Mick Flannery
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Mick Flannery (b. 1983) is a folk music singer and songwriter from Blarney, Ireland. He is a former member of the rock band Black Orange.
[edit] Recordings and Performances
Mick has released both an EP and an album as a solo artist. His debut EP was launched last November, and his album "Evening Train" was released on the August 25, 2005 in CB's Gallery, New York City.
He has performed in a number of bars and clubs in Cork City, including The Lobby, the Triskel Arts Centre, the Corner House and the Half Moon Club. During the summer of 2005 he participated in a week of shows as part of the Islands of Song Atlantic Crossroads Festival in St. John's, Canada.
[edit] Awards and Recognition
Mick's songwriting ability has been recognised by two different international music competitions. On February 8 2005 he was named a Finalist in the Folk category in the December section of the International Song of the Year Competition. On January 5 2005 he was named a semi-finalist in the Lyrics only category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC).
Recently he wrote and performed music for the CSN Dramask production of Brecht's play The Caucasian Chalk Circle which ran in the Granary Theatre for two weeks. The Irish Examiner described the sound track as "superb".
His brothers name is Brian. He is currently up on the roof with Gibbons and his magic energy making machine.
Unlike his famous brother Mick, or indeed his equally famous sister Sarah(young scientist of the year 1999), "Black sheep" Brian has not yet accomplished anything of great significance in his life and has not even appeared on the Late Late Show. Brian is currently conducting an in depth study in magic energy making devices but is still unsuccessful in his attempts to get the key to go up on the roof.
This bright young spark is certainly one to watch for the future and has been recently tipped to hit the big screen breaking into a career of hot pants and stilletos.
