October 03, 2023

MIAMI SHOWBAND MASSACRE, LOYALIST/BRITISH SECURITY FORCE COLLUSION & SEARCHING FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE| Stephen Travers, Miami Showband Massacre Survivor

1 hour 48 minutes

Stephen Travers was a young bass player, blissfully out-of-touch with the conflict erupting in Northern Ireland as he joined one of the country’s biggest showbands; The Miami.
Shortly after joining Stephen’s life would be altered forever when the band became the victims of a bombing and then mass sh*oting by the UVF and members of the British security forces in 1975.

Stephen describes in detail how the events of the night unfolded, first appearing to be a routine UDR/British army checkpoint before hell broke loose and one of the most prolific sh*otings took place..

Stephen tells us about his thought process as he dealt with the trauma from the event over following months and years. He also began a multi-decade search for the truth about who planned the attack, the true intentions of the attackers, who was there on the night, the role that British security forces played and the roles of loyalist Robin Jackson and Capt. Robert Nairic played in the attack.

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A RATING TO HELP THE SHOW CONTINUE TO GROW

***TIMESTAMPS***

00:00 Intro, joining the Miami Showband
08:40 Stephen’s lack of awareness about the conflict in Northern Ireland
14:40 Lead up to July 31st 1975
19:25 THE NIGHT OF THE ATTACK
31:40 English officer arrives (“posh accent”)
39:00 UVF B*MB DETONATES PREMATURELY
47:00 How many gunmen were there ?
54:20 Thought on the Legacy & Reconciliation Bill (recorded before bill passed)
58:40 The weeks after the shooting
1:06:45 “I understand why I was shot”
1:07:50 Finding out who was behind the attack and who carried out the attack
1:14:30 WHO WAS THERE ON THE NIGHT (ROBIN JACKSON & ROBERT NAIRIC ?)
1:26:30 Would Stephen meet & speak with his would-be killers & NETFLIX DOC
1:39:40 Mentally accepting that there was British military involvement in his shooting

Follow the Good Listener Podcast YouTube page for full video podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@thegoodlistenerpodcast

STEPHEN'S BOOK: https://amzn.to/3ZGwGBX