Irish Music

Big Tom and The Mainliners is a Country and Irish Showband from the Castleblayney area of County Monaghan, Ireland. Originally named as The Mighty Mainliners, the band became famous after appearing on RTÉ Television in 1966 performing their hit song Gentle Mother which reached number 7 in the Irish pop charts. In the early seventies, the band changed their name to The Mainliners, however soon afterwards they adopted the name Big Tom and the Mainliners in line with other Irish Showbands where a single man was used to take centre stage.

Tara Blaise is a female pop folk rock singer from Ireland. The eldest of six children, she was born in London but at the age of three moved with her parents to Ireland and grew up in the rambling hills of Aughrim County Wicklow.

Daniel Francis Noel O’Donnell was born on December 12, 1961 and is an Irish singer from County Donegal. He has achieved success in both Europe and North America. He has starred in seven concert specials seen on public television stations (PBS) throughout America.