News Archive 2008
Collected news items about the Corrs from the year 2008. Click on the number in brackets following the month to see more detailed headlines.
February 2008
Andrea pays tribute to Ronnie Drew | Feb. 25
U2, Andrea Corr, The Dubliners, Sinéad O'Connor and Kíla and others are paying tribute to Irish music legend Ronnie Drew with a song called "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew". This song has been performed live on the Late Late Show on February 22nd, 2008 and is now available for download at iTunes Ireland, where it is already the #1 of the charts!
(source: RTÉ One)
March 2008
Chieftains documentary features Andrea | Mar. 10 '08
Catch Andrea in a documentary about Irish folk band The Chieftains this Friday, March 14th, on BBC4 at 9PM. She will be interviewed with some other artists like Sting, Keith Richards or Elvis Costello about how the group has influenced their own careers.
(source: BBC)
May 2008
46664 concert with Andrea & Sharon | May 6
Both Andrea and Sharon will be on stage for the concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday on June 27th, 2008. The concert is the big finale of birthday celebrations lasting for three days and will take place in London's Hyde Park. Among other artists, there will also be Queen + Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Leona Lewis, the Sugababes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Razorlight, Jamelia, Zucchero and many more celebrities at the event. Read the full story or pre-order tickets.
(source: Corrs Club)