In March 1968, O'Reilly emigrated to Toronto where he met future bandmates Fergus O'Byrne and Denis Ryan. He was one of the founding members of The Sons of Erin and helped form the band Sullivan's Gypsies in 1970.
In 1971, O'Reilly, O'Byrne and Ryan moved to St. John's and began performing as Ryan's Fancy. Ryan's Fancy became a popular Irish group that released 12 albums and hosted a successful television program for several seasons. O'Reilly wrote and produced many Irish songs as a member of Ryan's Fancy, as a solo artist and later as a member of the group Brishney. O'Reilly performed regularly with Fergus O'Byrne.[citation needed]
In 2004, Ryan's Fancy was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the East Coast Music Association. After Ryan's Fancy disbanded, O'Reilly founded Piperstock Productions, a video production and marketing company based in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador.[citation needed]
O'Reilly died of a heart attack, aged 64, in St. John's and is survived by his wife, Ann, and their three daughters.[2]
Dermot O'Reilly - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, v. 4, p. 178
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dermot, reilly, dermot, anthony, reilly, 1942, february, 2007, irish, born, canadian, musician, producer, songwriter, dermot, anthony, reillybackground, informationborn1942dublin, irelanddied17, february, 2007st, john, sgenresirish, folkoccupation, singer, son. Dermot Anthony O Reilly 1942 17 February 2007 was an Irish born Canadian musician producer and songwriter Dermot Anthony O ReillyBackground informationBorn1942Dublin IrelandDied17 February 2007St John sGenresIrish FolkOccupation s Singer Songwriter Musician Record producer Television producerInstrument s Guitar Mandolin Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editHe was born in Dublin Ireland and educated at Inchicore County Dublin 1 In March 1968 O Reilly emigrated to Toronto where he met future bandmates Fergus O Byrne and Denis Ryan He was one of the founding members of The Sons of Erin and helped form the band Sullivan s Gypsies in 1970 In 1971 O Reilly O Byrne and Ryan moved to St John s and began performing as Ryan s Fancy Ryan s Fancy became a popular Irish group that released 12 albums and hosted a successful television program for several seasons O Reilly wrote and produced many Irish songs as a member of Ryan s Fancy as a solo artist and later as a member of the group Brishney O Reilly performed regularly with Fergus O Byrne citation needed In 2004 Ryan s Fancy was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the East Coast Music Association After Ryan s Fancy disbanded O Reilly founded Piperstock Productions a video production and marketing company based in Torbay Newfoundland and Labrador citation needed O Reilly died of a heart attack aged 64 in St John s and is survived by his wife Ann and their three daughters 2 Works editSome of Piperstock s video productions are The Last Run Rigs Jigs and Songs from the Heart Cain s LegacySee also editMusic of Newfoundland and Labrador List of Newfoundland songsReferences edit Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador ISBN 0 9693422 1 7 CBC obituary Archived 20 August 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editBio at Ryans Fancy website Dermot O Reilly Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador v 4 p 178 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dermot O 27Reilly amp oldid 1162606751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
