- Brush Shiels
Brendan "Brush" Sheils (born in 1952, in
Dublin ) is an Irish musician fromCounty Dublin , best known for being frontman ofGary Moore 's first band, Skid Row. Brush Shiels had a TV show on RTÉ called "Off yer Brush" and was at one point managed byLouis Walsh . He now appears regularly providing musical accompaniement on theJoe Duffy Liveline radio program on RTE and still performs live around venues in the UK and Ireland. He is managed by Pat Egan.Discography
With Skid Row
*"Skid" (1970)
*"34 Hours " (1971)
*"Alive and Kicking" (1977) (Brush and Noel Bridgeman in live album without Gary Moore or previous Skid Row songs, just well known covers with a rather large band)
*"Dublin Gas and Cooker Company", (recorded 1969 as demos released 1984)
*"Skid Row", (recorded 1972 released 1989)olo
*"Brush Shiels" (1977)
*"Old Pal" (1986)
*"Fields of Athenry" (1988)
*"BadBob's Country Boogie" (1990)
*"Wrapped Silage" (1994)
*"Celtic Road Warrior" (1997)
*"18 Celtic Rock Classics" (1999)External links
* [http://brushshiels.com/ Official Site]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~mrdeluxe/ Unofficial Site]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:pme097b7krkt~T00 AMG page on Brush Shiels]
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