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Biography
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Frank Bourke and the White Rose Orchestra
Members: Frank Bourke, Graham Martin (6), Patrick Bourke (3), John Fitzgerald (14), Brian Rush (2), Pat Bourke (3)
Formed in 1936 the White Rose Orchestra was led by Frank Bourke with his brother Patrick and John Matherson playing banjo & mandolin, Andy Pono on Saxophone, and Frank himself playing piano. The White Rose Orchestra era ended with the death of Frank Bourke in 1989.