Stephen Travers
@stephentravers.bsky.social
Musician and Author: www.stephentravers.org
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The killing of three members of the Miami Showband sent shock waves across Ireland in 1975. Now one survivor doggedly pursues the truth.
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Watch our Emmy nominated documentary, ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre, on Netflix. www.netflix.com/title/80191046
I started playing guitar when I was 11 years of age and took up bass guitar at 15. I had no interest in making it past the entertainment pages but, as John Lennon said, ‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’. #IrishBookAwards2025
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I started playing guitar when I was 11 years of age and took up bass guitar at 15. I had no interest in making it past the entertainment pages but, as John Lennon said, ‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’. #IrishBookAwards2025
The Bass Player; Surviving The Miami Showband Massacre was published just five weeks ago and I am totally overwhelmed by the fabulous response at home and abroad. I can’t thank you enough.
October 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Bass Player; Surviving The Miami Showband Massacre was published just five weeks ago and I am totally overwhelmed by the fabulous response at home and abroad. I can’t thank you enough.
I am delighted to announce that The Bass Player; Surviving The Miami Showband Massacre is in the bookstores from today and I’m truly honoured that the brilliant Hollywood producer, Alexandra Orton who produced our Emmy nominated Netflix documentary, has written the foreword.
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I am delighted to announce that The Bass Player; Surviving The Miami Showband Massacre is in the bookstores from today and I’m truly honoured that the brilliant Hollywood producer, Alexandra Orton who produced our Emmy nominated Netflix documentary, has written the foreword.
On Sept. 19th, 1974, The Miami Showband first contacted me to play bass with them, I did not accept their offer then but I joined the following year and the rest is history. On Sept. 19th, 2025, exactly fifty one years later, I will make my first appearance on The Late Late Show.
September 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On Sept. 19th, 1974, The Miami Showband first contacted me to play bass with them, I did not accept their offer then but I joined the following year and the rest is history. On Sept. 19th, 2025, exactly fifty one years later, I will make my first appearance on The Late Late Show.
Fifty years; the push of a button by my wonderful, courageous publishers, New Island and Birlinn, has resulted in a packed diary of international speaking events for 2025 / 2026.
September 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fifty years; the push of a button by my wonderful, courageous publishers, New Island and Birlinn, has resulted in a packed diary of international speaking events for 2025 / 2026.
It is essential for our new president to embody everything we desire our country to be: strong, dignified, wise, ethical, courageous and compassionate. We must settle for nothing less.
August 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It is essential for our new president to embody everything we desire our country to be: strong, dignified, wise, ethical, courageous and compassionate. We must settle for nothing less.
Invitation to all.
July 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Invitation to all.
In his book, The Killing of The Reavey Brothers; British murder and cover-up in Northern Ireland, Eugene Reavey has responded with courage and determination to 50 years of the most diabolical injustice that any family should ever face. This is not just a book, it’s an experience.
July 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In his book, The Killing of The Reavey Brothers; British murder and cover-up in Northern Ireland, Eugene Reavey has responded with courage and determination to 50 years of the most diabolical injustice that any family should ever face. This is not just a book, it’s an experience.
When the screaming subsides and the blood dries on the ground only to be carried away by the winds of change and you are asked if you spoke out for the innocent, what will your answer be?
The Bass Player; Anthem for the innocent
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The Bass Player; Anthem for the innocent
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The Bass Player Miami Showband Stephen Travers — New Island Books
Fifty years on from the Miami Showband Massacre, their bass player, Stephen Travers, faces his trauma to reconnect with his younger self.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When the screaming subsides and the blood dries on the ground only to be carried away by the winds of change and you are asked if you spoke out for the innocent, what will your answer be?
The Bass Player; Anthem for the innocent
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/theba...
The Bass Player; Anthem for the innocent
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/theba...
It is not ‘The Big Lie’ that rewrites history, it is the carefully crafted toxic bundle of half truths, subtle deflections and omissions, framed by self-styled ‘honest’ brokers and amplified by compliant media propagandists, that best serves historical revisionism. #Agnotology
March 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It is not ‘The Big Lie’ that rewrites history, it is the carefully crafted toxic bundle of half truths, subtle deflections and omissions, framed by self-styled ‘honest’ brokers and amplified by compliant media propagandists, that best serves historical revisionism. #Agnotology
The Miami Showband 50th Anniversary Concert on Sept 29th at Vicar Street will celebrate the lives of three young men who succeeded beyond their wildest dreams in bringing happiness to all regardless of religion or politics. Lineup will be announced over the coming weeks & months.
February 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Miami Showband 50th Anniversary Concert on Sept 29th at Vicar Street will celebrate the lives of three young men who succeeded beyond their wildest dreams in bringing happiness to all regardless of religion or politics. Lineup will be announced over the coming weeks & months.
Praying for Pope Francis 🙏
February 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Praying for Pope Francis 🙏
Happy Heavenly Birthday to our lead singer and keyboard player Fran O’Toole. #MiamiShowband #ForeverYoung
February 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to our lead singer and keyboard player Fran O’Toole. #MiamiShowband #ForeverYoung
Remembering my friend, Seamus Mallon, on the 5th anniversary of his passing. Beannacht Dé lena anam.
January 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Remembering my friend, Seamus Mallon, on the 5th anniversary of his passing. Beannacht Dé lena anam.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful New Year with the fervent hope that 2025 heralds an era in which Peace, with Truth and Justice, is universally recognised and accepted as the ultimate and only real victory for mankind. #2025
December 31, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful New Year with the fervent hope that 2025 heralds an era in which Peace, with Truth and Justice, is universally recognised and accepted as the ultimate and only real victory for mankind. #2025
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
December 24, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
It is right to condemn the slaughter of children. It is wrong not to condemn the slaughter of children.
December 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
It is right to condemn the slaughter of children. It is wrong not to condemn the slaughter of children.
The idea that there could be any winners in a nuclear war is insane. Leaders who rely on the threat of ‘mutual assured destruction’ are gambling with your life and billions of other lives. The threat is real. Draw back from the brink. Demand an end to all wars. Demand to live. #BanTheBomb
December 15, 2024 at 11:57 PM
The idea that there could be any winners in a nuclear war is insane. Leaders who rely on the threat of ‘mutual assured destruction’ are gambling with your life and billions of other lives. The threat is real. Draw back from the brink. Demand an end to all wars. Demand to live. #BanTheBomb
Three years ago today, after more than nine years fighting them in the High Court, the British government threw in the towel. #NeverGiveUp £1.5m damages settlement over Miami Showband massacre www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
£1.5m damages settlement over Miami Showband massacre
Survivors and relatives of those murdered in the Miami Showband massacre are to receive nearly £1.5m (€1.75m) in total damages to settle claims over suspected collusion with the loyalist terrorist mur...
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December 13, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Three years ago today, after more than nine years fighting them in the High Court, the British government threw in the towel. #NeverGiveUp £1.5m damages settlement over Miami Showband massacre www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Each year, our wonderful daughter decorates the Christmas tree and each decoration holds a memory of where we were on our journey as a family.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
December 5, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Each year, our wonderful daughter decorates the Christmas tree and each decoration holds a memory of where we were on our journey as a family.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
Regardless of which way the wind is blowing, sitting on the fence in a storm is not the best position to take.
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Regardless of which way the wind is blowing, sitting on the fence in a storm is not the best position to take.
A timely reminder for every candidate in the run-up to #GeneralElection
November 22, 2024 at 9:15 AM
A timely reminder for every candidate in the run-up to #GeneralElection
Remembering the victims of The Birmingham Pub Bombings and their loved ones @Justice4the21 along with those who were wrongfully accused of that despicable crime committed on this day 50 years ago. Wishing my dear friends Peace, Truth and Justice now and always. #StrongerTogether
November 21, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Remembering the victims of The Birmingham Pub Bombings and their loved ones @Justice4the21 along with those who were wrongfully accused of that despicable crime committed on this day 50 years ago. Wishing my dear friends Peace, Truth and Justice now and always. #StrongerTogether
We get together every week and it’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time. Thanks to Gerry and Tony and the lads for convincing me to be part of this. Music is a different universe.
November 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM
We get together every week and it’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time. Thanks to Gerry and Tony and the lads for convincing me to be part of this. Music is a different universe.