Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an English-born Irish guitarist noted for his involvement with

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and

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among others. Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in

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, England; he and his family moved back to Ireland while he was at a young age. He grew up in

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and attended

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National School. Drennan became a touring lead guitarist for the Corrs from late 1995 and onwards. He was chosen as the touring second guitarist/bassist for

on their 1998 ''

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'' tour (replacing long-time live band member

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). In 2010 he was hired as a member of the revived

. He has also played with

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, the Liffey Light Orchestra, the

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Band and other well-known Irish bands and performers.

Discography

* 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 on ''In a lifetime'' with 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 adiohitz- Live & Unplugged'' - Plays on ''Congo'' by 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 :

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: ''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

* 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 Hearts'' '' Live 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

Other references

* Discography : https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/271365-Anthony-Drennan?page=1 * Filmography : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237466/ * Genesis Live in Poland DVD : https://www.discogs.com/Genesis-Live-In-Poland/release/4989667 {{DEFAULTSORT:Drennan, Anthony 1958 births Living people Genesis (band) members Mike + The Mechanics members The Corrs Irish rock guitarists Moving Hearts members