Fiachna Ó Braonáin (born 27 November 1965) plays the guitar and sings vocals with the Irish band Hothouse Flowers. Born in

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, he received his school education at

Scoil Lorcáin Monkstown (), historically known as ''Carrickbrennan'' ( gle, Carraig Bhraonáin), is a suburb in south Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is on the coast, between Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire. The lands of the Carrickbr ...

and Coláiste Eoin. The Hothouse Flowers were founded as a

street-performance act called the Incomparable Benzini Brothers by Fiachna and his schoolmate

Liam Ó Maonlaí Liam Ó Maonlaí (born 7 November 1964 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician best known as a member of Hothouse Flowers. Ó Maonlaí formed the band in 1985 with his schoolmate Fiachna Ó Braonáin. Biography He attend ...

. Fiachna appears on a duet with

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on her 2007 release, ''

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''. In September 2007, he released an album with his other band PreNup. Fellow musicians are

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(Ex-Pogues) and Dave Clarke (Hothouse Flowers). In addition to that, Fiachna also previously hosted "Poetic Champions", a radio show that aired on

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every Sunday night from 7–8pm with the program involving Irish musicians who discuss the various albums that had an influence on them and their careers.

Discography

With Hothouse Flowers

* ''

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'' - 1988 - UK No. 2 * ''

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'' - 1990 - UK No. 5 * ''Songs From the Rain'' - 1993 - UK No. 7 * ''Born'' - 1998 * ''Live'' - 1999 * ''Hothouse Flowers: The Best Of'' - 2000 * ''The Vaults: Volume 1'' - 2003 * ''Into Your Heart'' - 2004 * ''Hothouse Flowers: The Platinum Collection'' - 2006

With PreNup

* ''Hell to Pay'' - 2007

With Michelle Shocked

* ''Artists Make Lousy Slaves'' - 1996

Guest appearance

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– ''

'' (1989) *

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– '' Retro Active'' (1993)

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people Irish buskers Irish rock guitarists Irish male guitarists Musicians from County Dublin 20th-century guitarists 21st-century guitarists 20th-century Irish male singers 21st-century Irish male singers Hothouse Flowers members Irish-language singers {{guitarist-stub