Record label World Echoes Records Genres World, Folk | Members Joe Flanagan | |
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Albums World's Novelty Champions: The Flanagan Brothers Similar Packie Dolan, Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran, James Morrison, Mick Moloney | ||
The Flanagan Brothers was an Irish music duo in New York composed of brothers Mike on banjo and Joe on diatonic accordion, who recorded extensively in the 1920s and 1930s, and performed in America's Irish dance halls. At times the band also included a third brother, Louis, on guitar or sometimes harp guitar.
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Biographies
Joe was born in Philadelphia in 1894 and the family subsequently returned to Ireland. Louis was born in 1896 and Mike in 1897, both in Waterford. The whole family emigrated to America in 1911 and settled in Albany in New York State.
In 1918 Joe and Mike moved to New York City, Joe working as a clerk and Mike as a Furrier in the Hells Kitchen district. Other members of the family moved there later.
The Group
Compilations with Others
In 2009 My Irish Molly O from The Flanagan Brothers was included in Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as track seven on the third CD.
Songs
Paddy in LondonWorld's Novelty Champions: The Flanagan Brothers · 2015
My Irish Molly-OWorld's Novelty Champions: The Flanagan Brothers · 2015
The BeggarmanWorld's Novelty Champions: The Flanagan Brothers · 2015