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Brose Walsh makes his debut as a solo performer, at the Horseshoe Hall at Frenchill, outside Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, Europe. He will go on to found and lead The Brose Walsh Showband.Full article:
Thomas Brose : Brose was one of the carpenters employed at the Horseshoe Hall when it was in the course of erection, and it was the first hall that the wheel of fortune moved in his favour.
“The Horseshoe Hall was at the time a very popular centre for dancing and on December 27, 1937, when a band from Dublin failed to turn up for the dance, Brose, who was 18 years old at the time, was called on to come to the rescue. With his accordion, violin and a set of drums, he made a one-man debut. The dances then were from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.”
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“The Horseshoe Hall was at the time a very popular centre for dancing and on December 27, 1937, when a band from Dublin failed to turn up for the dance, Brose, who was 18 years old at the time, was called on to come to the rescue. With his accordion, violin and a set of drums, he made a one-man debut. The dances then were from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.”