Billy Swann Collection

Billy Swann 's Showband Collection

Billy Swann was a member of the Cossacks Showband. After leaving the showband scene, Billy went on to become a solicitor (lawyer for Americans) and still lives in Ireland. He contacted us and offered to share his sister in law's extensive collection of photographs of the showbands she saw at Cookstown Town Hall throughout the 1960's! Since we never turn an offer like that down, here they are! We would like to sincerely thank Billy, and his sister-in-law, for all the work in scanning the photos for inclusion here and making them available for the rest of the world to enjoy! At right is an ad Billy sent for a DVD of The Cossacks from a reunion gig in 1990. See bottom of page for web links for Billy.

Click on a photo to see a full size image. 44 Photos in all!


Blue Aces Showband	Chessmen	Claxton Showband	College Boys	Cossacks Showband

Cossacks Showband	Dave Glover Showband	Dave Glover Showband	Dawn Knight & The Casuals	Dawn Knight & The Casuals

Derek and the Sounds	Des McKeown of the Skyrockets Showband	Drifters Showband	Epic Showband	Express Showband

Freshmen (with Billy Brown and Tommy Drennan)	Gene and The Gents	Gerry Cronin of the Ohio	Grafton Showband	Hudson Showband

Johnny Flynn Showband	Johnny Flynn Showband	Larry Cunningham of the Mighty Avons	The Magnificent 7	McGandy Twins of the Skyrockets Showband

Mighty Mainliners	Millionaires	Oceans Showband	Pacific Showband	Plattermen

Plattermen	Polka Dots	Regency Showband	Robin & the Breakaways	Royal Showband

Skyrockets	Snowdrifters Showband	Sonny Knowles of the Pacific Showband	Sounds Anonymous Showband	Sterling Showband

Walter Lewis Enterprise Showband	Woodchoppers Showband	Woodpeckers Showband	The Dreams

Billy has a website devoted to his extensive Japanese Gardens at http://www.fujiyamagarden.com. His book on his exploits in creating the garden was published in Water Gardener magazine in the UK and has also been published as a full colour book, which you can buy on his website at http://www.fujiyamagarden.com/Booksale.html. Here's a link to Billy's page about the Cossacks: http://billyswann.com/cossacks.