SHOWBAND MEMORIES PROJECT

Thank you for clicking through to learn more about our new Showband Memories Project.

For the last decade, we have been collecting, cataloging and posting as much info as we can on the showbands which toured Ireland between the 1950's and the 1980's. In doing so, it has become obvious this era had a profound effect on the entertainment, culture and most importantly, the people of Ireland.

Until now, we have been so busy learning about the bands, musicians, managers and ballrooms of the era, that we have neglected its impact on you, our community. We want to set that right and have started the Showband Memories Project in an effort to collect, catalog and archive your feelings, memories and experiences of the showband era.

Taking part is simple. Just send us an email to showbands@gmsproductions.com.

Tell us your memories of the halls, the bands, the effect it had on your life, people you met, romances started, anything that will contribute to our understanding of how the showbands truly played an important role in Irish society for over thirty years.

Don't stop there....tell about what else was going on in those days (please give us an idea about the years you are describing). What else was there to do besides dancing? How far would you travel tl go to a dance? How would you get there? How much did it cost? What was happening in the pubs around that time? We want to know EVERYTHING!!

We look forward to hearing and sharing your stories and memories of the era. We also promise to protect your privacy and will not publish any personal information unless we receive direct permission from you.

Regards and thanks,

Gerry Gallagher / email: showbands@gmsproductions.com