Interviewees
Tommy Sands, Gerry Anderson, Steve Travers, members of Different Drums of Ireland, men and women of the Protestant and Catholic communities of Northern Ireland
Interviewers
Vince Hunt and Sara Parker
Additional interviews
Tommy Sands
Songwriters
Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews, Tommy Sands
Associate Musical Director
Graeme Taylor
Singers and musicians
Tommy Sands, Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman, Colum Sands, Ben Sands, Chris While, John McCusker, Andy Seward, Mike McGoldrick, Andy Cutting
Carry On finale
Radio Ballads choir
Aimie, Caoimhe, David, Gavin, Lauren and Paddy from Holy Cross Primary School and Kilbroney Integrated School
Lambeg drummer
Richard Campbell from 'Different Drums', Londonderry
Arranged by Roy Arbuckle
Choir arrangement
Robbie Dinsmore, John Leonard
Location recording
Mike Thornton
Location producers
John Leonard and Vince Hunt
Radio announcer
Alan Dedicoat
Series interviews editor
Annie Grundy
Series music producer/engineer
Andy Seward
Series musical director
John Tams
Series executive producer
John Leonard
Music and archive research
Dorrene Ashcroft and Peter Hardy at the Â鶹Éç Manchester record library; Melanie Peacock at Â鶹Éç Sound Archive, London
The producers would like to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the following people, without whom this programme would not have been possible:
Survivors of the Miami Showband; The Sands family; Gerry Anderson; Eamonn Melaugh; Martin Melaugh at Ulster University; the Different Drums organisation, Londonderry; Ana Leddy and Paul MacAuley at Â鶹Éç Radio Foyle; Kieron Hegarty at Â鶹Éç Belfast; staff at the Canal Court Hotel, Newry; Kay Johnston and Elizabeth Newell at Kilbroney Integrated School; Robbie Dinsmore; Karl Skerstins; Jonathan Golden at DoubleBand Films.
Very special thanks:
Sally Tams
WEBSITE
Website production
Mel Ledgard, Debbie Kilbride, Vince Hunt, Alan Braidwood
Photo credits
CAIN/University of Ulster
Jonathan McCormick, Mural Directory
