The
Big 8
Showband

Formed by Brendan Bowyer and Tom Dunphy of Waterford's Royal Showband, The Big 8 spent part of each year playing a residency in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. If you can write a brief paragraph about The Big 8 Showband, if you can fill in any of the spaces below or if you have a different photo of the band, please let us know so that we can update this page. Click on the 'Contact' link at the bottom of the page.

Related: Royal, Bye-Laws, Capitol, Maxi, Dick & Twink, Maurice Lynch, Jim Farley

Town/Village/County: Las Vegas, USA / Waterford

Vocals: Brendan Bowyer / Twink / Kelley / Helen Jordan / Marjorie Delaney
Lead Guitar:
Jimmy Conway
2nd Guitar:
Bass:
Tom Dunphy / Frankie Carroll
Trumpet:
Dave Coady
Sax/Clarinet: Paddy Cole / D.J. Curtin
Trombone: Brendan Bowyer
Drums:
Mickey O'Neill
Keyboards: Michael Keane
Manager:
Discography: soon!
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