Flanagan Brothers

The Flanagan Brothers was an Irish music duo in New York composed of brothers Mike on banjo and Joe on diatonic accordion, who recorded extensively in the 1920s and 1930s,[1][2] and performed in America's Irish dance halls.[3] At times the band also included a third brother, Louis, on guitar[4][5] or sometimes harp guitar.[6]

Biographies

Mike was born in Philadelphia[7] in 1894 and the family subsequently returned to Ireland.[7] Louis was born in 1896 and Mike in 1897, both in Waterford.[7] The whole family emigrated to America in 1911 and settled in Albany in New York State.[6][7]

In 1918 Joe and Mike moved to New York City, Joe working as a clerk and Mike as a Furrier in the Hells Kitchen district.[7] Other members of the family moved there later.

Discography

The Group

Compilations with Others

In 2009 My Irish Molly O from The Flanagan Brothers was included in Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as track seven on the third CD.

References

  1. ↑ Fintan Vallely (1999). The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. NYU Press. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-8147-8802-8. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Joseph J. Lee; Marion R. Casey (2006). Making the Irish American: The History And Heritage of the Irish in the United States. NYU Press. pp. 709–. ISBN 978-0-8147-5208-1. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Malcolm Miller (2001). The accordion in all its guises. Harwood Academic Publishers. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Geoff Wallis; Sue Wilson (2001). The Rough Guide to Irish Music. Rough Guides, Limited. ISBN 978-1-85828-642-6. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. ↑ P. J. Curtis (1 February 1994). Notes from the heart: a celebration of traditional Irish music. Torc. ISBN 978-1-898142-07-2. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hibernia Review. Center for Irish Studies, University of St. Thomas. 1998. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Hall, Reg (2010). Past Masters of Irish Dance Music (booklet). Topic Records. p. 21. TSCD604.
  8. ↑ Chandler, Keith (16 March 1997). "Review of The Tunes we Like to Play on Paddy's Day on Musical Traditions". Retrieved 28 February 2015.