Anthony Drennan
Anthony Drennan | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Anto |
Born | Luton,England | 1 November 1958
Origin | Dublin,Ireland |
Genres | Progressive rock,folk rock,pop rock,soft rock,celtic rock |
Occupation(s) | Touring and session musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass |
Years active | 1985–present |
Member of | |
Formerly of | Genesis |
Anthony"Anto"Drennan(born on 1 November 1958) is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement withthe Corrs,GenesisandMike + the Mechanics.
Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born inLuton,England; he and his family moved back to Ireland while he was at a young age. He grew up inCounty Dublinand attendedKilmacudNational School.
Drennan became a touring lead guitarist for theCorrsfrom late 1995 and onwards. He was chosen as the touring second lead guitarist/bassist forGenesison their 1998Calling All Stationstour (replacing long-time live band memberDaryl Stuermer). In 2010, he was hired as the lead guitarist and secondary bassist of the revivedMike + the Mechanics.He has also played withClannad,Paul Brady,Moving Hearts,Chris Rea,Davy Spillane,the Liffey Light Orchestra,[1]and theRonnie DrewBand.[2]
Discography
[edit]- 1985: Clannad:Macalla
- 1986:Zerra One:The Domino Effect
- 1988: Davy Spillane Band:Out in the air
- 1989: Stano:Only- Plays on 2 songs
- 1989: Terence Trent D'Arby:Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack Of Love, Faith, Hope And Destruction
- 1989: Clannad:Past Present- Plays onIn a lifetimewith Mel Collins & Bono from U2
- 1990: Clannad:Anam
- 1990: Republic Of Ireland Football Squad:Put'em Under Pressure- Maxi single
- 1990: Davy Spillane:Shadow Hunter
- 1991: Chris Rea:Auberge
- 1991: Davy Spillane:Pipedreams
- 1992: Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane:East Wind
- 1993: Clannad:Banba
- 1994: Máire Brennan:Misty eyed adventure
- 1994: Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan:Rock 'N' Roll Kids- Anthony plays electric guitar & bass
- 1995: Paul Brady:Spirits Colliding- Plays on 1 song
- 1995: Various Artists:Celtic Christmas- Plays acoustic guitar on 1 song
- 1995: Ronnie Drew:Dirty Rotten Shame- Plays electric, acoustic & Spanish guitars
- 1995: Clannad:Lore
- 1997: Ronan Hardiman:Solas- Plays Nylon Guitar on 1 song
- 1997: Bill Whelan:The Roots Of Riverdance- Plays on 2 songs
- 1997: The Corrs:Talk On Corners- Plays on 3 songs
- 1997: The Corrs:Live
- 1997: The Corrs:Closer- Plays on 2 songs
- 1997: Clannad:Landmarks- Plays on 7 songs, also with Mel Collins
- 1998: Máire Brennan:Perfect time
- 1998: Various Artists:Med Et Z Præsenterer [Radiohitz] - Live & Unplugged- Plays onCongoby Genesis
- 1998: Kieran Goss:Worse Than Pride- Plays on 3 songs
- 1999: The Corrs:Unplugged
- 1999: Máire Brennan:Whisper To The Wild Water
- 1999: Daniel O'Donnell:Greatest Hits
- 2000: The Corrs:In Blue
- 2000: The Corrs:Live At Lansdowne Road
- 2001: The Corrs:Live in London
- 2001: Five:Kingsize- Plays on 1 song
- 2002: The Corrs:VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin- With Ron Wood & Bono
- 2002: Will Young:From Now On- Plays on 2 songs
- 2002: Blazin' Squad:In The Beginning: Special Edition
- 2002: Clannad:A Magical Gathering - The Clannad Anthology- Plays on 9 songs
- 2003: Moya Brennan:Two Horizons
- 2003: The Idols:The XMas Factor- Plays on 1 song
- 2004: The Corrs:Borrowed Heaven- Additional guitar on 1 song
- 2004: John Hughes:Wild Ocean- With The Corrs & The Chieftains
- 2004: Gabrielle:Play to win- Plays on 5 songs, also Dylan Howe on drums
- 2005: The Corrs:Home- Plays on 10 songs
- 2005: Moya Brennan:An Irish Christmas
- 2006: The Corrs:Dreams (The Ultimate Corrs Collection)- Featuring Bono, The Chieftains, Laurent Voulzy & Ron Wood
- 2006: Various Artists:Rogue's Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys)- Plays on 2 songs
- 2007: Eivør:Mannabarn- Plays on 6 songs
- 2007: Genesis:1983 - 1998- Plays on 3 songs
- 2007: Moving Hearts:Live in Dublin
- 2009: Genesis:Live in Poland- 2 CD
- 2010: Sharon Corr:Dream of you
- 2011: Liffey Light Orchestra:Filaments
- 2011: Gavin Friday:Catholic- Plays on 8 songs
- 2011:Mike + The Mechanics:The Road
- 2014: Mike + The Mechanics:The Singles 1985 - 2014
- 2014: Sharon Corr:The Same Sun- Plays classical guitar on 1 song
- 2015: The Corrs:White light- Plays on 1 song
- 2017: Liffey Light Orchestra:Le French Album
- 2017: Mike + The Mechanics:Let Me Fly
- 2017: The Corrs:Jupiter Calling
- 2019: Mike + The Mechanics:Out of the Blue
- 2020: Liffey Light Orchestra:Lekeila
Filmography
[edit]- 1999:The Corrs: Les live de Solidays
- 2000:Unplugged - Various Artists
- 2000:The Corrs at Christmas
- 2000:The Corrs: Live at Lansdowne Road
- 2002:The Corrs Live in Dublin
- 2005:The Corrs Live in Geneva
- Moving HeartsLive in Dublin(Recorded 2007, released 2008)
- 2009:Genesis Live in Poland- 2 DVD
- 2011:Living with the tiger- Documentary Music by John Califra & Anthony Drennan
References
[edit]- ^Clayton-Lea, Tony (23 December 2011)."Liffey Light Orchestra".Irish Times.Retrieved9 January2013.
- ^Stewart, Ken (9 September 1995)."Ireland – Artist Watch".Billboard.p. 82.Retrieved9 January2012.
"Anthony Drennan appearances".AllMusic.Retrieved9 December2010.
Other references
[edit]- Discography:https:// discogs /fr/artist/271365-Anthony-Drennan?page=1
- Filmography:https:// imdb /name/nm0237466/
- Genesis Live in Poland DVD:https:// discogs /Genesis-Live-In-Poland/release/4989667