THEN	NOW

The Carlton Showband, is celebrating its 50 years performing.

The original band was formed in Brampton, Ontario in 1963 while performing on St. Patrick's Day. The band performed across Canada for 35 years from 1964 to 1996. They always stayed close to their image on and off the stage.

They disbanded in 1996, however a few original members remained to keep going and added some new members and continue to perform in 2013.

The original band had a CTV Show, Pig and Whistle for 10 years, 1967-1977 and was on of the highest rated shows in the CTV collection. They produced around 27 albums and had 19 singles on radio. They had many Gold and Platinum albums.

In 1975 they won a Juno for Country Group of the year. They were nominated in 1980 & 81 for the same category.

Through the years, some band members left the band and new members were added, but the band carrried on.

The original band comprised of: Chris O'Tool, Seamus Grew, Christy McLaughlin, Sean McManus, Fred White, Mike Feeney, Bob Lewis, Johnny Patterson and Edwin Mitch McCoy.

The band today consists of Freddie White (1963 original member), Greg Donaghey, Larris and Robert Benoit, Aaron Lewis and Roddie Lee.