THE Ronan Collins Showband Show ‘Reeling In the Showband Years’ has been a smash hit for the past 11 years and it returns to the treaty city for once again to UCH on Sunday March 20 to celebrate it’s amazing twelfth year touring and filling theaters around the country. Tickets are on sale at UCH 061 331 549 and online at www.uch.ie.
This year’s show boasts a strong lineup with Ronan Collins as host and compare.
Red Hurley is a superstar of The Showband Era! Has enjoys a huge international career and has been feted from Las Vegas to the Deep South of USA.
His big soaring voice has captivated audiences since he hit the stage with The Nevada Showband. Hear his stunning voice on ‘How Great Thou Art” and “When’ to up tempo songs Like ‘Tennessee Special’ among his other massive hit records.
Linda Martin was lead singer with that great band Chips. She won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 with ‘Why Me’ and has presented and featured in multiple shows on RTE
Ronan Collins will sing his renowned tributes to Joe Dolan, The Eurovision and expect much more from RTE’s Mr. Music.
Keith and Lorraine McDonald are the great brother and sister combination from one of the oldest showbiz families in Ireland. Their father, Frankie was trumpet player with Joe Dolan for many years. Lorraine is one of the brightest talents to emerge from the late Showband era and Keith is a star in his own right! Watch their smash hit show Keith & Lorraine’s Music Hour on Spotlight TV (Sky 365).
Shaun O’Dowd and his band Ding-A-Ling was one of the biggest drawing acts in Ireland right through the 70’s. He topped the charts for weeks with his smash hit records ‘You Are No Angel’ and ‘It’s Good To See You’.
The Conquerors Showband are among the greatest Showbands and still packing them in everywhere they go. The Galway boys sang ‘Baby Blue’ and many more hits.
The show’s exciting finale is an all cast salute to the Showband Era. All of the stars join in for a medley of songs from the unique Showband years! The show is guaranteed to bring you back in time to this magical musical period of wonderful and never to be repeated time in Irish popular music.
