The Corrs

The Corrs are a folk rock band from Ireland, consisting of three sisters and one brother from the Corr family, who rose to prominence in the late 1990s.

The band

They were all born in Dundalk, Ireland, the children of Gerry and Jean Corr, two musicians.

Jim Corr

Jim Corr (born 31 July 1964) is the oldest member of the band. He mainly plays the guitar, but is also proficient on the keyboards and the piano.

Sharon Corr

Sharon Corr (born 24 March 1970) - violin, backing vocals

Caroline Corr

Caroline Corr, (born 17 March 1973) - drums, percussion, bodhran, piano, backing vocals

Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr (b. 17 May 1974) - tin whistle, lead vocals, backing vocals

Support

Their usual support musicians are Anto Drennan (lead guitar) and Keith Duffy (bass guitar). From 2004, Duffy's brother Jason Duffy joined on percussion, with Kieran Kiely on accordion and keyboards.

Early history

The Corrs were formed to audition for the 1991 film The Commitments. Jim, Sharon, and Caroline got a small part as musicians, while Andrea got a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte, sister of the main character. It was during the audition of this movie that they were noticed by their manager, John Hughes. Their music has been released through Atlantic Records, part of the Warner Music Group. Their first album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten, had its greatest success in Australia. They followed this up with Talk On Corners, which was very popular in Ireland and Britain. Both have been certified gold in the United States and the recent In Blue has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, they released Borrowed Heaven, which has been very popular in Ireland. They also recorded Canto Alla Vita with Josh Groban for his self-titled album.

Discography

DVD

  • Best Of The Corrs 2002
  • Live In London 2001
  • Live At Lansdowne Road 2000
  • Unplugged 2000
  • Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2000

References

External links

Corrs, The Corrs, The

 

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