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An
excellent tribute to one of the greatest
talents to come out of the showband era
pity his solo recordings are not
available on cd as there is the makings
of a great cd there. finalvinyl,
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I echo
FV's comments.I wonder if enough people
signed a petition or something, would it
have any sway with those in power in
record companies, or are they completely
beyond redemption? I notice from reading
the likes of Mojo and Record
Collector, many reissues of minor league
bands I've never heard of. Surely if some
of these are worth reissuing, work by a
great artist like Billy Brown should be.
Some years ago whilst gigging in
Johnstown Co. Kildare, I met some
youngsters who were well clued into
their music. When I expressed surprise
at their knowledge,I was told that Billy
lived locally,and he had them all
"educated" in the ways of good
sounds. Many thanks for the page,
Francis, Dominic |
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While I
was more into the beat groups rather
than showbands, The Freshmen were one of
those bands who had a real musical
crossover and the Billy Brown Room is a
great idea to a great talent. Clubagogo |
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An
excellent tribute to a very talented
musician. I often met Billy on the road
during his days with the Freshmen.I
always found him down to earth and
friendly. Gene Chetty, Cambridge |
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Congrats
and well done on creating the Billy
Brown Room. It's a fascinating and very
informative seomra and I'm certain that
all of us will learn many fascinating
and interesting musical facts about
Billy and his music over the coming
months. As a person who has followed the
musical fortunes of Billy and the
Freshmen for more years than I care to
remember, I am delighted that we now
have a place of pilgrimage to visit and
we don't even have to leave our homes to
do so. Eddie, Longford. |
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I only heard The Freshmen
a couple of times and I thought they
were fantastic! The Billy Brown Room - -
well, what can I say that hasn't already
been said? Give yourself a big pat on
the back Frank and a Thank You from
some-one who didn't (until now) know a
lot about Billy Brown. He obviously was
man of great talent. - Ernie
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What
a wonderful tribute to Billy Brown and
the fantastic showband The Freshmen.
They were my favourite band and I
travelled to see them in various
dancehalls around the country - Seapoint
in Galway, Abbey in Drogheda, Dundalk,
Dunlaoire and of course the big one at
the time the Television Club and lots
more. Its very easy to imagine/see them
performing in my mind's eye as I write
this message. What style, sound and
presentation and I feel very privileged
to have seen Billy, Derek and the lads.
What lovely memories. I will keep in
touch with this tribute. My brother
Jimmy Fanning of the Strangers also
loved the lads and at one time there was
talk he might join them, not to sure if
this is correct but we both loved Billy
and the band. - Martin Fanning
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N.B: If you already sent
a comment to the old email
address, (bbas at eircom),
unfortunately it has not
been read as eircom
addresses have not been
accessible to us for the
past few years. Could you
please send your comments
again with your name, town (or
county), country and a few words
expressing why you feel that Billy
should be remembered to post @
irishshowbands.net
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