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Thread #115712   Message #2981795
Posted By: GUEST,ANDY COURTENAY
07-Sep-10 - 04:47 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Eileen Donaghy Irish folk singer (Oct 2008)
Subject: RE: Obit: Eileen Donaghy Irish folk singer (Oct 2008)
TO-DAY IS A SAD DAY FOR ME SEPT.7 10.FOR I JUST LEARNED OF EILEEN'S DEATH. SHE HAD A BEAUTIFUL GOD GIVEN VOICE AND ONE OF THE GREATEST FRIENDS AN IRISH SONG EVER HAD. I FEEL A VERY LUCKY TO HAVE KNOWN HER AND WORKED WITH HER. EILEEN WAS SO VERY PROUD OF HER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE COUNTY TYRONE TEAMS. AS SHE SAID IN HER SONG I'll FOLLOW THE BOYS. A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS LADY WITH A HEART OF GOLD, SHE TOLD ME WHEN SHE FIRST RECORDED THE RECORD COMPANY HAD HER CUT SIX ALBUMS IN THREE DAYS AND GOING IN THE TAXI TO THE STUDIO SHE WAS LEARNING THE BOYS FROM THE COUNTY MAYO. MANY ARTISTS HAVE RECORDED THIS SONG BUT NOBODY WILL EVER SAY IT BETTER THAN EILEEN DONAGHY. I HOPE NOW THE RECORD COMPANY WILL GO INTO THEIR ARCHIVES AND RELEASE ALL OF EILEENS TREASURED RECORDINGS FOR ALL HER FANS OVER THE WORLD. TYRONE SHOULD ERECT A MONUMENT IN REMEMBERANCE OF THIS GREAT LADY.MY PHONE NO.954 455 5390 410 SE.2ND ST.HALLANDALE FLORIDA 33009. MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY. ANDY COURTENAY.