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The Singing Mayor


Posted by Royal on July 14, 2011 at 11:03:48:

In 1959, when the popular Mayor of Sligo, Ald. James Gannon left for America for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, he took with him a copy of a song composed by C/bar Cllr. Kevin Collins. The Mayor was a noted and accomplished singer and sang at numerous charity events. The song was “Song of Exile” and was arranged by Sean O’Connell, B.E., organist, Castlebar.
Kevin Collins was a very talented musician and as a boy broadcast many times from Radio Eireann as a violin soloist. He also broadcast with his father, JJ Collins, former member of C/bar UDC and a noted flautist.

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