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THINKING OUT LOUD: Con O’Brien of The Irish Descendants
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Sheldon MacLeod, PNI AtlanticPublished Mar 03, 2023 • Last updated Mar 06, 2023 • 12 minute read
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HALIFAX, N.S. Its a bit ironic that the Newfoundland cod moratorium helped expose the songs of fishing communities to the rest of the world. Con OBrien and the original members of The Irish Descendants were all working in the fishing industry when they started playing together. And after the collapse of the cod stocks in 1992, the members moved full time into the music industry. An international recording contract helped them become the first Newfoundland band to record a compact disc and paved the way for others like Great Big Sea. OBrien and The Irish Descendants will be performing at the Light House Arts Centre in Halifax on Saint Patricks Day. This is a brief history of the band from the man who calls himself the bands lowest common denominator.
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The Irish Descendants
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The Irish Descendants
1990 - 1994- D'Arcy Broderick - fiddle, banjo, bouzouki, guitar, vocals
- Larry Martin - bass, vocals
- Con O'Brien - guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Power - guitar, tin whistle, banjo, bouzouki, vocals
1994 - 1996- D'Arcy Broderick - fiddle, banjo, bouzouki, guitar, accordion, mandola, vocals
- Gerard Broderick - drums, bodhran
- Larry Martin - bass, vocals
- Con O'Brien - guitar, vocals
- Kathy Phippard - keyboards, flute, vocals
- Ronnie Power - guitar, tin whistle, banjo, bouzouki, vocals
1996- D'Arcy Broderick - fiddle, banjo, bouzouki, guitar, accordion, mandola, vocals
- Gerard Broderick - drums, bodhran, vocals
- Larry Martin - bass, vocals
- Con O'Brien - guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Power - guitar, tin whistle, banjo, bouzouki, vocals
1997 - 1998- Larry Martin - bass, vocals
- Con O'Brien - guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Power - guitar, tin whistle, banjo, bouzouki, vocals
- Gerard Broderick - drums, bodhran
- Eamonn O'Rourke - fiddle, guitar, banjo, bouzouki, vocals
1998 - 2000- Larry Martin - bass, vocals
- Con O'Brien - guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Power - guitar, tin whistle, banjo, bouzouki, vocals
- Kelly Russell - fiddle, bouzouki, vocals
- Paul "Boomer" Stamp - drums, percussion
2000 - 2003