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Album review : MAMA’S BOYS – Runaway Dreams 1980-92 (5 CD boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date : 26.01.24] CD1: Official Bootleg (1980) CD2: Plug It In (1982) CD3: Turn It Up (1984) CD4: Relativity (1992) CD5: Singles, B Sides and Rarities Three boys from Co. Fermanagh conquer the world. Well no, it … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Belfast, boxset, eighties, Hawkwind, Irish Folk Music, Kerrang!, Mama's Boys, melodic rock, Nazareth, Phil Lynott, review, Slade, Sounds, Thin Lizzy
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Album review: THE PAT McMANUS BAND – Full Service Resumed
David Randall chatted to Pat McManus for his show ‘Assume The Position’ on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 3 October. The interview includes tracks from the new album. The Store For Music [Release date 01.10.21] Pat McManus is the … Continue reading
Album review: PAT McMANUS & ERIC McFADDEN – Two Big MC’s Live at Patrimonio
Bad Reputation [Release date: 01.06.21] Guitarists Pat McManus and Eric McFadden are currently label mates at French company Bad Reputation. They initially met in Paris and went on to perform at the ‘Night of the Guitars’ event at Patrimonio in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Eric McFadden, live, Mama's Boys, Pat McManus, Patrimonio, rock, singer songwriter
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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – Half Moon, Putney, London, 18 April 2018
One of the most welcome developments of recent years has been the return of Pat McManus to the rock environment. The brothers in Mama’s Boys were one of the great bands that nearly made it big before drummer Tommy’s sad … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Celtic rock, gig, Mama's Boys, Marty McDermott, Pat McManus, Paul Faloon
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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – The Rock Den, Hatfield, 28 March 2015
It takes a brave man to promote live gigs in the current climate with so many other demands on people’s time, and particularly so within commuting distance of the bright lights of London and its established scene. So hats off … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Dave Colwell, Gary Moore, gig, Hatfield, Invisible Vegas, Mama's Boys, Marty McDermott, Pat McManus, Paul Faloon, Rock Den, Rory Gallagher, Shooter
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