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information on pop and beat music in Ireland from 1957 to 1972. Other
sites cover more years but we stop at the early '70s because that was
when 'the music died' and Country 'n' Irish raised its ugly head, never
to be defeated since. We include some country bands pre-1972 but none of
those who contributed to the tsunami of a hybrid genre that has swept
over Ireland between 1972 and today.
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