Showbands - How Ireland Learned To Dance

[@UnaNeary]

I am Irish and this was the best time of my life. I was in my last year of school when the showbands started in full swing. I followed Joe Dolan and The Drifters mostly, but saw all the other bands too. Used to hitch all over the country and often got a lift back home with the bands. There weren't many ballrooms that I hadn't been to. I still have 20 lp vinyl records from that era. Watching this brought a tear to my eye , so many fantastic memories.

[@liamodriscoll3739]

THE FANTASTIC SHOWBAND DAYS IN IRELAND THANKS TO THE GUYS AND GIRLS FOR THE WONDERFUL SPECIAL HAPPY GOLDEN MEMORIES THROUGHOUT THE DECADES FOR ME ALL DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE FANTASTIC SHOWBANDS R I P AMEN ❤

[@ruthbickerstaffe1915]

Thank you for this wonderful documentary.

[@susanneward7029]

Ardal O’Hanlon. That smile and those dimples… and that gorgeous old vdub. Gotta love it.

[@davidmcdonald4981]

Great documentary that showcases many past Irish ballrooms and showbands when they used to be open invlsing footage from in front of a local ballroom / Hakk that used to be open in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland called St.Mary's Hall, Obin's Street, Portadown when posters for when Royal Showband was going to perform at the hall back in 1963. I'm researching this hall part-time to write a book about the history of this hall. Thank you for uploading this documentary, David.

[@plushypuppy2024]

What an interesting documentary!...Not Irish, and didn't know a thing about any of it, although the bombing of the bandwagon I remember. I will never forget the image of the couple on the dancefloor who looked hilariously uncomfortable!, he looked like her abductor and she was contorted against him looking like her worst nightmare had befallen her!!, what a chuckle!

[@alanfurlong-drummer4419]

Sad that the iconic ballrooms and the showbands are not recognised for the impact they had in Irish society.

[@JoshuaWilloughbyArt]

Wonderful documentary, well done, thank you!

[@atlantataylor7380]

Amazing Documentary Thank you 😁

[@susanmetzger2432]

This something we never had in the United States.I love it. Dickie Rock is still going strong and he's in his seventh decade Love Roly Daniels too.But Margo and the Keynotes and Margo and the Country Folk were awesome.Margo is still going strong to this day and she will be seventy on February 6 same birthday as President Ronald Reagan.She is the Queen!

[@hilarylawrence4588]

My favorite band is the Royal Showband and my favorite tune is "Don't Lose Your Hucklebuck Shoes"!

[@MayLoughran-wb2gg]

My favourite was the Capital ,wasn’t I lucky to grow up there and then.

[@arianrhodhyde7482]

"Spit on me dickie" sounds punk rock to me!

[@LambofGodKnock]

I live the show bands. I was tess than ten

[@baxpiz1289]

showbands would be an . . . ecumenical matter

[@sewingintrifocals-alisonde7778]

BAhaha! My favorite TV show, “Father Ted!”

[@kayluxon5207]

😂