Fiachna Ó Braonáin

Fianchna O Braonain
Born 27 November 1965
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Associated acts Hothouse Flowers, Michelle Shocked

Fiachna Ó Braonáin (born 27 November 1965) plays the guitar and sings vocals with the Irish band Hothouse Flowers.[1] Born in Dublin, he received his school education at Scoil Lorcáin and Coláiste Eoin. The Hothouse Flowers were founded as a Dublin street-performance act called the Incomparable Benzini Brothers by Fiachna and his schoolmate Liam Ó Maonlaí.

Fiachna appears on a duet with Belinda Carlisle on her 2007 release Voila.

In September 2007 he released an album with his other band PreNup. Fellow musicians are Cait O'Riordan (Ex-Pogues) and Dave Clarke (Hothouse Flowers). In addition to that, Fiachna currently hosts "Poetic Champions", a radio show that airs on Today FM every Sunday night from 7-8pm with the program involving Irish musicians who discuss the various albums that had an influence on them and their careers.

Discography

with Hothouse Flowers

with PreNup

with Michelle Shocked

Guest appearance

References

  1. Huey, Steve. "Biography: Hothouse Flowers". AMG. Retrieved 9 May 2010.

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