New Release From Big Tom
14 Track Album With 2 New Songs
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 pop charts of Ireland. In the early seventies the band changed their name to just The Mainliners however soon afterwards they adopted the name Big Tom and the Mainliners.
Tracks Listing
Around Ireland
Old Father Time New
The Ghost Of Glengevlin New
Four Country Roads
5,000 Miles From Sligo
Cottage On The Borderline Of Galway & Mayo
Pretty Little Girl From Omagh
Back To Castleblayney
Where The Grass Grows The Greenest
My Donegal Shore
Connemara Country Boy
Streets Of Dublin City
Clones Cyclone
My Rose Of The Mountain
My Old Home In Mayo
Original line up 1966
Big Tom - Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, Saxophone, Rhythm Guitar, Alto Saxophone
Seamus McMahon - Lead guitar, Fiddle, Vocals, Violin
Henry McMahon - Tenor sax, Vocals, Bandleader, Percussion
John Beattie - Keyboards, Piano
Cyril McKevitt - Trombone, Vocals
Ronnie Duffy - Drums, Vocals
Ginger Morgan - Bass guitar, Vocals