Gene Watson Irish Tour 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.
It is here that 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 on this page.
 The
Gene Watson tour of Northern Ireland in August 2006 was organised by JW Promotions.
Supporting Gene Watson during the course of his Northern Ireland tour was Gary Gamble.
Photo Source
James McGarrity
JW Promotions
Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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  Gene Watson & his acclaimed
Farewell Party Band undertook a tour of Northern Ireland in August 2006 (Wednesday
2 August -
Wednesday 9 August) & details of the tour can be found here.
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 the Koch Records Nashville release 'Gene
Watson: Then & Now'.
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.
They 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.
The photo of Gene's mode of transport (pictured above right) was taken by
Maurice McCann outside The Millbrook Lodge Hotel in Ballynahinch, Co. Down on
the afternoon of Monday 7 August 2006.
Photo Source
Maurice McCann, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
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.
Photo Source
James McGarrity,
JW Promotions,
Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Special Thanks
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
(Sarah is Gene Watson's Day-to-Manager & she received permission from
James McGarrity - on my behalf - for the use of certain photos on this site)
Gene Watson: On The Road
 Wednesday
2 August 2006
The Sheepbridge Inn,
Belfast Road, Newry, Co. Down
Performance Review
'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 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'.
Performance Review
Heather McCann, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
Maurice & Heather McCann from
Portadown, Co. Armagh attended the Gene Watson show at the Sheepbridge Inn,
Belfast Road, Newry, Co. Down on Wednesday 2 August 2006.
Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of the evening:
Gene Watson
Staley Rogers
Bass Guitarist with Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Todd Hines
Drummer with Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
with Heather McCann
Staley Rogers
Bass Guitarist with Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
with Heather McCann
Photos Source
Maurice McCann,
Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
James McGarrity of
JW Promotions, Ballycastle,
Co. Antrim attended the Gene Watson show at The Sheepbridge Inn, Belfast Road,
Newry, Co. Down on the evening of Wednesday 2 August 2006.
Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of the evening.
Gene Watson
Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Todd Hines (drums), Kenneth 'Corky Owens (steel guitar), Joe Eddie Gough
(piano), Staley Rogers (bass guitar) & Rick Hawthorne (lead guitar)
Photo Source
James McGarrity
JW Promotions
Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Thursday 3 August 2006
The Killyhevlin
Hotel,
Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Did you attend Gene Watson's performance in The Killyhevlin Hotel in Enniskillen,
Co. Fermanagh? Did you take any photos on the night?
If the answer to both questions is 'yes', I (Sean Brady) would be delighted to
receive copies of any photos taken.
Please submit your photos to me via email
 Friday
4 August 2006
'Afternoon Country with Hugo Duncan'
BBC Radio Ulster Outside Broadcast
Castlewellan, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
'Afternoon Country with Hugo Duncan' was broadcast 'live' from
 Castlewellan
in Co. Down, Northern Ireland (1.30pm-3.00pm) on BBC Radio Ulster, the
corporation's main radio service for the province.
Gene Watson was, of course, the special guest on the day. Gene is pictured here
with BBC Radio Ulster's Hugo Duncan (left) & James McGarrity of
JW Promotions (right).
Photo Source
Maurice McCann, Portadown, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Friday 4 August
2006
The Salmon Leap,
53 Castleroe Road,
Coleraine, Co. Londonderry
Did you attend Gene Watson's performance in The Salmon
Leap in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry? Did you take any photos on the night?
If the answer to both questions is 'yes', I (Sean Brady) would be delighted to
receive copies of any photos taken.
Please submit your photos via email
Saturday 5 August 2006
St. Joseph's Hall,
Omagh, Co. Tyrone
Yes, photos were taken at St. Joseph's Hall in Omagh, Co. Tyrone & will be
added to the Gene Watson Site soon.
Sunday 6 August
2006
The Millennium Forum,
Newmarket Street,
Derry City
Co. Londonderry BT48 6EB
James McGarrity of
JW Promotions, Ballycastle,
Co. Antrim attended the Gene Watson show at The Millennium Forum, Newmarket
Street, Derry City, Co. Londonderry on the evening of Sunday 6 August 2006.
Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of the evening.
Gene Watson
Photos Source
James McGarrity
JW Promotions
Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Monday 7 August 2006
The Millbrook Lodge
Hotel,
5 Drumaness Road,
Ballynahinch, Co. Down BT24 8LS
Maurice & Heather McCann from
Portadown, Co. Armagh attended the Gene Watson show at The Millbrook Lodge
Hotel, Ballynahinch, Co. Down on the evening of Monday 7 August 2006.
Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of the evening.
Gene Watson
Joe Eddie Gough
Piano Player with Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Photos Source
Maurice & Heather McCann, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern
Ireland
Billy Vance from Convoy, Letterkenny, Co.
Donegal, Republic of Ireland attended the Gene Watson show at The Millbrook
Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, Co. Down on the evening of Monday 7 August 2006.
Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of the evening.
Gene Watson with Billy Vance
Photos Source
Billy Vance, Convoy, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Republic of
Ireland
Tuesday 8 August 2006
Co. Antrim Coast
Gene
Watson's Farewell Party Band
Photo 1 (above left)
Rick Hawthorne (lead guitar), Kenneth 'Corky Owens (steel guitar), Staley Rogers
(bass guitar) & Todd Hines (drums)
Photo 2 (above right)
Rick Hawthorne (lead guitar), Staley Rogers (bass guitar), Kenneth 'Corky' Owens
& Todd Hines (drums)
Photo Source
James McGarrity
JW Promotions
Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Wednesday 9 August 2006
The Tullyglass House Hotel,
Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Tom Kelly & Frank Johnston attended
the Gene Watson show at
The Tullyglass House Hotel in
Ballymena, Co. Antrim on the evening of Wednesday 9 August 2006.
Here is a photo taken during the course of the evening:
Photo Source
Frank Johnston
Did you attend
any of Gene Watson's performances during his tour of Northern Ireland in August
2006? Did you take any photos? If the answer to either of these questions is
'yes', I'd be delighted to hear from you. All performance reviews and/or
photos submitted will be gratefully received & credited.
Yours,
Sean Brady
Webmaster
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Gene Watson & his acclaimed
Farewell Party Band undertook a tour of Northern Ireland in August 2006 (Wednesday
2 August -
Wednesday 9 August) & details of the tour can be found here.
