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Upcoming Appearances
- Tuesday, July 03, 2012
- 12:30PM - School Assembly
- Irvine, CA
= Booked through GigMasters
Past Appearances
- Saturday, March 12, 2011
- 7:30PM - Saint Patrick's Day Party
- Riverside, CA
- Wednesday, April 15, 2009
- 12:00PM - LEISURE WORLD
- LAGUNA WOODS, CA
- Saturday, December 20, 2008
- 1:00PM - MASONIC CLUB
- MISSION VIEJO, CA
- Saturday, December 20, 2008
- 7:30PM - CASTA DEL SOL SHUFFLEBOARD
- MISSION VIEJO, CA
- Friday, November 21, 2008
- 1:00PM - CASTA DEL SOL
- MISSION VIEJO, CA
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
- 7:00PM - VALLECITO ESTATES
- NEWBURY PARK, CA
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
- 1:00PM - RIVIERA CLUB
- MISSION VIEJO, CA
- Tuesday, September 23, 2008
- 12:00PM - SAN CLEMENTE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
- SAN CLEMENTE, CA
- Thursday, September 18, 2008
- 12:30PM - EBELL
- LAGUNA WOODS, CA
- Tuesday, September 16, 2008
- 12:00PM - SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO WOMEN'S CLUB
- DANA POINT, CA
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- Location:
- Lake Forest, California
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 250 miles from Lake Forest.
- Pay Range:
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$200-$300 per hour
- Member Since:
- 2007
- Primary Category:
- Bluegrass Band
- Additional Categories:
- Acoustic Band, Celtic Band, Concert Band, Folk Band, Irish Band
- Influences:
- NATALIE MACMASTER, TOM SWEENEY, GAELIC STORM, THEISS & O'CONNOR, THE BROWNE SISTERS, FROGWATER
Group Members
- BRIDGET BRENNAN - GUITAR
- VERONICA RICHARDS - VIOLIN AND MANDOLIN
- BERNADETTE RICHARDS - BASS AND VIOLIN
Description
"DISTANT COUSINS" CONSISTS OF BRIDGET BRENNAN AND HER DAUGHTERS, VERONICA AND BERNADETTE. THEY PLAY CELTIC, IRISH, BLUEGRASS AND FOLK MUSIC AS WELL AS HISTORICAL MUSIC AT RE-ENACTMENTS AND FAIRS. THE TRIO CHANGES BETWEEN GUITAR, FIDDLES, UPRIGHT BASS, MANDOLIN. THEY HAVE LOVELY VOCALS WITH EXCELLENT HARMONIES. BERNADETTE IS 11 AND VERONICA IS 17 AND BRIDGET NO LONGER SHARES HER AGE....HA. PHOTO SLIDESHOW HAS RECENT AS WELL AS PAST BAND APPEARANCES; YOU'LL SEE HOW THE CHILDREN HAVE GROWN!
Song List
- ANGELINA BAKER
- ARKANSAS TRAVELER
- ARRAN BOAT SONG
- ASHOKAN FAREWELL - JAY UNGER
- AULD LANG SYNE
- BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
- BEARE ISLAND
- BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING
- BLOWING IN THE WIND - PETER PAUL & MARY
- BOLD FENIAN MEN
- BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
- BROOM OF THE COWDNEOWES
- BUFFALO GALS
- CONGRESS REEL
- COTTON EYED JOE
- COUNTRY ROADS - JOHN DENVER
- CRAWDAD SONG
- DAY OF THE CLIPPER
- DELANEY'S DONKEY
- DEVIL'S DREAM
- DONEGAL REEL
- DROWSY MAGGIE
- DOOLEY - THE DILLARD'S
- DOWNTOWN - PETULA CLARK
- DRILL YE TARRIERS
- FINNEGAN'S WAKE
- FIRST FAMILY - RICH MULLINS
- FISHER'S HORNPIPE
- FOUR GREEN FIELDS
- FOUND HARMONIUM - PATRICK STREET
- FOXHUNTER
- GLASGOW
- GOING TO THE WELL FOR WATER
- GRAVEL WALK
- GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE
- HIGH REEL
- FRANKS' REEL
- IF I HAD A HAMMER - PETER PAUL AND MARY
- IRISH WASHERWOMAN
- KILKELLY IRELAND - TOM SWEENEY
- LEAHY'S SET DANCE
- MUSICAL PRIEST
- LET IT BE - BEATLES
- LIGHT ONE CANDLE - PAUL STUKEY
- LILLY THE PINK - IRISH ROVERS
- LIZZY LINDSEY
- LOVER'S WALTZ - JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON
- MTA - LETTERMEN
- THE MILLER
- OFF TO CALIFORNIA
- ONE MORE SONG - THEISS AND O'CONNOR
- OVER THE WATER TO CHARLIE
- PETER STREET
- PIG ANKLE RAG
- RAG TIME ANNIE
- RARE OLD TIMES
- RATTLIN BOG
- RED HAIRED BOY
- RED IS THE ROSE
- RED WING
- ROCKY TOP
- SALTY DOG
- SCHOLAR
- SHE'LL BE COMIN ROUND THE MTN
- SHORTNIN BREAD
- SILVER THREAD & GOLDEN NEEDLES - LINDA RONSTADT
- SOUTWIND
- STUDY WAR NO MORE
- SUMMER - JOHN DENVER
- SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT
- TEN WEE WOMEN
- THOSE WERE THE DAYS
- TURKEY IN THE STRAW
- RED WING
- TWO DOLLAR BILL
- WALK IN JERUSALEM
- WAYFARING STRANGER
- WE WON'T GO HOME TIL MORNING
- WILD ROVER
- WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
- WISE OLD FRIEND - BRIAN WICKLUND
Available For:
Anniversaries, Baby Showers, Banquets, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Country Clubs, Events, Family Reunions, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Grand Openings, Hotels, July 4th Parties, Oktoberfest Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Retirement Parties, Reunions, Saint Patrick's Day Parties, School Assemblies, Studio Session, Valentine's Day Parties...and more.
Feedback
- The mother/daughters trio was a delight for the small, but enthusiastic crowd, entertaining them with many folk songs. One of the numbers was a little slow and long, causing a few members in the audience to leave after the number. Still, a great group for our membership. Thanks! -- Jerry Y, Pomona, CA, 2/25/2008
- We plan to contact them for next year!
We do need to re-arrange the sound system next year so as to increase the ability for this lovely group to be heard throughout the room. -- Jay F, Riverside, CA, 3/12/2011
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