Biography
Martin Codd
Martin Codd (1929 – 2 May 2008) was an Irish singer, author and hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Wexford senior teams
When his playing days ended Codd turned to music and toured with the popular Herdsmen showband. The band played professionally on the roads from 1969 taking in some seven years when they played at all the leading venues throughout Ireland and Britain. Codd also had a large musical following at Fleadh Cheoil competitions throughout the country, resulting in the making of several CDs in the late nineties. During his professional playing career, one of Codd's and the band's biggest hits 'Whisper Your Mother's Name' was in the Irish charts for some time, while in later years he recorded 'Cuchulainn's Son'.'
When his playing days ended Codd turned to music and toured with the popular Herdsmen showband. The band played professionally on the roads from 1969 taking in some seven years when they played at all the leading venues throughout Ireland and Britain. Codd also had a large musical following at Fleadh Cheoil competitions throughout the country, resulting in the making of several CDs in the late nineties. During his professional playing career, one of Codd's and the band's biggest hits 'Whisper Your Mother's Name' was in the Irish charts for some time, while in later years he recorded 'Cuchulainn's Son'.'