corrigan brothers

In 1964 the Beatles arrived in NYC and did a host of TV and Radio and then traveled by train to Washington to perform live. Forty Five years later Corrigan Brothers did the exact same thing. With Canon Stephen Neill, Ed Godsell,Henry Healy,Peter Creighton,Sinead O’Donnell,Willy Dunne and Ger Hogan Corrigan Brothers swept like a whirlwind through the might USA.

Corrigan Brothers -Times Square

Arriving in NYC on 15 Jan the brothers headed straight for Paddy Reillys pub for a recording and interview with the CBS coast to coast TV shoe, The Sunday Morning Show.

To Pacifica Radio for a phone in and then to Fox NYC for a live performance of the song Corrigan Brothers then traveled to Decca,Universal Offices to meet their USA label for an album review. Plans made for an album release and photos taken with the wonderful Decca team the boys lunched with their legendary manager Jonathan Shalit whose fur hat
Induced many reactions from animal lovers all over the world.(It look like it was made from one hundred rabbits, he bought it in Moscow during a cold spell).

Sunday 18 saw the boys hook up with the rest of the party, Musicians, Ger Hogan,Willy Dunne,Peter Creighton and Sinead O’Donnell radio tour de force from I105 along with Documentary Maker Ed Godsell,Irish Mail Journalist Cormac McQuinn,Canon Stephen Neill and Obama Cousin Henry Healy. Some drinks were had. Yellow taxis were hailed!

Monday 19 the team Amtracked to DC performing the song on route. The brothers walked through DC in Corrigan Brothers t- shirts and were mobbed by locals, “you guys wrote that awesome song,sing it for my wife,I’ll call her on my cell phone”. We were humbled. Folowing a performance for BBC World,News 24 and a chat with C4s John Snow the boys and party relaxed n the warmth of the Shuylers gamily home and had a wonderful evening.

Tues 20, perfoming the ng on the metro to great applause the boys were filmed as they alighted by ABC7 Washington. They then went to the Ronald Reasan centre and played the parade route as Mr Obama passed, he waved and we waved back. Then straight to the Irish American Dems ball where Governor O’Malley introduced the boys as the writers of the best campaign song ever. They brought the house down! Former Taoiseach John Bruton, Ambassador Michael Collins and Irish voice editor Neil O’Dowd sang along with gusto and pride. Then to the Dubliner pub, played by the Chieftans and Van Morrisson to perform it again, they howled and hollered for more more more!

Weds 21st, Front gates of White House for a live performance, see youtube (Corrigan Brothers in Dc), in the back ground at the top left window Mr Obama sings along! Then to James Hobans bar to perform again. “ You brothers rock, pls stay in DC”.

Thurs 22- a final performance outside the airport and home.

Yes he can