Gene Watson: Irish Tour: August 2006
Gene Watson has been a consistent touring act within the world of country
music since the very early days of his career in the 1970s.
In this section of the Gene Watson Fan Site, you will find information with
regard to Gene Watson's tour of Northern Ireland, a tour that he undertook in
August 2006.
Gene Watson & his acclaimed Farewell Party Band undertook a tour of Northern
Ireland in August 2006 (Wednesday 2 August - Wednesday 9 August) and details
of the tour can be found here.
The Gene Watson tour of Northern Ireland in August 2006 was organised by
JW Promos; the support act for Gene
Watson during the course of his Northern Ireland tour was Gary Gamble.
It wasn't every day of the week that Gene Watson undertook a tour of
Northern Ireland, so the most was made of a unique opportunity to witness a
Texan country music legend in performance.
Gene Watson's latest album at the time of his Northern Ireland tour in
August 2006 was 'Gene Watson: Then & Now'
(Koch Records Nashville, 2006).
Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band line-up at the time of his Northern
Ireland tour in August 2006 included Jim Black (piano), Kenneth Dean 'Corky'
Owens (steel guitar), Todd Hines (drums), Rick Hawthorne (guitar) & Staley
Rogers (bass guitar).
Jim Black also acted as Gene Watson's road manager.
Monday 31 July 2006
Today, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Rick
Hawthorne, Todd Hines, Staley Rogers & Joe Eddie Gough) flew from
Dallas/Forth Worth Airport in Texas at 1.45pm (central daylight time) & took
a connecting flight to Northern Ireland from Atlanta in Georgia. The guys
arrived in Northern Ireland sometime on the Monday evening & rested up prior
to the commencement of the tour.
Gene & the Farewell Party Band were based in Magherafelt in Co. Derry, from
where they traveled to each of their featured venues; Gene's driver for the
duration of the tour of Northern Ireland was a lady called Shelley.
Tuesday 1 August 2006
Today, Gene Watson was a special guest on 'Country Afternoon with Hugo
Duncan' on BBC Radio Ulster between 1.30pm & 3.00pm. During the course of
the interview, Gene discussed his extraordinary country music career & was
overjoyed at the prospect of his tour of Northern Ireland.
Gene Watson: On The Road
Wednesday 2 August
2006
The Sheepbridge Inn,
Belfast Road, Newry, Co. Down
Performance Review
(Heather McCann, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland)
'Gene Watson came on stage at 9.37pm & performed the following songs:
1 'You're out doing what I'm here doing without'
2 'Where love begins'
3 'Love in the hot afternoon'
4 'One & one & one'
5 'Just to hold her'
6 'Pick the wildwood flower'
7 'Got no reason now for going home'
8 'Baby me baby' (10.05pm)
9 'Cowboys don't get lucky all the time'
10 'Nothing sure looked good on you'
11 'I never go around mirrors'
12 'I don’t need a thing at all'
13 'Paper Rosie' (10.30pm)
14 'Carmen'
15 'I catch myself'
16 'You gave me a mountain'
17 'Fourteen carat mind'
18 'Farewell party'
It was this part of the evening that Gene received a standing ovation. He
then left the stage & the crowd went wild & began shouting for more. Gene
came back on stage & performed his final song which was song number
nineteen.
19 'Should I come home (or should I go crazy)'
A short time later, Gene Watson came out & started signing autographs & posing for
photos. Most people stayed to meet him, so he was there for quite some time.
Gene received not just one standing ovation but received several throughout
the course of the show'.
Thursday 3 August 2006
The Killyhevlin Hotel,
Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Friday 4 August
2006
Today,
'Afternoon Country with Hugo Duncan' was broadcast 'live' from
Castlewellan, Co. Down on BBC Radio Ulster; the broadcast took place between 1.30pm
& 3.00pm).
Friday 4 August 2006
The Salmon Leap,
53 Castleroe Road,
Coleraine, Co. Londonderry
Saturday 5 August 2006
St. Joseph's Hall,
Omagh, Co. Tyrone
Sunday 6 August 2006
The Millennium Forum,
Newmarket Street,
Derry City
Co. Londonderry BT48 6EB
Monday 7 August 2006
The Millbrook Lodge Hotel,
5 Drumaness Road,
Ballynahinch, Co. Down BT24 8LS
Wednesday 9 August 2006
The Tullyglass House Hotel,
Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Please Note
If you would like to share your memories of the Gene Watson & the Farewell
Party Band tour of Northern Ireland in August 2006, or share any photos, or any Gene
Watson-related photos, you are more than welcome to get in touch.
Please check out the
Gene Watson Northern
Ireland Tour 2006 Gallery
The Gene Watson Fan Site is proud of its association (since January 2006) with
Carrie Moore-Reed at
Third Coast
Talent in Nashville.
Carrie Moore-Reed's position at
Third Coast
Talent is that of Gene Watson's Booking Representative - it was in
January 2006 that Carrie Moore-Reed acknowledged the existence of the Gene Watson
Fan Site.
The Gene Watson Fan Site is proud of its firm commitment to bringing you the
Latest Tour Info for Gene Watson. All tour info is courtesy of Carrie
Moore-Reed at
Third Coast Talent in Nashville & Sarah Brosmer at
Lytle Management in Nashville, unless otherwise stated.