Big Tom McBride
Beloved country singer Big Tom McBride has died aged 81.
Any excuse.
Irish country legend Big Tom McBride dies (RTÉ)
Rollingnews
Meanwhile…
Statement from the family of Big Tom McBride, 81: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear father this morning. Dad passed away peacefully in the company of his damily. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.”
— the Irish World (@theirishworld) April 17, 2018
Mmf.
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Well done Bodger for posting this. Big Tom was revered in my house growing up. I appreciate many of our younger compadres here won’t necessarily realise the status this fella had in his country down the years. Even my wife shed a tear today but then she’s from up those parts.
RIP.
Yeah, fair play Bodger.
Condolences to his family and many fans.
Never liked CW when young but now I am older I really love it
Watched him a few weeks ago on TV and he looked pretty frail
Frail or not he was great and his interaction with fans was superb
He was a true star humble and will be missed
Heaven will have quite a deep voice to add to its choir
Maybe when it thunders we might realise big tom is clearing his throat
You will be sadly missed
Aw. RIP Big Tom.
Not a country fan myself but there’s no denying Big Tom could draw huge crowds wherever he went. I remember a documentary some years back about Big Tom and one of the questions he was asked was how does he unwind after a gig. In his inimitable Monaghan accent he said “there’s nothing more I like after a concert than to go back to the dressing room for a mug of tay and a big bag of buns”. RIP.
I rarely heard him myself, but those ads on the radio for ‘Big Tom, Declan Nearney, Louise Morrissey’ etc… always made me smile.
R.I.P. Tom, you’ll always be the king in Ireland x
I was at an open air music festival in Monaghan town a few years ago, even though he was only able to sing every second song, he was fabulous to watch and hear.
Always sang in that ‘Blayney accent too, which I loved to hear. A fine man.
Radio One did a lot about this, this morning. 1st Tubs, then Sean O’Rourke. I think they know just how big the C&W community is. Of Course Pat Kenny had nothing, I hadn’t realised he’s moved to Newstalk!
the story, either real or imagined about him being refused a visa for the states because his band was callled ‘the mainliners’ always made me chuckle.
RIP
I heard a story a long time ago that they toured the US in the 60s and drew massive crowds because of that name.
I’m sure many of the patrons who went to the concerts were disappointed with the style of music.
Love this story from the tweet machine….(via @obrien_jonathan )
“Big Tom joins the majority. Good story: Garech Browne once took Mick Jagger to a Big Tom gig in Castleblayney in the early 1980s. Jagger went backstage afterwards and introduced himself. Big Tom refused to believe it was him and ignored him. Jagger flounced off in a huff.”
Thanks Broadsheet
(I didn’t know this was up when I forwarded ye the notice)
Yeah
Big Tom rip
Brought the 4 Roads to everyone
no matter where they ended up
Wagon Wheel my ….