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Caroline Corr
Caroline Georgina Corr MBE (born 17 March 1973), known to fans as the "Chick with the Stick", is an Irish singer and drummer for the Celtic folk rock band The Corrs. In addition to the drums, Corr plays the '' bodhrán'', '' cajón'', percussions and piano. The Corr siblings were appointed honorary MBEs in 2005, in recognition of their music and charitable work, which has raised money for the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, victims of the Omagh Bombing and other charities. Early life Corr was born on 17 March, 1973 ( Saint Patrick's Day) in Dundalk, Ireland, to Jean and Gerry Corr. Corr has four siblings: an older sister Sharon Corr, older brother Jim Corr and a younger sister Andrea Corr. Older brother Gerard was killed when he was only three years old in a road accident before she and her sister Andrea were born. Andrea discussed the devastating death with Ryan Tubridy on ''The Late Late Show'' aired by RTÉ Entertainment. Caroline was brought up in a Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk music, folk and rock music, rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the American folk music revival, folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds—several of whose members had earlier played in folk ensembles—attempted to blend the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instrumentation and drums in a way previously discouraged in the U.S. folk community. The term "folk rock" was initially used in the U.S. Music journalism, music press in June 1965 to describe the Byrds' music. The commercial success of the Byrds' cover version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and their debut album Mr. Tambourine Man (album), of the same name, along with Dylan's own recordings with rock instrumentation—on the albums ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (1965), ''Highway 61 Revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corrs Unplugged
''The Corrs Unplugged'' is a live album by Irish band the Corrs, released in 1999. The album is part of MTV's Unplugged series. It was released internationally but for a short time was not available in the United States until later. The song "No Frontiers" was sung by Sharon and Caroline, with Jim playing the piano. It is a cover of the Mary Black song, written by Jimmy MacCarthy. This session was recorded live on in front of an audience at Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, and was released on CD, MiniDisc, DVD, VCD and VHS. The CD release features the songs in a somewhat different order to in which they were actually performed. Dreams was omitted from the track list and is only featured as a bonus track on some releases. The DVD and VHS retains the original song order and are also mostly unedited, while the CD edits out almost all of the talking between songs. Track listing CD DVD and VHS track listing # "Only When I Sleep" # "What Can I Do" # "Radio" # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy MacCarthy
James MacCarthy (born 1953) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Early life and career (1953–1979) MacCarthy was born in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland to Ted MacCarthy (died 1998) and Betty MacCarthy (died 2009). He has 11 siblings. The family had a business distributing newspapers and magazines all over Munster. However the family soon lost their business from a combination of bad health and bad luck. Despite this, Ted and Betty made sure that things would still be good for their children. MacCarthy was unhappy at school and left at 15 without an Inter Cert and became a stable boy at Vincent O'Brien's place in Ballydoyle. After five years between Tipperary and Newmarket, Jimmy returned home to help his father, whose bad heart had led to the end of the business. He then made a living out of singing at pubs, and was later busking in the streets of London and doing occasional concerts, opening for other singers' gigs in Ireland. MacCarthy became a musician from an early age, recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Frontiers
''No Frontiers'' is an album by Irish singer Mary Black. The album was one of Ireland's best selling albums of 1989 and introduced her to audiences elsewhere in Europe and in the United States and Japan. The album spent 56 weeks in the Irish Top 30. Track listing #"No Frontiers" ( Jimmy MacCarthy) – 3:57 #" Past the Point of Rescue" ( Mick Hanly) – 6:45 #"The Shadow" (Donagh Long) – 5:46 #"Carolina Rua" (Thom Moore) – 5:04 #"Shuffle of the Buckled" (MacCarthy) – 4:17 #"Columbus" (Noel Brazil) – 4:10 #"Another Day" (MacCarthy) – 4:34 #"Fat Valley of Pain" (Brazil) – 6:20 #"I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:34 #"Vanities" (Brazil) – 4:38 #"The Fog in Monterey" (Moore) – 4:02 Personnel *Mary Black - vocals * Declan Sinnott - guitars, harmony vocals, producer *Pat Crowley - accordion, keyboards, harmony vocals *Garvan Gallagher - double bass, harmony vocals *Noel Bridgeman - percussion, harmony vocals *Carl Geraghty - saxophone *Dónal Lunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ Entertainment
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. RTÉ also publishes a weekly listings and lifestyle magazine, the ''RTÉ Guide''. RTÉ is a statutory body, overseen by a board appointed by the Government of Ireland, with general management in the hands of the Executive Board, headed by the Director-General. RTÉ is regulated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. RTÉ is financed by television licence fee and through advertising, with some of its services funded solely by advertising, while others are funded solely by the licence fee. Radio Éireann, RTÉ's predecessor and at the time a section of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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