The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #5209   Message #4038168
Posted By: GUEST,Shay
07-Mar-20 - 05:47 PM
Thread Name: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
Subject: RE: Anyone heard of The Jolly Beggarmen group?
Wendy, Don't know if you still read this thread or not. I have only come across it. Am not familiar with how it works. I have never contributed to anything like this before. Just to let you know that I knew your Dad in the late sixties. We started a little group called The Waxers (Waxer being your Dad's nickname). There were three of us in the group: your Dad - lead singer, Jimmy McKenna - guitar, and myself on tenor banjo - Shay Mc Donald. We played in O'Meara's on Aston Quay On Monday nights and the Castle Inn in Lord Edward Street on Sunday mornings. We used to play at the session O'Donoghue's on Saturday nights. I'm sure you're aware that our photo is still on the wall there in the back lounge from over fifty years ago. I was sorry to hear your Dad has passed on. He was a great ballad singer. I am living now in Wexford and visit Dublin now and again. I would love to have a chat with you when we visit Dublin again but I don't know how to go about it. You mightn't even be aware of this correspondence. Hopefully you will see it.