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Tommy Murphy RIP
It is with deep regret that we announced the death, on Aug 22nd 2012, of Tommy Murphy.
Tommy was an accomplished and talented broadcaster and musician. From the early days of 'pirate radio' in the 1980's, Tommy worked for a variety of stations including Alternative Radio West and Castle Radio, both based in Ballina, Westward Radio and Twin County Radio, based in Sligo. When the popular west of Ireland station, Midwest Radio, gained its licence in 1989, Tommy was chosen to present his own programme 'The Tommy Murphy Show' on Sunday mornings. In recent years he also presented a very popular music show on Midwest Radio, entitled 'Rolling Back the Years'.
Tommy was an avid music fan and a talented musician and was a drummer for many years with the legendary Jack Ruane Band and more recently with the Riverboat Jazz band in PJ Duffy's Pub in Ballina.
Tommy was predeceased by his wife Beenie and is survived by his daughters Paula and Brenda and sons Barry and Peter.
Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dhilis.
The programmes below are the last ones recorded for the show prior to Tommy's untimely passing.
The Programmes
- Tommy Murphy Show (1 hour)
- Taree to Shamrock (30 min)
- The Iris & Louis Reid Show (30 min)
- Bernie's Corner
- Sounds Irish
The Presenters
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Tommy Murphy show1 hour of mainly traditional plus your music requests and More. Presented by Tommy Murphy from
Ballina, County Mayo. |
Bernie's CornerPresented by Bernie Doherty from Blackburn Lancs UK. Bernie is the organiser of the Daniel O'Donnell North West Association in England |
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TAREE TO SHAMROCK presented by LEE and JACK Patterson30 mins of the best of music produced and recorded
in Taree New South Wales, Australia |
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Glenn Robison ShowAn hour of "toe-tapping music from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and 30s", presented by Glenn Robison, from Southern California, USA. Glenn has been interested in and collecting "vintage" music since the early 70s when he first heard Fats Waller's "Handful of Keys" on the Dr. Demento Show. The show includes all musical genres, including pop, jazz, show tunes, novelty records, hot dance bands and sweet bands. Requests for particular songs or artists, or suggestions for topics are always welcome. |
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The Iris and Louis Reid ShowIris and Louis Reid are from Sileby in Leicester UK and have been regular listeners to Shamrock Radio for several years. Email: louisreid77@aol.com Requests for particular songs or artists, or suggestions for topics are always welcome. |
Sounds Irish |
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