The Swarbriggs

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Thomas "Tommy" Swarbrigg and John James "Jimmy" Swarbrigg are

". The brothers wrote both songs.

They also scored numerous other top 20 chart hit singles in Ireland during the 1970s, including "Joanne" (a No. 1 hit in 1976), "Looking Through The Eyes Of A Beautiful Girl", "If Ma Could See Me Now", "Funny" and many more. They had over 20 top 20 Chart Entries through the 1970s, which were all self composed^{[citation needed]}.

Early years

From 1962, Tommy played

and worked independently of the showband, leaving altogether in 1975, the first year they competed in the Eurovision.

Jimmy Swarbrigg claims that they would have won the Eurovision in 1977 if it wasn't for political voting motivated by a dispute over fishing rights.^[2] They ended up placing third that year.

Musical Promotion and Management

They retired as performers in 1980 and In later years they had various business ventures, including promoting concerts in Ireland for various Irish and foreign artists, including

Legacy

The brothers were attributed as the inspiration for the '

The re-written song of The Swarbriggs "If Ma Could See Me Now" was heard from the 2002–2008

Mrs Brown's Boys

direct-to-video film series in Ireland.

References

• Swarbrigg Entertainment official site as music promoters
• From Ian Gallagher's showbands site:
  • Swarbriggs
  • Times Showband
  • Drifters
• From Irish-showbands.com:
  • The Drifters (1964-1980's)
  • The Times (1968-1982)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cross Your Heart "	Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975	Succeeded by When "
Preceded by When "	Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977	Succeeded by Born to Sing "