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Bio:
Stacc (or Stac) is described in contemporary newsprint as a
singer-songwriter/guitarist, active as far back as 1972.
In 1973 he (or they) supported Fruupp at Liberty Hall in Dublin (or was this gig cancelled?).
How this relates to the later phase of the band I cannot say (yet).
In 1976, the lineup above (minus Des Reynolds) was billed as the
Billy Whelan International Modern Dance Orchestra when it performed
as part of a theatrical production assembled by Brendan Balfe (of RTE Radio).
This was Balfe's one man show, at the Tailor's Hall in Dublin in 1976, with the band
providing accompaniment. They were joined by singer Anne Marie Mooney.
They changed their name to Stacc.
Circa 1976-77, they played a Monday night residency at the Saint Lawrence Hotel
in Howth. Their liev set included lots of covers, including several Stephen Bishop songs
among them "Save It For a Rainy Day" (thanks to David Grant).
By 1978 Stacc were being managed by Noel Pearson, and the band
was fronted by two female lead singers, Nicola Kerr
(ex Chips, Swarbriggs) and Caitriona Walsh, who'd
first worked with the band in 1975.
They entered the National Song Content in 1978 with "You Put The Love In My Heart",
written by J. Drummond.
In 1979, Kerr and Walsh joined the New Seekers in 1979, and Bill Whelan joined Planxty.
In the early 80s, Stacc reformed informally as the house band for Brendan Balfe's
RTE Radio 2 show the Balfe Broadcasting Company.
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