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Making a Scene Presents · August 15 · 29 min

Gerry Casey's Interview with Gloria

Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Gloria In Ireland, the name Gloria carries a special kind of recognition. For generations of country and showband fans, it points to Gloria Smyth, later widely known as Gloria Sherry, the Navan-born singer whose recording of “One Day at a Time” became one of the defining Irish country hits of the late 1970s. Born in County Meath in 1951, Gloria grew up in a musical family. Her father, Jimmy Smyth, led The Arcadians, and Gloria’s first taste of show business came early, dancing and playing accordion with the family band. Music was not a hobby waiting politely in the corner. It was part of the household, part of the working life, and part of the world she stepped into as a young performer. http://www.makingascene.org

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Gloria

In Ireland, the name Gloria carries a special kind of recognition. For generations of country and showband fans, it points to Gloria Smyth, later widely known as Gloria Sherry, the Navan-born singer whose recording of “One Day at a Time” became one of the defining Irish country hits of the late 1970s.

Born in County Meath in 1951, Gloria grew up in a musical family. Her father, Jimmy Smyth, led The Arcadians, and Gloria’s first taste of show business came early, dancing and playing accordion with the family band. Music was not a hobby waiting politely in the corner. It was part of the household, part of the working life, and part of the world she stepped into as a young performer.

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