Brendan Quinn and Dermot Byrne (Live from the RCC)

Country music legend Brendan Quinn started in the music business playing guitar with The Malachi Doris Céilí Band at the age of 15. While playing in various Irish showbands like ‘The Breakaways’ and ‘The Signs’, he recorded Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night’ in 1969 which received extensive airplay in Ireland, and 1972 saw Brendan with an Irish Number 1. He has since had plenty of more Number 1 hits in Ireland and toured extensively through North America and Europe with The Bluebirds and later The Kicking Mule. Dermot Byrne’s seemingly effortless playing, combined with great subtlety and a faultless ear, makes him one of the finest accordion players of his generation. A member of the renowned Irish traditional music band Altan from 1994 to 2013, Dermot has also collaborated with many great musicians including Seamus and Manus McGuire, Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Pierre Schryer, Tim O ’Brien, The Stunning, Salsa Celtica and the late jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli. Filmed live at Regional Cultural Centre. Duration 30 minutes.