Brendan Bowyer (12 October 1938 – 28 May 2020) was an Irish singer best known for fronting the Royal Showband and The Big Eight, and who had five number-one hits in Ireland.
There he was educated at the Model School and Crescent College, singing with the Redemptorist choir before returning to Waterford with his parents.
Within a short time, Bowyer and the band made the decision to relocate to Las Vegas permanently.
2001 saw the release of Follow On, a covers album, where Bowyer performed some of the most popular Irish songs, such as "Summer in Dublin," "What's Another Year," "Past the Point of Rescue," and "I Don't Like Mondays."
2005 saw Brendan and Aisling headlining the entertainment list for the Tall Ships Festival in Waterford, performing in the open air to an estimated crowd of 12,000.