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Anthony Drennan
Drennan performing with The Corrs in 2024
Background information
Also known as	Anto
Born	(1958-11-01) 1 November 1958 (age 66) Luton, England
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Progressive rock folk rock pop rock soft rock celtic rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar bass
Years active	1985–present
Member of	the Corrs Mike and the Mechanics
Formerly of	Genesis

Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement with the Corrs, Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics.

Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in Luton, England; he and his family moved back to Ireland while he was at a young age. He grew up in County Dublin and attended Kilmacud National School.

Drennan became a touring lead guitarist for the Corrs from late 1995 and onwards. He was chosen as the touring second lead guitarist/bassist for Genesis on their 1998 Calling All Stations tour (replacing long-time live band member Daryl Stuermer). In 2010, he was hired as the lead guitarist and secondary bassist of the revived Mike + the Mechanics. He has also played with Clannad, Paul Brady, Moving Hearts, Chris Rea, Davy Spillane, the Liffey Light Orchestra,^[1] and the Ronnie Drew Band.^[2]

• 1985 : Clannad : Macalla
• 1986 : Zerra One : The Domino Effect
• 1988 : Davy Spillane Band : Out in the air
• 1989 : Stano : Only - Plays on 2 songs
• 1989 : Terence Trent D'Arby : Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack Of Love, Faith, Hope And Destruction
• 1989 : Clannad : Past Present - Plays on In a lifetime with Mel Collins & Bono from U2
• 1990 : Clannad : Anam
• 1990 : Republic Of Ireland Football Squad : Put'em Under Pressure - Maxi single
• 1990 : Davy Spillane : Shadow Hunter
• 1991 : Chris Rea : Auberge
• 1991 : Davy Spillane : Pipedreams
• 1992 : Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane : East Wind
• 1993 : Clannad : Banba
• 1994 : Máire Brennan : Misty eyed adventure
• 1994 : Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan : Rock 'N' Roll Kids - Anthony plays electric guitar & bass
• 1995 : Paul Brady : Spirits Colliding - Plays on 1 song
• 1995 : Various Artists : Celtic Christmas - Plays acoustic guitar on 1 song
• 1995 : Ronnie Drew : Dirty Rotten Shame - Plays electric, acoustic & Spanish guitars
• 1995 : Clannad : Lore
• 1997 : Ronan Hardiman : Solas - Plays Nylon Guitar on 1 song
• 1997 : Bill Whelan : The Roots Of Riverdance - Plays on 2 songs
• 1997 : The Corrs : Talk On Corners - Plays on 3 songs
• 1997 : The Corrs : Live
• 1997 : The Corrs : Closer - Plays on 2 songs
• 1997 : Clannad : Landmarks - Plays on 7 songs, also with Mel Collins
• 1998 : Máire Brennan : Perfect time
• 1998 : Various Artists : Med Et Z Præsenterer [Radiohitz] - Live & Unplugged - Plays on Congo by Genesis
• 1998 : Kieran Goss : Worse Than Pride - Plays on 3 songs
• 1999 : The Corrs : Unplugged
• 1999 : Máire Brennan : Whisper To The Wild Water
• 1999 : Daniel O'Donnell : Greatest Hits
• 2000 : The Corrs : In Blue
• 2000 : The Corrs : Live At Lansdowne Road
• 2001 : The Corrs : Live in London
• 2001 : Five : Kingsize - Plays on 1 song
• 2002 : The Corrs : VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin - With Ron Wood & Bono
• 2002 : Will Young : From Now On - Plays on 2 songs
• 2002 : Blazin' Squad : In The Beginning: Special Edition
• 2002 : Clannad : A Magical Gathering - The Clannad Anthology - Plays on 9 songs
• 2003 : Moya Brennan : Two Horizons
• 2003 : The Idols : The XMas Factor - Plays on 1 song
• 2004 : The Corrs : Borrowed Heaven - Additional guitar on 1 song
• 2004 : John Hughes : Wild Ocean - With The Corrs & The Chieftains
• 2004 : Gabrielle : Play to win - Plays on 5 songs, also Dylan Howe on drums
• 2005 : The Corrs : Home - Plays on 10 songs
• 2005 : Moya Brennan : An Irish Christmas
• 2006 : The Corrs : Dreams (The Ultimate Corrs Collection) - Featuring Bono, The Chieftains, Laurent Voulzy & Ron Wood
• 2006 : Various Artists : Rogue's Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys) - Plays on 2 songs
• 2007 : Eivør : Mannabarn - Plays on 6 songs
• 2007 : Genesis : 1983 - 1998 - Plays on 3 songs
• 2007 : Moving Hearts : Live in Dublin
• 2009 : Genesis : Live in Poland - 2 CD
• 2010 : Sharon Corr : Dream of you
• 2011 : Liffey Light Orchestra : Filaments
• 2011 : Gavin Friday : Catholic - Plays on 8 songs
• 2011 : Mike + The Mechanics: The Road
• 2014 : Mike + The Mechanics : The Singles 1985 - 2014
• 2014 : Sharon Corr : The Same Sun - Plays classical guitar on 1 song
• 2015 : The Corrs : White light - Plays on 1 song
• 2017 : Liffey Light Orchestra : Le French Album
• 2017 : Mike + The Mechanics : Let Me Fly
• 2017 : The Corrs: Jupiter Calling
• 2019 : Mike + The Mechanics: Out of the Blue
• 2020 : Liffey Light Orchestra: Lekeila

• 1999 : The Corrs: Les live de Solidays
• 2000 : Unplugged - Various Artists
• 2000 : The Corrs at Christmas
• 2000 : The Corrs: Live at Lansdowne Road
• 2002 : The Corrs Live in Dublin
• 2005 : The Corrs Live in Geneva
• Moving Hearts Live in Dublin (Recorded 2007, released 2008)
• 2009 : Genesis Live in Poland - 2 DVD
• 2011 : Living with the tiger - Documentary Music by John Califra & Anthony Drennan

"Anthony Drennan appearances". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2010.

• Discography : https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/271365-Anthony-Drennan?page=1
• Filmography : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237466/
• Genesis Live in Poland DVD : https://www.discogs.com/Genesis-Live-In-Poland/release/4989667