, Tuesdays and Saturdays , we went to
the Palace Ballroom to see all the big names from England, Pink Floyd,
Manfred Mann, the Who, The Move and so on, Sounds Incorporated were the
resident band….what a life!" Teddie.
(thanks to Teddie Palmer
and Colin Williams) |
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Some bands such as The Regal Showband,
had an illuminated sign on the roof of their bus |
The Royal Showband's Mercedes L319 bandwagon was maliciously fire-bombed
in London in the early 1960s |
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The Polka Dots from Omagh with their
Commer bus |
Another Morris, this one belonging to
Ballintubber's Rhythm Stars |
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The Young Earls from Portadown pictured with their
Ford Transit custom bandwagon |
Red Barons from Armoy, Co. Antrim
pictured with their Commer bandwagon in 1968 |
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This
photo was used in a Volkswagen publicity campaign |
The
Exciters from Roscommon travelled in a Ford Thames bus |
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A
rare photo of the Dixielanders and their bus |
The Students
from County Antrim |
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The
Rockin' Regency |
Swingtime Aces' VW at Shannon Airport |
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A change of name for Teddie Palmer's band.
Roadie Wesley Kernaghan stands beside the new Iveco with the Rumble
Band Transit in the background. |
Another VW -
Malachy Sweeney's Céili Band |
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The Irish Bands Archive is an ongoing
work in progress. Photos, cuttings, posters, adverts,
names, line-ups, etc. to be added are always welcome and
appreciated. If you have anything to contribute, please contact us by
email. If you run a similar website, let us know if you would like to
link up with us. Huge thanks to Colin Wilson of Limerick Classic Cars
Club who identified some of the buses. |
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