Airchords

The Airchords

The story of The Airchords will be featured in our "Be My Guest" pages in the future. If you would like to share your memories of The Airchords, please write a paragraph and email it to "post @ irishshowbands dot net". Comments and memories of friends, band-members and fans will be published on this page.

When eight young members of the Irish Air Corps decided to put a showband together in 1960, it was fitting that they should decide to name the band The Airchords, a composite of both jobs! The band was to last for 12 years, and in that time, achieve many milestones, including topping the Irish singles charts twice.....(to be continued in "Be My Guest")

Selected Discography

1965 - A Knock On The Door / Yeh, You My Girl - Columbia IDB 743
1965 - Are You Sincere / Here I Stand - Columbia IDB 746
1966 - Worry / Run Samson Run - Pye 7N 17075
1966 - The Leaving Of Liverpool / Don't You Believe It - Pye 7N 17227
1967 - The Irish Soldier / Big Job - Pye 7N 17304
1967 - Treat Me Daughter Kindly / Cathedral In The Pines - Pye 7N 17421
1968 - The Ring Your Mother Wore / I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing - Pye 7N 17480
1968 - Kinsale / Harbour Of Love - Pye 7N 17526
1968 - Piccolo Man / Walking On New Grass - Pye 7N 17614
1969 - The Battle's O'er / Sing Me Back Home - Pye 7N 17805
1969 - Kevin Barry / Limbo Rock - Pye 7N 17822
1970 - Loughlin / The Streets Of Dungannon - Pye 7N 17929
1971 - When We Were Young c/w Hush A Bye Boy Ruby RUB.121
1971 - Three Good Reasons / Here I Stand - Ruby RUB 136
1971 - I Only Live To Love You / Longing To Hold You - Ruby RUB 148
1972 - This Is My Lovely Day / The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee - Ruby RUB 156