Corrs fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer for the band’s mooted reunion with Andrea lined up for a new London production of Brian Friel’s Dancing At Lughnasa.
The idea for Home, an album of Irish songs, has been on the agenda for The Corrs for a number of years. But its release marks an important stage in the evolution not just of the band, but of lead singer Andrea Corr – who has been exploring new ways of expressing herself as an artist with increasing poise and confidence.
The Corrs were at the British Embassy in Dublin today to receive an Honorary Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) from the British Ambassador, Stewart Eldon.
With purveyors of contemporary takes on ancient songs like Mary Black, Clannad and others comparatively inactive, along come The Corrs to resuscitate some standards you thought had been irreparably damaged by bawdy balladeers and drunken uncles at weddings.
The new Corrs album doesn’t hit the shelves for another few weeks, but to whet your appetite, here’s an exclusive preview of what the cover looks like.
Not content with dueting with Bono at the Live 8 finale in Edinburgh, Andrea Corr hits the big screen again this month in a 25-minute thriller called The Bridge.
When Sharon Corr visited the townships in South Africa, she vowed to contribute to the drive, spearheaded by Irishman Niall Mellon, to build real houses for the underpriveleged citizens of Cape Town.
It’s certainly plain to see how their teaming of sentimental, wide-eyed AOR and neo-trad power choruses is a hit with the audience, and they are indisputably talented, yet there is still something about the Corrs that strikes me as somewhat bloodless. Perhaps it’s me, for I haven’t seen an audience in the Point so animated and enthusiastic in ages.
The Corrs hit paydirt with In Blue, an album of memorable pop songs that topped the charts in over twenty countries around the world. It gave them the breathing space they needed to re-establish their roots, to live a little and to reassess their purpose as a band. Now, with the release of Borrowed Heaven, they’re back in the music biz frontline – slightly older, considerably wiser, but still with the same hunger to make great and honest records.
Four years is a hell of a long time in pop music – the fact that The Corrs could afford to lay low for such an extended period is a testament to the band’s confidence in their audience...
The former South African President, Nelson Mandela, got up to dance to The Corrs in Galway. Then he asked them to guest at his 85th birthday party. How could they refuse?
The Corrs sign up with the planet's leading "sports, entertainment and lifestyle" marketing agency (other clients: the Williams sisters, Man United) - and, in other news, get barked at by Iggy Pop
Non, merci, say continentals, you can keep your U2s, your Oases and your Robbie Williamses... Dundalk's finest The Corrs are officially the "best-selling group in Europe"
And what a fine collection it is too. All the hits and more are here, with a pair of previously unreleased tracks, including the current single, ‘Would You Be Happier’ and a trio of live cuts culled from their hugely successful Unplugged album.
