PREACHERS SON, brain child of Dubliner Brian Hogan (Kíla), hit the stage late 2009. Alongside a collective of mighty guest musicians, Preachers Son have created a unique, hard-rock sound dripping with drama and raw musicality that travels the decades with its influences.
Grit / glam, swamp rock with craggy guitars and weighty vocals, their debut album "Love Life and Limb" released Oct 2010, was mixed by Dave Bascombe in the Metropolis studios in London (Placebo, Korn, Kylie Minogue, Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode). Guest artists on the album include Gavin Friday and Liam Ó Maonlaí.
If asked to they describe their music “like a David Byrne, Scott Walker collaboration, or Queen’s greatest hits circa 1980 vs Morrison Hotel. A Led Zeppelin / Leonard Cohen crossover sort of Johnny Cash, Duane Eddie, Bowie doing Talking Heads kinda thing”. Preachers Son are frequently joined on and off stage by guests of mighty stature, a wonderful collective of amazing musicians which has included Kieran Kennedy (Black Velvet Band, Hothouse Flowers), Shane Fitzsimons (Damien Rice), Tabby Callaghan (X Factor, UK) and Cáit O'Riordan (The Pogues).
Preachers Son have played gigs nationwide, including respected live music venues Vicar Street and Whelans. Festivals include: Indie Week 2010, Éigse Carlow 2010, Abbeyfest 2010, Indiependence Music Festival 2010, Temple House Festival 2010, Karel Music Expo 2010, Ribbon Rhythm Festival 2011, Manchester Irish Festival 2011, Canadian Music Week 2011 (featured in the CMW's top 50 “Buzz Bands”), Festival of Fires 2011, Vantastival 2011, The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2011, Temple House Festival 2011, Glasgowbury 2011 and Green Village Festival.
Alongside the recent Irish national tour, they've performed in Canada, Italy and the UK. In September 2010 celebrated Music Week featured Preachers Son in their talent watch from Ireland.
Preachers Son are very excited to be working with Italian raised and now New York based, three-time Grammy Award winning engineer, producer, mixer, sound designer Marc Urselli. Work begins on their second album summer 2011.
Brian Hogan
Brian Hogan has been playing in bands since the age of ten. At present he is chief bass-man with KíLA, with whom he co-composes and travels the world. With KíLA he has won a Meteor award, earned a platinum, several gold discs and achieved a number-one-hit alongside U2, The Dubliners and the Band of Bowsies with the single The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew. He has enjoyed playing with George Hamilton IV, Bono, U2, Ronnie Wood, Sinéad O Connor, The Dubliners, Paul Brady, Donal Lunny, Liam O Maonlaoí, Glenn Hansard, The Cheeky Girls and John Aldridge. In 2009 he launched Preachers Son (the name referring to his father Larry Hogan who spent his life preaching and singing) featuring his own compositions with the odd cover thrown in.
The Collective - Past and Present
Preachers Son couldn't exist without the talents of all our incredible guests on and off stage. To date we have been very fortunate to work with:
Arunas Lukasevicius
Cáit O'Riordan
Ciaran Crilly
Dara Munnis
Dave Keegan
Davy Blythe
Emmaline Duffy-Fallon
Eoin Fitzsimons
Frailan Moran Mendive
Gavin Friday
Gavin Ralston
Geoff French
Joanne McVeigh
Joe Leech
Jonny Field
Jose Carlos Anselmo Flores
Kathrine Barnecutt
Kieran Kennedy
Laoighse Styles
Liam Ó Maonlaí
Mark Ellison
Mary Barnecutt
Michael Cronin
Richie Buckley
Rori Coleman
Roz McVeigh
Sean Millar
Shane Fitzsimons
Simon Wall
Ste O'Neill
Tabby Callaghan
Tanya O'Callaghan
Tony Oscar