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1963–present. Brendan Shine (born 2 June 1947) is an Irish folk and country singer, television presenter [ 1] and accordion player from Athlone. He has achieved 40 chart singles [ 2] in Ireland and 5 Irish number one singles, and is best known for his songs about everyday Irish life, such as "Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down" and "Spuds".
The song's lyrics were based on positive themes the children decided to write about, such as encouragement and independence. [6] It is dedicated to Cruinniú na nÓg, a national Irish day featuring hundreds of creative events for children that was started in 2018 and is funded by the Irish government initiative Creative Ireland. [12]
Enya in 1989. Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish composer and singer-songwriter. Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist, with an estimated 80 million albums sold worldwide, [ 1] and the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall, after the rock band U2.
Keith & Kristyn Getty. Keith & Kristyn Getty are a musical duo from Northern Ireland, focusing on hymns and other Christian music. They are best known for the 2001 hymn “ In Christ Alone ”, co-written with Stuart Townend. [ 1] Other well-known hymns in the Getty Music catalog include “Rejoice”, “The Lord Almighty Reigns”, “His ...
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), also known as Tom Moore, was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies. His setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish to English. Politically, Moore was recognised in England as a press, or "squib ...
Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", his other ...
My Wife and Kids is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 28, 2001, to May 17, 2005, with a total of 123 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. The series, produced by Touchstone Television in association with Wayans Bros. Entertainment and Impact Zone, stars Damon Wayans (also creator alongside veteran television writer/producer Don Reo) as Michael Kyle, the patriarch ...
The Irish Washerwoman. " The Irish Washerwoman " is a traditional jig known to have been played throughout Britain and Ireland and in North America. Although usually considered an Irish tune, some scholars claim that it is English in origin, derived from the seventeenth-century tune "Dargason". [ 1]