Bluesville – and The Action – with my old friend Peter Adler – also Paul Williams is in that pic – Ian was just in the hottest groups around – a million miles from the showbands who covered most of the market them. He always seemed calm and unruffled during all the teeny-bopping chaos and fun – especially those regular gigs in The Stella, Mount Merrion. There was a tennis club on the Merrion Road headin towards Dublin from Dun Laoghaire – can’t be sure of the name – Lansdown, Bective … sorry … but Bluesville on this particular night, was headed by Ian Whitcombe of ‘You Turn Me On’ fame – a bit hit in the UK and possibly less so the US – I remember Deke O’Brien playing that night too. That was a great night – so many interesting friends from all over. The best gig ever in a tennis club. As I said, Ian played with the best – that’s how highly they thought of him – Rip it up, Ian
- Regan