Dermot obrien biography

          Dermot O'Brien was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Louth senior football team....

          Dermot O'Brien (23 October – 22 May ) was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-.

        1. Dermot O'Brien (23 October – 22 May ) was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-.
        2. O'Brien, Dermot (–), musician and Gaelic footballer, was born 23 October in Ardee, Co. Louth, the son of Paddy O'Brien, labourer and bandmaster.
        3. Dermot O'Brien was an Irish céilí and showband musician and singer, as well as a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Louth senior football team.
        4. Born Education: Chelsea School of Art – , Goldsmiths' College – Lives and works in London.
        5. Dermot O'Brien was born on October 23, in Ardee, County Louth, Ireland.



          6. Dermot O'Brien passed away on 22nd May 2007 in his hometown of Ardee, County Louth, in the Republic of Ireland, following a long battle with cancer. For many years he had lived in New York, but had returned to Ireland following the death of his wife Rosemarie in January 2005.

          A legend of Irish show business, Dermot O'Brien was a many faceted individual, well known not only as an accordionist and singer, but also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and sportsman (captaining County Louth at Gaelic football).

          After becoming All Ireland Accordion Champion in 1954 and 1959, O'Brien turned professional, fronting Dermot O'Brien and the Clubmen, a show band whose repertoire ranged from pop music to traditional jazz. In 1966, O'Brien's vocal/accordion single The Merry Ploughboy went straight to number one in the Irish charts, a feat only otherwise achieved by Elvis Presley and the Beatles.

          Dermot O'Brien was the most accomplished and commercially successful accor