Preachers Son is an Irish musical group based in

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. The group is led by Irish musician Brian Hogan, and as of 2014 includes guitarist Mark Walsh and drummer Geoff French. Past collaborations include various notable musicians such as Gavin Friday, Liam Ó Maonlaí,

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History

Preachers Son was formed in 2010 by Brian Hogan, the son of a preacher. He grew up listening to groups like Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Neil Young. Hogan began playing bass at the age of 12 and traveled throughout Europe playing in his father's Christian band. He went on to play with various notable musicians, including

Kíla Kíla is a 1987 Irish folk music/world music group from the Gaelscoil, Irish language secondary school, Coláiste Eoin, Coláiste Eóin in County Dublin. Band History Kíla began in 1987 in the secondary in Coláiste Eoin, in the first year they ...

who he still plays bass with. With Kila, Hogan shared a number-one-hit alongside U2 and

The Dubliners The Dubliners were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in personn ...

(''The Ballad of Ronnie Drew'') and in 2010 an Oscar nomination for animated feature '' The Secret of Kells''. Preachers Son's debut album was released independently in 2010. Titled ''Love Life and Limb'', the album was mixed by Dave Bascombe in the Metropolis studios in London and includes a duet with Gavin Friday on the song ''Lipstick''. The band has toured in Ireland as well as internationally in Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. In 2012, Preachers Son won the best music video at the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival for the song ''Come On'', as well as being screened at the

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. Preachers Son's latest release came in August 2014 with the studio album ''10 Stories Tall'' recorded in Los Angeles, finished and produced by Warren Huart with earlier production work on several tracks by Marc Urselli.

Notable collaborators

Preacher's Son has collaborated with many musical artists since their inception, including

and Gavin Friday.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2014, 10 Stories Tall * 2011, Love Life & Limb (re-release) * 2010, Love Life & Limb

Extended plays

* 2013, Jericho

Singles

* 2014, Jericho * 2012, Come On * 2011, This Time Of Life * 2010, X For Sandra

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups from Dublin (city)