The Shamrocks performing at Copper Cat coffee house

Possibly about 1959 to possibly about 1962

Dion Murphy and other members of the musical band, The Shamrocks, performing to an audience at the Copper Cat coffee house.

Contributors note: "Dion Murphy played in a variety of bands, which in 1958 obtained a residency in a local coffee lounge called The Copper Cat at 137 Lower High Street, Christchurch. The band at the Copper Cat reformed to become Dion Shannon and the Shamrocks in 1959. The Copper Cat was one of the original night spots in Christchurch and attracted a large regular following - it became a favourite spot for musicians such as Howard Morrison and the Howard Morrison Quartet, to drop in for "coffee" after their local gigs, as the hotels closed at 6pm, and the Copper Cat stayed open till 2:00am in the morning, something rare in 1959."

Creator: Peter Basire

Contributor: Barbara Newcombe

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-BaNe-0017

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

The Shamrocks performing at Copper Cat coffee house

Comments

Report this entry

More from the same area

Rowing on the Avon River in the Botanic Gardens

Edna Jackson with her teacher Miss Eleanor Isherwood outside Purau school house

Hut near Cora Lynn and the Waimakariri River, near Bealey

George Thomas Hawker from New Brighton, known as 'The Father of New Brighton'

Mavis Suckling and Cyril

Horace and Eunice Waterman, Oxford, Canterbury

Official opening of the Bealey Bridge in Canterbury

Christchurch Pipe Band Contest

Scottish Society Pipe Band, winners of the B Grade Championship

Mrs Myrtle Teague & her daughter Betty Teague in Cathedral Square

Horse drawn drainage installation

Gordon Ogilvie on the Port Hills

Anzac Day parade, Wigram Pipe Band

Akaroa from above

The Canterbury University College pipe band on capping day

Clarendon Hotel decorated for the Royal visit

Ballantynes decorated for the Royal visit

The Queen on the balcony of the Clarendon Hotel during the Royal Visit

Hay's Department Store decorated for the Royal visit

DIC building decorated for the Royal visit

The Queen during the Royal visit in Cathedral Square

Elephant float preparing for the Hay's Christmas Parade

Train float for the Hay's Christmas Parade