The Irish artist is a teacher at Willow Tree Primary School located in West London
Paul Brennan is a traditional musician from County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 who has lived in London for a number of years.

Brennan co-founded the Belfast School of Piping. Since moving to London

London

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 he has formed three working bands:

• Carrig (Irish traditional
  Folk music of Ireland
  The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
  
  )
• Orchestrad (17th/18th-century Irish harp-tune ensemble)
• Paul Brennan Band (Irish covers in a rock style)

Brennan is one of London's leading session musicians and live performers. As well as advertising and television work he has worked on film music for such composers and directors as Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory Productions

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, Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan

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, George Fenton

George Fenton

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, James Horner

James Horner

James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements...

, Trevor Jones

Trevor Jones (composer)

Trevor Alfred Charles Jones is a South African orchestral film score composer. Although not especially well known outside the film world, he has composed for numerous films and his music has been critically acclaimed for both its depth and emotion.-Career:At the age of five, Jones already had...

, and Disney

Walt Disney Pictures

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. He has been a soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

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 and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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 (Royal Albert Hall Proms, 1999). Brennan is a versatile performer who has supported the leading musicians of the day. He has worked and recorded with The Fat Lady Sings, Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee

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, Jose Feliciano

José Feliciano

José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single "Feliz Navidad".-Childhood:...

, Elton John

Elton John

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, Pentangle

Pentangle (band)

Pentangle are a British folk rock band with some folk jazz influences. The original band were active in the late 1960s and early 1970s and a later version has been active since the early 1980s...

, and Dreadzone

Dreadzone

Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock. They have so far produced six studio albums and two live albums.-Career:...

. He was a member of Incantation

Incantation (musical group)

Incantation are a musical group playing traditional tribal and other South American music. The band started in 1981 from a pool of musicians who were, at the time, playing all kinds of different types of music for the Ballet Rambert, based in London...

 for two years, and he co-arranged and toured worldwide with the Rambert Dance Company

Rambert Dance Company

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's ballet, Sergeant Early's Dream.

He was part of a team of musicians who contributed to the development of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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's musical The Beautiful Game, and has performed for members of the British Royal Family

British Royal Family

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. His album Fire In The Soul was voted album of the year by the British Music Association in 1993.

External links

• Paul Brennan's Official Webpage