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- ↑ Geoff Wallis, Sue Wilson -The Rough Guide to Irish Music 2001 1858286425 p. 160 "Celtus Pat and John McManus were teenage prodJohngies, winning the All- Ireland championships on fiddle and tin whistle respectively before jettisoning their roots to form Mama's Boys (with their brother Tommy on drums), the hardest-rocking ..."
- ↑ Billboard - 20 June 1998 p.46 "Celtus was formed out of the Mama's Boys, which in the great tradition of Irish family bands featured the three McManus brothers: the ethereally voiced John, guitarist Pat and Tommy, who died from leukemia two years ago. The two surviving ..."
- ↑ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 1857431618 p.327 "... Mama's Boys with brothers Pat and Tommy and toured the world twice; Numerous TV appearances: Mama's Boys disbanded owing to Tom McManus' leukaemia. 1993; Tom died 1994; Changed musical direction and formed new act Celtus ..."
- ↑ Billboard 25 Oct 1997 p.93 "Mama's Boys was a rock act from Northern Ireland, composed of three brothers, with a Jive Records deal. When drummer Tommy McManus fell victim to leukemia, Benson maintained the group's spirit and purpose and ... brothers gained a new record deal with Sony Music's U.K. imprint, S2, as the more traditionally inclined Celtus, which Benson describes as "Pink Floyd meets Clannad meets Enigma."
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