Editor's Note: Larry Cunningham was an Irish country music singer who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s. Meeting with Irish singer Larry CunninghamThe last time I met and interviewed the great Irish showband star Larry Cunningham, he was in great form altogether in sunny Salthill as we discussed such recent highlights of his career as leading the first Irish showband to play Carnegie Hall, and the craic of having earlier performed in Monaco for Princess Grace. He had the gift of a mighty country music voice and, despite his huge success in the entertainment business in the peak era of the unique showbands, he never lost the common touch. The life of Irish singer Larry CunninghamLarry was born and raised on a 50-acre farm and somehow looked and acted like a farmer even in a mohair suit. Also, their music tended more towards the old country and western music, always popular in the provinces from the beginning.