Rod Davis one of the original Quarrymen coming to Spirit Store in Dundalk

For fans of the Beatles and their forerunner, The Quarrymen, a treat is in store on Sunday 7 May at 2pm, when Rod Davis, one of the original Quarrymen, appears at the Spirit Store in Dundalk for an event called "An Afternoon With Rod Davis".

The Quarrymen were a skiffle group, formed by John Lennon in 1956. Born in Liverpool in 1941, Rod Davis first met John Lennon at Sunday School when he was 5 years old

In 1956 soon after John formed the Quarrymen, Rod joined to play banjo. He was with the group when they first played at The Cavern and was on stage with John when he first met Paul McCartney at the now legendary St Peter’s Fete in the village of Woolton on 6 July 1957.

Shortly afterwards Rod drifted out of the Quarrymen and he was replaced by Paul., The Quarrymen got back together in 1997 and since then they have travelled most of the world.

In addition to performing with the group An Afternoon with Rod Davis is a solo show in which he explains the roots of skiffle music and tells the story of how it influenced the young Quarrymen growing up in Liverpool, using digital slides and playing and singing many of the songs which featured in the group’s mid-fifties repertoire.

If you are a Beatles’ fan, you can’t miss coming to see Rod to find out how it all started – from a man who was actually there! Tickets, for what is sure to be a very informative and entertaining afternoon, are €15 plus €1.50 booking fee and can be booked here.