Anthony Drennan

Anthony Drennan
Anthony Drennan
	Drennan performing with The Corrs in 2024
Background information
Also known as	Anto
Born	1 November 1958 (age 66); Luton, England
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Progressive rock, folk rock, pop rock, soft rock, celtic rock
Occupation(s)	Touring and session musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass
Years active	1985–present
Member of	the Corrs; Mike and the Mechanics;
Formerly of	Genesis

Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement with the Corrs, Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics.

Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in Luton, England; he and his family moved back to Ireland while he was at a young age. He grew up in County Dublin and attended Kilmacud National School.

Drennan became a touring lead guitarist for the Corrs from late 1995 and onwards. He was chosen as the touring second lead guitarist/bassist for Genesis on their 1998 Calling All Stations tour (replacing long-time live band member Daryl Stuermer). In 2010, he was hired as the lead guitarist and secondary bassist of the revived Mike + the Mechanics. He has also played with Clannad, Paul Brady, Moving Hearts, Chris Rea, Davy Spillane, the Liffey Light Orchestra,^[1] and the Ronnie Drew Band.^[2]

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 [Radiohitz] - 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 : 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

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

^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (23 December 2011). "Liffey Light Orchestra". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ Stewart, Ken (9 September 1995). "Ireland – Artist Watch". Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

"Anthony Drennan appearances". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2010.

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

[1] Clayton-Lea, Tony (23 December 2011). "Liffey Light Orchestra". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[2] Stewart, Ken (9 September 1995). "Ireland – Artist Watch". Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

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v t e Genesis
Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart John Silver John Mayhew Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson
Studio albums	From Genesis to Revelation Trespass Nursery Cryme Foxtrot Selling England by the Pound The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway A Trick of the Tail Wind & Wuthering ...And Then There Were Three... Duke Abacab Genesis Invisible Touch We Can't Dance Calling All Stations
Live albums	Genesis Live Seconds Out Three Sides Live The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Live over Europe 2007
Compilations	Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection The Last Domino? – The Hits
Box sets	Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive #2 1976–92 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 R-Kive BBC Broadcasts
EPs	Spot the Pigeon 3×3
Singles	"The Silent Sun" "The Knife" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Your Own Special Way" "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "In Too Deep" "Land of Confusion" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006"
Other songs	"The Musical Box" "Get 'Em Out by Friday" "Supper's Ready" "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" "The Lady Lies" "Behind the Lines" "Domino" "Anything She Does" "Driving the Last Spike" "Fading Lights"
Video albums	In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk The Video Show Live in London When in Rome 2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007
Tours	Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Wind & Wuthering Tour Invisible Touch Tour We Can't Dance Tour Calling All Stations Tour Turn It On Again: The Tour The Last Domino? Tour
Related musicians	Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nick D'Virgilio Nir Zidkyahu Anthony Drennan Daniel Pearce
Related articles	List of Genesis medleys Brand X Flaming Youth Mike and the Mechanics GTR Stiltskin Simon Collins Sound of Contact Jonathan King Tony Smith The Musical Box Six of the Best Genesis: Together and Apart The Farm
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v t e Mike and the Mechanics
Mike Rutherford Anthony Drennan Tim Howar Luke Juby Andrew Roachford Gary Wallis Paul Carrack Adrian Lee Peter Van Hooke Paul Young
Studio albums	Mike + The Mechanics Living Years Word of Mouth Beggar on a Beach of Gold Mike & The Mechanics Rewired The Road Let Me Fly Out of the Blue
Mike Rutherford solo	Smallcreep's Day Acting Very Strange
Compilation albums	Hits
Singles	"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" "All I Need Is a Miracle" "Taken In" "The Living Years" "Word of Mouth" "Over My Shoulder"
Related	Discography Genesis Christopher Neil BA Robertson

v t e Moving Hearts
Dónal Lunny Davy Spillane Eoghan O'Neill Keith Donald Matt Kellaghan Noel Eccles Anto Drennan Kevin Glackin Graham Henderson Christy Moore Declan Sinnott Mick Hanly Brian Calnan Declan Masterson Greg Boland Flo McSweeney Jimmy Smyth James Delaney
Discography	Moving Hearts (1981) Dark End of the Street (1982) Live Hearts (1983/1986) The Storm (1985) Live in Dublin (2007/2008) Anthology (1981 compilation) Dark End of the Street (1981/1982 compilations) Dónal Lunny's Definitive Moving Hearts (2003 compilation) The Platinum Collection (2007 compilation)
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