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Blaze X (1979-1981) were an Irish punk band. The band was formed in Tuam, Co. Galway. They released a successful single in 1980, Some Hope which became Larry Gogan's Hit song of the week on 2FM. It's b-side, Rippy, about serial killer The Yorkshire Ripper was banned by the RTE. Their finest moment came when they supported U2 in front of a packed Leisureland in Galway. Frontman Paul Cunniffe went on to have a solo career in London, but tragically died in 2001. Guitarist Davy Carton went on to form famous Irish band, The Saw Doctors. Look up punk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is on the west coast of Ireland. ... Larry is delighted that he is to receive a Meteor Award. ... RTÉ 2FM, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to, is RTÉs second national radio station. ... Peter Sutcliffe (born June 2, 1946), infamous as the Yorkshire Ripper, was convicted in 1981 of the murders of thirteen women and attacks on seven more from 1975 to 1980. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; English: Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national state broadcaster of Ireland. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Connacht County: Dáil Éireann: Galway West European Parliament: North-West Dialling Code: 091 Postal District(s): G Area: 50. ... Paul Cunniffe (1962-2001) was an Irish singer-songwriter from Tuam, Co. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The Saw Doctors are a folk-rock band from Tuam, County Galway in the west of Ireland, named after the itinerant craftsmen who once traveled from sawmill to sawmill sharpening and repairing saws. ...


Following the death of Paul Cunniffe, a CD of their songs was released in 2003. It features various live tracks recorded from a gig in the Scout Hall in Tuam, and tracks recorded in the RCF studio in Ballybane in Galway City. The CD is now available from the Saw Doctors Official website. Paul Cunniffe (1962-2001) was an Irish singer-songwriter from Tuam, Co. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... The Saw Doctors are a folk-rock band from Tuam, County Galway in Ireland. ...


External links

  • http://www.heymartina.com/shams/blazex3.html
  • http://irishrock.org/ipnw/b.html
  • http://www.sawdoctors.com
  • http://www.myspace.com/paulcunniffe


 
 

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