Briana Corrigan

Presale (to subscribers on www.kavanaghsportlaoise.com) Starts on Friday Sept 18th at 9am.General Sale starts on Monday Sept 21st at 9am. As a former member of The Beautiful South, Briana delivered their most successful single, the UK Chart topping No 1, Brit Award winning, A LittleTime. Her vocal has been described as “One of the most distinctive voices inpop” (Time Out). Her time with the Beautiful South culminated in the release of the 5x platinum UK no.1 album, Carry on Up the Charts, one of the fastest selling in UK Chart history.  Briana has toured the world appearing regularly on media, from The Tube, Top of The Pops to Jay Leno. Her own compositionshave been released on East West records and on her own label, Redbird & Anchor to much critical acclaim. She has collaborated with a broad spectrum of fellow artists such as Bonnie Prince Billie and Joe McAlinden (BMX Bandits) and co-written and recorded for the popular Buddha Baralbums. Corrigan also teamed up with Dave Couse, (A House) their tracks appearing on Couse’s Genes, 2003, The World Should Know, 2006 and Corrigan’s Redbird2012.  A spell abroad saw Briana discover her passion for teaching, winning the post of Head of Rock & Pop at the renowned British School Al Khubairatin the Middle East. Corrigan also established a successful training company,The Creative Train with herunique Storytelling-for-Business program delivered globally for various multinational companies.  Briana holds a BA(hons) degree in Creative and Performing Arts from Northumbria Universityand an MA (DIST) in Creative Writing from Queens University, Belfast. She is a published playwright and poet and has various credits on stage, film andTV as an actor. Briana is currently working on her third solo album. Briana recently joined the team at BIMM Institute Dublin where she is lecturing insongwriting and vocals.