IRISH singing stars The Dublin Legends suffered a huge loss late last year when guitarist and founder member Eamonn Campbell passed away while they were touring Holland.

The late Dubliners musician died at the age of 70 following a short illness. And it had always been his wish that the Legends should continue touring and finish recording the album they had been working on.

This was a follow-up to The Dublin Sessions which featured 16 newly recorded tracks and covered old favourites & classics that the lads wanted to get down on disc. They included The Leaving of Liverpool, Schooldays Over, Pub with No Beer, Rambling Rover, Hand Me Down My Bible and some scorching tunes from Gerry O’Connor: Billy in The Low Ground / The Temperance Reel and of course, Seven Drunken Nights.

A stalwart of the Irish Folk Music scene, Shay Kavanagh has been drafted into the Dublin Legends - formerly The Dubliners – and joins Sean Cannon, Paul Watchorn and Gerry O’Connor.

Shay was a founding member of General Humbert with the great Mary Black and has played with The Dublin City Ramblers for many years. He has joined The Dublin Legends on their Seven Drunken Nights and More Tour, celebrating the St Patrick Day season and stopping off at The Concorde on March 24.

The Dublin Legends have more than 100 years of performing experience between them and Sean was the lead singer with The Dubliners for more than 30 of them. It promises to be one big party at The Concorde as they reel out all the classic songs and ballads known the world over including Whiskey in The Jar, Dirty Old Town, The Wild Rover, Seven Drunken Nights, The Rare Auld Times, Molly Malone, The Irish Rover, Black Velvet Band & many more.

Following the sudden death of founding member Barney McKenna in 2012 and John Sheahans’ decision to retire it was agreed that The Dubliners, as a touring band, would come to an end.

And there The Dublin Legends were born.

In the past five years the band have continued the legacy of The Dubliners by travelling far and wide playing concerts to a whole new generation of Irish music fans. They have wowed audiences in Iceland, Norway, Finland, The Faroe Islands, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and across England, Scotland & Wales.

The Dublin Legends’ gig is a part of a weekend feast of sixties music at the Stoneham Lane club.

On March 23 – on the eve of the Dublin Legends gig - Liverpool legends The Searchers will be returning to The Concorde.

Second to The Beatles in the Mersey beat pecking order, they had huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic which still produce the same foot tapping and arm swaying response as they did all those decades ago.

The Concorde playlist will cover a medley of those chart busters, including Needles and Pins, Sugar and Spice, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, When You Walk in the Room and Love Potion Number 9.

And the history of the group goes beyond the sixties. It has its roots in a skiffle group formed in Liverpool in 1957 by John McNally who is still there today.

Alongside him is Frank Allen(bass guitar and vocals), who joined The Searchers in 1964 and completing The Searchers line up are Spencer James ( rhythm guitarist and vocals) and drummer Scott Ottaway.

For more information about The Dublin Legends and The Searchers gig contact The Concorde on 02380613989 or visit www.theconcordeclub.com