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Just a little bit about me !!!
that now seems like the
beginning of time !
Brendan cut his teeth as a teenage
musician during the heyday of the Irish Showband scene and it
wouldn't be long before he joined their ranks. Starting out locally,
he first played the pubs of Limerick and the surrounding countryside
with other young hopefuls
Within a few years, Brendan was bitten
by the traveling bug and headed off to London, where he joined the
Donnie Walsh Orchestra. The band was the resident group at The
Oranmore, a popular Irish Club in the London suburb of Balham.
While in London Brendan was offered a spot with The Express Showband
from Dublin
playing a program which consisted of
material from groups such as the American Drifters, the best of the
Top 20 pop charts, throwing in some Herb Alpert and Dixieland jazz
for good measure.
Brendan finally left
Ireland for the United States in 1986.
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Once again Brendan
returned home to Limerick where he joined forces with former band
mate, Billy Brosnan, They formed a four piece called Wee Four ,
which played around Limerick and the surrounding countryside, but as
a four piece didn't really play the showband circuit.Brendan
got the urge to hit the road" again and in the late 70's he teamed
up with Tommy Drennan and his All Star band.
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