The Spirits of Gilbride
The Spirits of Gilbride is a musical group who formed as a result of a drunk driver incident. New Yorker Christina Brouder was knocked down near her home in the Bronx and seriously injured.[1] This led to a long period in hospital and, to alleviate the boredom and to cheer her up, her visiting siblings, Corina, Cornelia, Neil & Mary Catherine began performing in the ward.[2] Word got around and after Christina fully recovered they began to perform together in other local hospitals, nursing homes and eventually at charity events.
The children learned to play a variety of musical instruments, including violin, harp, keyboards, drums, fiddle, bagpipes, accordion, tin whistle, and guitar.[3] Corina and Cornelia took care of the vocals. They decided to call themselves the Spirits of Gilbride, Gilbride being the family name of their late grandfather.[4]
The group made their first album, Sibling Revelry, in 1994,[5] and in 2001 came Gilbride, released by Universal Music.[6] They also shot two videos to promote the album and recorded the title track for the European release of the 2000 film, The Little Vampire.[7] They have performed in venues all over America, including The White House,[8] and in Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, and Austria.[9]
Discography[edit]
- Sibling Revelry (1994) USA
- Gilbride (2000) Germany, Metronome (Universal)
- "Shades of Grey" (2000) Germany, Metronome (Universal)
- "I Can't Help Fallin'" (2000) Germany, Metronome (Universal)
Additionally The Spirits of Gilbride accompanied Corina Brouder on her singles
- "Feel for You" (2004) Brouder
- "Another Day" (2004) Brouder Music, Ltd
References[edit]
- ^ Cosmopolitan, January 2003, by Allen Salkin
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2002/04/15/2002-04-15_world_at_her_feet_career_opt.html Monday, April 15th 2002
- ^ The Viking News, November 19, 2003
- ^ Irish Voice, December 2, 2003, interview by Georgina Brennan.
- ^ Catholic New York, March 9, 1995
- ^ http://www.fordham.edu/images/Whats_New/magazine/353-03w03Alumni_Notes.pdf, "Renaissance Woman Christina Brouder, ICO '98", winter 2003, page 25
- ^ "The Little Vampire". IMDb. 27 October 2000.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-07-27. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Midlands Magazine, June 21, 2005
External links[edit]
- Corina Brouder and the Spirits of Gilbride - Official website