July 28th, 2008
OTT was a short lived 4-piece Irish boyband of the late 1990s which released one album This One’s For You in 1997. The album featured two singles but was not successful and the band were soon dropped by their record label. In 1998, their single Story Of Love reached number nine in the Irish and number 11 in the UK music charts.
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July 21st, 2008
The Bachelors is a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland. The founding members of the group were Conleth (Con) Cluskey (born 18 November 1941); Declan (Dec) Cluskey (born 23 December 1942) and John Stokes (Sean James Stokes) (born 13 August 1940).
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July 14th, 2008
Whipping Boy were an influential Irish rock music band who were active in the 80s and 90s, and who reformed in 2005. The members of the band are:
- Colm Hassett (drums)
- Myles McDonnell (bass guitar)
- Fearghal McKee (vocals)
- Paul Page (guitar)
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July 7th, 2008
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band that was formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band was originally led by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott. They are best known for their songs Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back in Town and Bad Reputation, all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations.
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June 30th, 2008
Tara Blaise is a female pop folk rock singer from Ireland. The eldest of six children, she was born in London but at the age of three moved with her parents to Ireland and grew up in the rambling hills of Aughrim County Wicklow.
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June 23rd, 2008
Niamh Kavanagh was born on 1968 and is an Irish singer. Singing In Your Eyes (words and music by Jimmy Walsh) she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for the host nation, Ireland. It was the best selling single in Ireland for 1993, and reached No. 24 in the United Kingdom. Niamh Kavanagh now currently lives in Carrickfergus , County Antrim.
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June 16th, 2008
Christy Moore or Christopher Andrew Moore was born on May 7, 1945 in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty. His first album, Paddy on the Road (a minor release of 500) was recorded with Dominic Behan (brother of Brendan) in 1969.
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June 9th, 2008
Daniel Francis Noel O’Donnell was born on December 12, 1961 and is an Irish singer from County Donegal. He has achieved success in both Europe and North America. He has starred in seven concert specials seen on public television stations (PBS) throughout America.
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June 2nd, 2008
A Grammy Award-winning Irish singer and songwriter, Sinead O’Connor was born December 8, 1966 and was born Sinead Marie Bernadette O’Connor. The video below is of her song No Man’s Woman.
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May 26th, 2008
Geasa is an Irish Celtic metal band whose music is a combination of traditional Irish music with black metal. In Celtc mythology, a geis is a vow or obligation but can also be a spell, curse. or even a taboo.
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