This special Christmas edition of Phil Coulter’s hugely popular show celebrates the 1960s “Ballad Boom” in Ireland, when Irish songs suddenly became all the rage in ballrooms and concert venues – a revival that was helped by the exposure the new stars of this genre got on “Telefis Éireann” (as the new service was then called). Phil is joined by some of the big personalities of that era for a nostalgic hour of music and song.
Taking part are Dermot O’Brien, Johnny McEvoy, Jimmy Crowley and the New Barleycorn group, along with some of today’s current musical crop – banjoist extraordinaire Gerry O’Connor and guitarist Donagh O’Malley.