Buddy breaks silence in remarkable comeback

A MUSICIAN abandoned his guitar 10 years ago with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease returns to the stage tonight following a remarkable battle to revive his talents.

Buddy Dalton’s journey back to music came about from a chance meeting earlier this year with therapist Jacqui Mangan. Buddy lives in Askeaton with his wife, Noelle, son Mike, daughter Yvonne and granddaughter Amy. In the heyday of the showbands, he was a bass guitarist with the Capitol showband. He later joined the Paddy Cole Superstars with artists such as Twink.

In 1997, Buddy’s life was thrown into turmoil with the onset of Alzheimer’s at the age of 53.