Empire Showband

The Emerald Showband was an Irish 1960's showband from Limerick, around lead singer Ger Cusack (c 1942 - 3 March 2019). The Irish showband is a dance band format which was popular in Ireland mid-1950s to the mid-1980s; though some showbands have survived until the present day. The showband was based on the internationally popular six- or seven-piece dance band. The band's basic repertoire included standard dance numbers and covers of pop music hits.