Tom McManamon

by **Low D** Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:56 pm

Anybody ever hear Bap Kennedy's old band, Energy Orchard? Tommy played banjo on a couple tracks on their 1995 album Pain Killer:

"She's The One I Adore"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlqGPJfy-xY

and the instrumental "D.F. Dogs".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULkzZvzu-9A

by **Hennybhoy** Fri Dec 16, 2016 9:17 am

Tommy McManamon tribute charity single fairytale of new york by Cathy McManamon & The Biblecode Sundays in aid of diabetes uk out now!

https://www.biblecodesundays.band/

by **Low D** Thu Dec 15, 2016 11:20 pm

10 years ago today, R.I.P.

Somebody's erected a nice facebook page with some lovely photos, and some obscure youtube links, go have a look.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Tom-McManam ... e_internal

by **Low D** Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:52 am

Farting around on the discogs.com website, i've come across a few other places Tom's banjo & guitar can be heard that i hadn't previously seen listed:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/352795-Tom-McManamon

"When Pigs Fly" - Joe Strummer (unreleased soundtrack that does circulate) - with James McNally/Storm
"Never Trust a Hippy" - Adrian Sherwood - banjo on "Spy Dancehall"
"Outlaw" - Alabama 3 - ?
"Slow Fuse" - Little Axe - ?
Iarla Ó Lionáird ‎– I Could Read The Sky - banjo on 4 songs, a couple with McNally/Storm

by **RoddyRuddy** Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:19 pm

http://www.offtherecord.ie/index.php?cu ... s_id=11672

DINGLE SPIKE - KERRY DANCES - PLAMAS RECORDS { PMS 2
£154.22
IP #224
Just seen the above listed record of Dingle Spike.

by **rusty999** Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:41 am

New web address for Kevin Conlon from Dingle Spike

http://www.myspace.com/kevconlon

Try that one and Happy 2010 to all here

by **Low D** Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:31 am

RoddyRuddy wrote:
http://www.kevinconlon.net/
Check the link to Kevin Colon site for a brief history on Dingle Spike

seems to be gone, but here he is now:
www.myspace.com/rocknreelireland

by **twinkle** Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:57 am

Yes I've got Dingle Spike's Far From Home....Jack McCarthy, Timmy O'Brien, james McNally and Tommy Macmanamon.

by **RoddyRuddy** Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:30 pm

"....................Ive been trying to find out more about Dingle SPike < who they are now , I found out Tommy was in them and at some point an excellent Scottish fiddle player Alisdair Frasr amongst othrs. Dont know who they are now though, .........."duncan disorderly end quote

I have 2 old lps of Dingle Spike
1/ Dingle Spike - Dingle Spike SRTX/78/CUS185 (1984)
Line up Paul Theasby , Terry Conlan,Jack McCarthy,Jimmy O"Brien, Kevin Conlan
2/ Dingle Spike - Sunday Papers SRT4 KL167 (1978)
Line up Jack McCarthy , Tony Fitzgibbon , Timmie O"Brien ,Kevin Conlan,& guests Kevin O"Connor & Ted Taylor

http://www.kevinconlon.net/
Check the link to Kevin Colon site for a brief history on Dingle Spike

think they also released ;
Dingle Spike Far From Home (Skellig) 67 ATR

Dingle Spike The Bold Fenian Men (Spike [single]) 59

http://www.barrysaunders.co.nz/bio.html
Just came across the above site for Barry Saunders that may be of interest to Dingle Spike fans of old.I think Barry played bass for them for a while

by **basil** Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:14 am

hello john..........your checkin up on poor tommy too.........wot a shocker........joe duffy here.......no wait ! dont delete just yet ha ha ha .......how you doin ? long time no see........lookin back to the old days too.....where have the last 20years gone.........sometimes wish was back in the 80s........ seemed happier carefree.........never forget those dingle spike days in the pig and shebeen.........theres just no mad gigs like that anymore............ your in cricklewood, going back to our roots ha ha ...........drop us an email....... joeduffy25@hotmail.com .........slainte

by **Doktor Avalanche** Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:48 pm

RoddyRuddy wrote:
Doktor Avalanche wrote:
firehazard wrote:
Shant on wrote:At the risk of making myself look a complete sap (but so what), didnt Tommy MacManamon play on a Depeche Mode track somewhere ? I'd be genuinely interested, by the way

Tommy did indeed play with the Mode, I believe. And toured with them (with Marxman) sometime in the early '90s? Can't remember the details at this moment...

That's news to me and I have all their stuff. Gonna have to check...

Not a Dm fan at all, not sure about this but it could be the b side to Shake the Disease cd track called "Flexible" that Tom played on.
Seen to think it been talked about before ,maybe a fan of Dm or some one with the cd can confirm.
I really can not see where Dm music would find space for a banjo though.

Checked the 12"

and CD

no musician credits on either. :roll:

I gave another listen and it does sound like there is a banjo in there...

by **Doktor Avalanche** Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:42 pm

RoddyRuddy wrote:
Doktor Avalanche wrote:
firehazard wrote:
Shant on wrote:At the risk of making myself look a complete sap (but so what), didnt Tommy MacManamon play on a Depeche Mode track somewhere ? I'd be genuinely interested, by the way

Tommy did indeed play with the Mode, I believe. And toured with them (with Marxman) sometime in the early '90s? Can't remember the details at this moment...

That's news to me and I have all their stuff. Gonna have to check...

Not a Dm fan at all, not sure about this but it could be the b side to Shake the Disease cd track called "Flexible" that Tom played on.
Seen to think it been talked about before ,maybe a fan of Dm or some one with the cd can confirm.
I really can not see where Dm music would find space for a banjo though.

That sounds right, and recalling the song, I can see where it'd fit in. I'll have to remember to check when I'm home (have the 12" and the CD single).

by **firehazard** Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:05 am

RoddyRuddy wrote:
firehazard wrote:
Shant on wrote:At the risk of making myself look a complete sap (but so what), didnt Tommy MacManamon play on a Depeche Mode track somewhere ? I'd be genuinely interested, by the way

Tommy did indeed play with the Mode, I believe. And toured with them (with Marxman) sometime in the early '90s? Can't remember the details at this moment...

Not a Dm fan at all, not sure about this but it could be the b side to Shake the Disease cd track called "Flexible" that Tom played on.
Seen to think it been talked about before ,maybe a fan of Dm or some one with the cd can confirm.
I really can not see where Dm music would find space for a banjo though.

Thanks for that, RR. I'm not sure that track would be in Castle Firehazard's DM collection for me to check. I'll go and have a look later...

by **RoddyRuddy** Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:15 pm

Doktor Avalanche wrote:
firehazard wrote:
Shant on wrote:At the risk of making myself look a complete sap (but so what), didnt Tommy MacManamon play on a Depeche Mode track somewhere ? I'd be genuinely interested, by the way

Tommy did indeed play with the Mode, I believe. And toured with them (with Marxman) sometime in the early '90s? Can't remember the details at this moment...

That's news to me and I have all their stuff. Gonna have to check...

Not a Dm fan at all, not sure about this but it could be the b side to Shake the Disease cd track called "Flexible" that Tom played on.
Seen to think it been talked about before ,maybe a fan of Dm or some one with the cd can confirm.
I really can not see where Dm music would find space for a banjo though.

by **Beisty** Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:41 pm

I have a lot of Mode stuff, and cannot think what track he might have played on. I would hazzard a guess that it would be on one of the albums from Ultra onwards, maybe Exciter. Although some of their remixes and edits on B-sides could be a bit different.

Tom McManamon

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