John Breen's "Old Men In Hats" is the title cut from his latest traditional Irish music album. This video also features, Tommy Breen, renowned whistle player and songwriter. The lyric, written by Terry Kavanagh, is about a local pub he frequented called "The Pole", that existed during a space in time in Wicklow - Co. Wicklow Ireland. Kavanagh brilliantly paints a lyrical picture of a run-down establishment and it's host of local patrons and quirky characters. Sometimes life's real or true beauty is found in the not so pretty places. Such as Kavanagh and the way he felt about The Pole, expressing in the lyric, "the place seemed like heaven to me." John Breen delivers the lyric with soul, and conviction, placing you right in the mix of the people and the surroundings of establishment. Special thanks to Trina Flaherty, for the use of two photos that appear in the video of patrons at The Pole.
Tommy Breen performs "Eagan's Polka" from the John Breen album, "Old Men In Hats". A founding member and frontman of the Irish ballad group, Boru, recording artist/musician/composer, Tommy Breen, is well known throughout Ireland and the world as a premier Tin Whistle and Flute player, and for his adept skills playing percussion instruments. Tommy has consistently toured Europe and the USA, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio shows over the years.
John Breen (vocal/guitar) and Tommy Breen (tin whistle), appear in Season 4 - Episode 5, of "Réalta agus Gaolta", a live weekly Gaelic tevelvision competition on TG4 Ireland, in search of Ireland's top performing families, hosted by Eoghan McDermott.
John and Tommy known as the band, GlenArt, beautifully perform the song, "Black Is The Color". The song appears on John Breen's first self-titled album.
Official video for "I Still Believe", from the album by John Breen titled "Origins".
Song and Video Credits:
Artist: John Breen
Title: I Still Believe
Writers: C. Hannon - T.S. Hawkins - T. Crouch
Record Producer: Stevie Hawkins
Recording Engineers: Stevie Hawkins and Tim Crouch
Label: Emphasis Records
Publisher: Hannon Hawkins Music, BMI
Photography: Aoife Kavanagh
Video Editor: Stevie Hawkins - Atlanta Multimedia Group
