Irish guitarist (born 1958)
Anthony Drennan
Background information Also known as Anto Born (1958-11-01 ) 1 November 1958 (age 66) Luton , EnglandOrigin Dublin , IrelandGenres Occupation Musician Instruments Years active 1985–present Member of Formerly of Genesis
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Anthony "Anto "Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement withthe Corrs ,Genesis andMike + the Mechanics .
Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born inLuton , England; he and his family moved back to Ireland while he was at a young age. He grew up inCounty Dublin and attendedKilmacud National School.
Drennan became a touring lead guitarist for theCorrs from late 1995 and onwards. He was chosen as the touring second lead guitarist/bassist forGenesis on their 1998Calling All Stations tour (replacing long-time live band memberDaryl Stuermer ). In 2010, he was hired as the lead guitarist and secondary bassist of the revivedMike + the Mechanics . He has also played withClannad ,Paul Brady ,Moving Hearts ,Chris Rea ,Davy Spillane , the Liffey Light Orchestra,[ 1] and theRonnie Drew Band.[ 2]
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 onIn 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 [Radiohitz] - Live & Unplugged - Plays onCongo 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 :Mike + The Mechanics :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 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 "Anthony Drennan appearances" . AllMusic. Retrieved9 December 2010 .
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