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| THE
COSSACKS SHOWBAND Ballymena |
| Photographs The Early Days Big Band Date With the Rolling Stones Publicity Cossacks re-union Links Page |
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| Above
.... one of the first photographs of the band Taken in the canteen of the Braid Water Spinning Mill circa 1961/2 The jackets were Irish linen manufactured in the mill The Cossacks got a cheap deal on 'seconds' |
| Members
of the Cossacks 'fanclub' became proud owners of a Cossacks badge The fan club was run by Barbara Smyth in Ballyclare |
| STOP
PRESS The story of the COSSACKS SHOWBAND is now available on DVD Lasting just under an hour the video contains interviews with the boys and unique footage of the Cossacks re-union dance in 1990 Price is £15 each plus postage and packing Contact Billy Swann for details billyswann@hotmail.com |
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| Above
.... the band as it was in or around 1964 (I remember Tommy Lamont bought
himself a new Gibson guitar around this time and Below ...... another photograph circa 1964/65 when the band were at their height The baritone sax is prominent, as is Tommy's new Gibson guitar Billy played a Fender Jaguar ... a beautiful instrument |
| The band were first managed by Bobby Kyle, later by Harold Clements, and finally by Sammy Barr of Flamingo Ballroom fame, before they finally disbanded in the early 70's when the 'Showband Era' fell away ...... |
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| Above
.... photograph taken in Bellaghy, where the Cossacks got their first 'residential' booking for the winter 'dancing class' run by Annie Kennedy ...........for £5 a night |
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