We thank Presenter, John Greene for advance information on this Sunday evening’s programme – 16th Jan. 2022 at 7pm on C103. (S.R.)
Where The Road Takes Me – Sunday 16th Jan.
On this week’s edition of Where the road takes me, John Greene concludes the two-part programme – ‘The Story and Music of Manfred Mann & The Kanturk Connection’.
Manfred’s mother Alma has married local man Donal Hanrahan and settled in Kanturk. After the death of her husband, Alma’s health deteriorates and she develops Alzheimers. Local couple Jackie and Teresa Carroll speak about looking after Alma during her final days.
Manfred Mann talks about the futility of drugs, which were part of many musician’s life in the sixties.
And………
The progression from Manfred Mann to Manfred Mann’s Earthband in the seventies. The band still play to this day.
‘Where the road takes me goes to air at 7 – this Sunday evening on C103.
