D'Arcy Broderick is a Newfoundland musician who plays

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and

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. He is best known as a former member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland bands The Irish Descendants and The Fables. He is currently performing around Newfoundland with the band Middle Tickle. Alongside of him in the band are: William Broderick (Drums), Glenn Hiscock (Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals), Paul Hiscock (Bass, vocals) and the only remaining original band member Ron Kelly (Guitar, vocals). Glen Hiscock and William Broderick are occasionally absent from the weekly show Middle Tickle plays at Shamrock City Pub. Broderick was one of the owners o
Shamrock City Pub
located in Downtown St. John's, Newfoundland. He left Shamrock City in 2017 and opened a new and traditional Irish pub named Broderick's Pub, situated at 201 Water Street in St. John's, in January 2020.

Early life

Broderick, born in Bay de Verde,

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, Canada, the youngest son of Mary (Noonan) and Kevin Broderick, was introduced to music at a very early age, learning to play various instruments from his father's musical talents. Long considered one of the finest

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singers in the province, he is also considered one of the best fiddle players in

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

Career

Broderick's professional career began when he joined the Sons of Erin and from there he became one of the founding members of the successful band The Irish Descendants. With Broderick's multi-talented art with musical instruments and his very traditional Irish voice he performed on three gold records by The Irish Descendants. The band received awards for Entertainers of the Year and Best Roots Traditional Artist and a

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for Best Roots Traditional Album. Broderick released his first solo album entitled ''By Request'', recorded at Blair Whalen's at studio in

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, in March 2006. Selections on the CD include: : Saint Brendan's Voyage
The Galtee Mountain Boy
New Mown Hay
Streets of New York
Phil The Fluthers Ball
Cliffs of Baccalieu

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: Dr. Keiley-O/Whe're you goin' me silly old man/ Kerry Slide
Black Gold
Shores of Amerikay
Nancy Spain

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: The leaky roof/ Fiddles on the wall.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broderick, D'arcy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian folk guitarists Canadian male guitarists Newfoundland and Labrador people of Irish descent People from Bay de Verde 21st-century Canadian folk musicians

Early life

Career

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