Barnbrack
| Barnbrack | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop |
| Labels | Homespun |
Barnbrack was a Northern Irish/British male vocal/instrumental folk/pop group, with band members Alex Quinn, Jimmy McPeake and Owen McMahon. The word 'barnbrack' is a play on the Anglicised Irish word "Barmbrack", a type of bread that contains fruit.[1] Barnbrack separated in 2003, after the premature death of Quinn’s wife, Deirdre, aged only 55.[2]
While Barnbrack have had many popular songs, such as "The Fly" and the "Unicorn Song", the band's only noted chart success was with a single called "Belfast", written by Lisburn-born man and band member Alex Quinn. The song described the feelings felt by an expatriate, who is planning to return to Ulster and the city he left behind.[3] The song was released on the Homespun label. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 16 March 1985, and reached #45; it was in the chart for several weeks.[4]
In 2009, the Belfast Telegraph reported that, after six years apart, the former members of the band were planning a reunion.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Terence Patrick Dolan (2004), A dictionary of Hiberno-English: the Irish use of English (2 ed.), Gill & Macmillan Ltd, ISBN 9780717135356, http://books.google.com/?id=uPo0oB19gDUC&pg=PA16&dq=barnbrack&q=barnbrack, retrieved 3 Aug 2009
- ^ Lisburn.com
- ^ See lyrics: i.e. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/_music_lyrics.cfm?bandid=146837&songID=991663&keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=530&width=530
- ^ Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan; Gambaccini, Paul (1990), Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness World Records and Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-398-8
- ^ Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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