Searchers' Religion

RJHC · Post by **RJHC** » Tue Jun 05, 2001 10:47 am

_THIS MIGHT SEEM PERSONAL BUT IT MIGHT BE OUT IN

THE PUBLIC DOMAIN . WHAT RELIGION DID THE

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE SEARCHERS BELONG TO ?

_I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT PETER NOONE AND

GERRY MARSDEN WERE CATHOLICS . I THOUGHT THEY

WERE ALL ANGLICAN .

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Jun 06, 2001 10:47 am

RJHC: I confess to listening to The Searchers religiously.

RJHC · Post by **RJHC** » Wed Jun 06, 2001 12:39 pm

_AMEN BROTHER ! HALLELUJAH !

Tim_Viney · Post by **Tim_Viney** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 8:42 am

Both John McNally and Mike Pender are Roman Catholics. I have an article about them which appeared in a Roman Catholic newspaper during the SIRE period.

RJHC · Post by **RJHC** » Thu Jun 07, 2001 8:55 am

_THANKS TIM . IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD POST

THIS ARTICLE ON HERE ? I WOULD APPRECIATE IT .

jimmore · Post by **jimmore** » Wed Jun 13, 2001 11:46 pm

Liverpool, over the years, was a destination for many Irish immigrants and became well known as an Irish Catholic enclave. I believe Manchester to a degree also. Besides Gerry, Peter Noone, and John and Mike from the Searchers, at least half the Beatles, Paul and George, were baptized as Catholics. I'd say there was some Catholicism in John Lennon's backround as his dad Freddie was, I believe, from Dublin originally. In fact, its historically documented that the Beatles and their early incarnations (Quarrymen, Moondogs, Silver Beatles) played many a Catholic Social Hall in and around Liverpool. I'm sure The Searchers played some of the same venues. So...its not unusual to see a strong Catholic presence among the great Northern beat groups.
Any bets on Freddie Garrity??

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Jun 14, 2001 1:17 am

Jim: An interesting historical perspective. Thanks for the details.

jimmore · Post by **jimmore** » Sun Jun 24, 2001 9:48 am

As an afterthought, I would love to read the John and Mike article as well. Any possibility for posting???? Thanks.