The Brothers Creeggan

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The Brothers Creeggan
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Alternative rock, jazz
Years active1992-2003
Members Andy Creeggan
Jim Creeggan
Ian McLauchlan

The Brothers Creeggan was a Canadian alternative rock/jazz band composed of Jim Creeggan (upright bass, guitar, bass guitar, vocals), Andy Creeggan (guitar, piano, accordion, percussion, vocals) and Ian McLauchlan (drums). The group has released four albums: The Brothers Creeggan (1993), The Brothers Creeggan II (1997), Trunks (2000) and Sleepyhead (2002).

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Biography

Growing up in Toronto, brothers Jim and Andy Creeggan started in music by recording cover songs of James Brown and George Thorogood on a rented 4-track. [1] As teenagers, the pair performed in several groups, including the Synthetics, an a cappella quartet that won a 1987 Canadian talent contest in which Alanis Morissette was runner-up. [2] The brothers went on to become founding members of Barenaked Ladies. [2] Andy left Barenaked Ladies in 1995 to pursue a musical composition degree at McGill University, while Jim continued as the band's bassist. [3] [4]

The Brothers Creeggan released their self-titled debut album in 1993. The song "Places" features backing vocals by Alanis Morissette. [5] The album "was almost a demo thing," according to Andy. "We finished it up and sent it to some friends." [6] A second album, The Brothers Creeggan II, followed in 1997. Three years later, the duo added a third member, drummer Ian McLauchlan, and released their third album, Trunks. [1] Andy said the album was "definitely a natural evolution from the first two albums," as the songs on Trunks "were more accessible and more continuous to each other." [6] Jane Stevenson of Jam! called the album "a delicate and sweet-sounding effort that combines the best of folk and jazz with gentle lead vocals from both Jim and Andy." [7] Allmusic's Theresa E. LaVeck described it as "an extended evening lullaby: soft, sweet, and sleepy (think Simon & Garfunkel lite)." [8]

The group's fourth album, Sleepyhead, was released on Nettwerk in 2002. Barenaked Ladies member Ed Robertson and singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer guest on album track "Anna on the Moon". [9] Tom Semioli of Allmusic said that with the album, "the Brothers Creeggan have slipped a contemplative masterpiece into our midst." [10]

The band went on hiatus in 2003. Jim stayed with the Barenaked Ladies; Andy went on to a solo career. [11] On 13 July 2009, drummer Ian McLauchlan died [12] of complications following heart surgery.

Discography

TitleRelease date
The Brothers Creeggan1995
The Brothers Creeggan IIOctober 1997
Trunks18 January 2000
Sleepyhead2002

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  2. 1 2 Soeder, John (8 May 1998). "Event: Brothers Creeggan – Monday". The Plain Dealer . p. 13 ('Friday' section).
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  6. 1 2 Brown, Mark (9 February 2000). "Partially Clad Two-Fifths of Original Barenaked Ladies Put On Some 'Trunks'". Rocky Mountain News . p. 11D.
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  11. ↑ "Andy Creeggan". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  12. ↑ McLauchlan, Ian. "Ian Andrew MCLAUCHLAN". Legacy.com . Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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