Robbie Brennan (born 1947,

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- died April 12, 2016,

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) was an Irish drummer and a former member of

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's band

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. Brennan also played with a variety of Irish musicians such as

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and

Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

. For several years in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Brennan was the drummer of the Dublin rock band Stepaside, named after the

suburb of the same name, along with ex-

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member Paul Ashford. He was also a member of

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recording ''

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'' in 1985. Brennan played with Auto Da Fé, then later with Dublin jazz band Hotfoot during the 1980s until it disbanded in 1987.

Death

Brennan died in

on 12 April 2016 after a long illness.

References

Sources

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External links

Robbie Brennan credits
Artistdirect.com 2016 deaths 1947 births Musicians from Dublin (city) Place of death missing People educated at C.B.C. Monkstown 20th-century Irish male musicians 21st-century Irish male musicians Irish male drummers 20th-century Irish drummers 21st-century Irish drummers {{Drummer-stub