Bristol’s Stone Church Coffee House at the First Congregational Church welcomes Irish folk singer, Robbie O’Connell, on Saturday, October 26th.
Robbie O'Connell was born in Waterford, Ireland and grew up in Tipperary. He is the nephew of the Clancy Brothers (Liam and Bobby). In 1977, he joined the Clancy Brothers with whom he recorded 3 albums.
With the release, in 1982, of his first solo album, "Close to the Bone", Robbie emerged as an artist of major stature. In 1991, he won a prestigious Boston Music Award as Outstanding Celtic Act and was also featured in the highly acclaimed TV series “Bringing It All Back Home”. In 1992 he performed at Carnegie Hall with the Clancy Brothers and was also seen by an estimated 500 million people worldwide on the telecast of a live tribute to Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden, a performance which Rolling Stone magazine described as breathtaking.
“Never Learned to Dance,” his 1993 album of original songs, was critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1994 he headlined a celebration of Boston based Irish Music at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. “Older But No Wiser", his last CD with the Clancy Brothers was released on Vanguard in 1995, followed in 1997 by the “Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy” CD and in 1998 by “The Wild and Wasteful Ocean” CD with Liam and Dónal Clancy. “Robbie O’Connell, Live, Humorous Songs” and “All on a Christmas Morning” with the group Aengus, were released in 1998. “Recollections", a twenty-year retrospective collection album was released in 2001. In 2009, the second Green Fields of America was released. In 2006 he began an ongoing collaboration with his cousins Aoife and Dónal Clancy. "The Clancy Legacy", their first CD together, was released in 2010. He is currently working on a new solo CD of his own compositions.
Bristol’s Stone Coffee House is an affordable, family-oriented, handicap-accessible musical venue. Doors open at 6:45PM and the show starts at 7:30PM. Tickets are available at the door. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. Tickets are $15.00 per person; student’s are half price; children 5 and under are free. For ticket information or to purchase tickets in advance, please call 253-4813or 253-7288.
The First Congregational Church is located at 280 High Street (corner of High and Bradford Streets) in Bristol, RI.
