Brendan Francis "Brush" Shiels (born 24 October 1945, Phibsboro, Dublin,
Ireland
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) is an
Irish
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musician from
County Dublin
"Action to match our speech"
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, best known for being the frontman of
Gary Moore's first band,
Skid Row
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.
Brush Shiels had a TV show on RTÉ called ''Off yer Brush'' and was twice managed by boyband mentor
Louis Walsh
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.
He now appears regularly providing musical accompaniment on the
Joe Duffy
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''
Liveline
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'' radio programme on
RTÉ
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and still performs live around venues in the UK and Ireland.
Brush also enjoyed a brief spell as a footballer representing
Bohemian F.C.
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in the 1960s. Shiels has helped Bohemians recent times by making appearances at fundraising events to try and ensure the survival of his former club.
In 1971
Billboard
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praised Shiels, Bridgeman and Moore for their album ''
34 Hours
''34 Hours'' is a 1971 album by Irish blues-rock band Skid Row. It was the band's second album, and takes its title from the fact that it was recorded in 34 hours.
Track listing
;Side I
#"Night of the Warm Witch" (Brendan "Brush" Shiels, Gary ...
'' suggesting the "lads will travel far".
Shiels played at such internationally known music venues such as
Fillmore West
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and
Whisky a Go Go
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.
and in 1986 played at the
Self Aid
Self Aid was an unemployment benefit concert held in Dublin, Ireland on 17 May 1986. The concert performances were primarily by Irish musicians, although Elvis Costello and Chris Rea, both Englishmen of Irish descent, were designated "honorary Ir ...
benefit concert
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for unemployed in Ireland.
In December 2012 he suffered a heart failure caused by a viral infection and was admitted to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown for two weeks.
In 2013, Brush was one of the legends from the Irish entertainment business to perform at the
Philip Chevron
Philip Ryan (17 June 1957 – 8 October 2013), professionally known as Philip Chevron, was an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist and record producer. He was best known as the lead guitarist for the celtic punk band The Pogues and as the fron ...
testimonial.
Discography
With
Skid Row
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*''Skid Row'' (CBS, 1970)
*''
Skid
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'' (CBS, 1970)
*''
34 Hours
''34 Hours'' is a 1971 album by Irish blues-rock band Skid Row. It was the band's second album, and takes its title from the fact that it was recorded in 34 hours.
Track listing
;Side I
#"Night of the Warm Witch" (Brendan "Brush" Shiels, Gary ...
'' (CBS, 1971)
*''Alive and Kicking'' (Release Records, 1976)
*''Skid Row'' (a.k.a. ''
Gary Moore/Brush Shiels/
Noel Bridgeman
Noel A. 'Nollaig' Bridgeman (28 April 1946 – 23 March 2021) was an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the blues rock band Skid Row.
Biography
Bridgeman enjoyed a long career after emerging from the Irish blues boom i ...
'') (
Castle Classics, 1990)
*''Live And On Song'' (Hux, 2006)
*''Bon Jovi Never Rang Me'' (Bruised Records, 2012)
Solo
*''Brush Shiels'' (Hawk, 1977)
*''Old Pal'' (CMR, 1986)
*''Fields of Athenry'' (Bruised Records, 1988)
*''Bad Bob's Country Boogie'' (as "Brush Shiels & The Dublin Outlaws") (Bruised Records, 1990)
*''Wrapped Silage'' (Tractor, 1994)
*''Celtic Road Warrior'' (BUS Records, 1997)
*''18 Celtic Rock Classics'' (BUS Records, 1999)
*''Mad Dog Woman'' originally titled ''Skid Row Revisited'' (Brush Music, 2009)
*''A Brush With Life'' (Bruised Records, 2012)
References
External links
Unofficial Site*
AMG page on Brush Shielsbr>
Brush Shiels in Concert
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Musicians from County Dublin
Irish male singers
Living people
1945 births