Brian Joseph Friel
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Brian Joseph Friel is a Scottish
folk
, country
and rock
singer-songwriter
and guitarist
.
label (an imprint of Pye Records
), Brian Joseph Friel, otherwise known as Second Hand Dealer (catalogue number DNLS 3054) and Arrivederci Ardrossan (catalogue number DNLS 3064). In the United States
they were re-titled, the first album simply as Brian Friel and the second to Ashes and Matchsticks, named after one of the album's tracks.
In 1983, Friel recorded a third album on Lismore Records entitled Torc.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
.
Biography
He released two albums on the Dawn RecordsDawn Records
Dawn Records was a subsidiary of Pye Records. Active from 1970 to 1975, it was set up largely as Pye's 'underground and progressive' label, a rival of the EMI and Phonogram equivalents, Harvest and Vertigo....
label (an imprint of Pye Records
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
), Brian Joseph Friel, otherwise known as Second Hand Dealer (catalogue number DNLS 3054) and Arrivederci Ardrossan (catalogue number DNLS 3064). In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
they were re-titled, the first album simply as Brian Friel and the second to Ashes and Matchsticks, named after one of the album's tracks.
In 1983, Friel recorded a third album on Lismore Records entitled Torc.