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Barroom buddies and friends
The new CD called “Ivan’s wishes” came about when our good friend Ivan died from cancer. There was always a jam in our house on a Wednesday night and Ivan was always the life and soul of the session on his banjo
Ivan Kernaghan was a well respected guitar player and had a few bands going in the 70s and 80s One of the first bands rod ever joined was one of Ivan’s called The Villagers. Through the years Ivan’s musical career touched many people who heard him play, and inspired many of the musicians who played along with him.
Ivan left a great legacy behind, a CD that Ivan and his nephew Jason Kernohan had started to record, but sadly were unable to finish with Ivan’s untimely passing.
Ivan’s last wish was that his friends would finish it and that’s exactly what his friends have done. As a fitting tribute to Ivan some of the best musicians in Ireland have joined together to complete “Ivan’s Wishes” and at Ivan’s request the recorded CD will be released and all proceeds from the CD will go to the Marie Curie organisation.
Some of the friends of Ivan’s on the CD are Rod, Tracey, Eamonn, Les, Cloudy and Jason kernohan A fitting tribute to a well loved and respected musician who will be sadly missed by family,friends and fellow musicians.
Tracey
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