Ronan Collins.

Stars line up for Reeling In The Showband Years

It's time to hark back to a magical era with the show Reeling In The Showband Years, which returns to the Greville Arms Hotel on Friday January 27, with RTÉ's Ronan Collins.The smash hit show is back in Mullingar with The King Brendan Bowyer, and a galaxy of showband stars, including Tony Kenny, The Royal Showband, Lorraine McDonald, Eurovision stars Tommy And Jimmy Swarbrigg, and The Conquerors Showband.Ronan Collins will once again act as host and compare, and as he is also a brilliant live performer, he will be singing his renowned tribute to Joe Dolan.Brendan Bowyer - one of the biggest showband stars of all, was famous for The Hucklebuck, It's Now Or Never, Boolavogue, and many more - is one of the main highlights of the show.Tony Kenny of The Sands Showband, who had a number one with Any Dream Will Do, will also be performing, while Lorraine McDonald will be doing her fantastic tribute to The Showband Ladies.All this plus the big sound of The Conquerors Showband, one of the greatest showbands of them all, and Eurovision stars Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg.The show's exciting finale is an all-cast salute to the showband era, as the whole cast joins up in a medley of songs from those unique years!It promises to send you home with great memories of a magical and never to be repeated time in Irish popular music.Tickets (€25) are available from hotel reception.