Fiachna Ó Braonáin
| Fiachna 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 also previously hosted "Poetic Champions", a radio show that aired 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
- People - 1988 - UK No. 2
- Home - 1990 - UK No. 5
- Songs From the Rain - 1993 - UK No. 7
- Born - 1998
- Live - 1999
- Hothouse Flowers: The Best Of - 2000
- The Vaults: Volume 1 - 2003
- Into Your Heart - 2004
- Hothouse Flowers: The Platinum Collection - 2006
with PreNup
- Hell to Pay - 2007
with Michelle Shocked
- Artists Make Lousy Slaves - 1996
Guest appearance
- Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls (1989)
- Def Leppard – Retro Active (1993)
References
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography: Hothouse Flowers". AMG. Retrieved 9 May 2010.