Freedom

• John Farrell - vocals
• Damien McKerr - lead guitar
• Shay O'Donoghue - organ
• Jim Hudson - bass
• Dougie McIlwaine - drums
• Joey Geoghegan - sax
• Mark McCormack - trumpet
• Pat McCarthy - trombone

Bio:

The Dreams decided to change name in 1970, just after Eric Bell had been replaced by Damien McKerr in late 1969. They became Freedom>, who released just one single.

Freedom> supported Status Quo at their Irish debut at the Television Club in Dublin on 15 March 1971. The opening act was Thin Lizzy.

By 1971 John Farrell was fronting a ten piece outfit called The Groundhogs (no relation to the UK bluesrock band fronted by Tony McPhee), who released a single on Polydor the same year. We have no further details about this group but it may have been the same personnel as Freedom>.

In 1974 John Farrell financed the re-release of the debut single by his old band The Movement.

Shay O'Donoghue was later in Tony Kenny's Band.

   
thanks to Tom Gilboy for the scan

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