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Episode 47

Pete Higgins – Music, Documentaries & Memories 

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Florence Cretaro

Pete Higgins

 

 RESOURCES

See Post Below

 

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Pete Higgins | Voices of Boyle Podcast

Welcome to Episode 47 of the Voices Of Boyle Podcast! 

 

Welcome to our latest episode where we dive deep into the creative journey of songwriter, musician, singer and documentary maker, Pete Higgins.

In this episode, we delve into Pete’s musical journey, from his early days of discovering music to writing and performing with bands like Bottle and the Canon Dogs. Pete takes us on a trip down Boyle’s musical lane as we talk about the youth masses, the No Name Club and some of the great musical pubs we had in town. We’ll also discuss his transition into documentary making, and what led him to create a captivating documentary about Boyle and its mysterious connection to UFOs, featuring the legendary Betty Meyler. 

We talk about Pete’s songwriting and the release of his solo albums. At the time of recording, he was working on album number 3 and, as timing would have it, he just released three new songs from the album so it’s brand new material – Congratulations Pete! The timing couldn’t have been better.

You can listen to ‘Harmony’, ‘Try to Understand’ & ‘This Life’ right here:  https://songwhip.com/petehiggins/

Have a listen and enjoy! 

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RESOURCES

An RTE trailer for ‘Great Lighthouses of Ireland’ Series 2
‘Harmony’ Music Video (released on June 21st)
‘The Great Divide’ Music Video
‘UFO’ documentary
A link to listen to the ‘Bottle’ original music
The very first performance of the band ‘Bottle’ in 1997
A playlist of songs recorded by ‘The Canon Dogs’
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Tony Conboy & Maureen O Sullivan

The band “Bottle”

Conboys at Castlecoote early 1950's

Poster for a Bottle Gig in The Rockingham Arms

Tony Conboy & Kathleen (1950's)

The Canon Dogs in Action

Thanks to Brendan O’ Dowd for creating and recording the musical piece for the podcast. 

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