Marcie - Music

The Johnstons Were A Popular Irish Group In The Late 1960s And Early 1970s Out Of Slane A Small Village North Of Dublin Ireland More Recently Known For Its Annual Outdoor Concerts At Slane Castle . The Band Gained Fame On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. The Final Lineup Was Stabilized In 1967 With Sisters Luci And Adrienne Johnston Plus Mick Moloney And Paul Brady. The Group Was Influenced By Traditional Irish Music Skiffle And Of Course The American Folk Revival Of The '60s With Which They Are Most Often Associated Today. Moloney Left In 1971 Followed By Brady In 1973 By Which Time The Group Was No Longer As Significant As It Had Been. The Johnstons Remain Influential For Mixing Genuine Traditional Irish Music With Popular Folk Of The Day And Particularly For Bringing Close Four-Part Vocal Harmonies To Traditional Irish Songs. The Johnstons Played A Reunion Concert In Canada In 1976 But Never Performed Again. Adrienne Johnston Died Under Mysterious Circumstances On May 27 1981 Age 35 In The U.S. read less