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<\/a>It was inevitable. After reuniting for shows with former band mate\u00a0Chris Laughrey<\/a> and\u00a0brother Mark Connolly<\/a>, could a reunion with other-brother John Connolly be far behind?\u00a0After a couple of house concerts in Hawaii and Denver, we’re going to bring the original Connolly Brothers sound back home for a big show under the big top at Riley’s Pour House<\/a>. The show is set for this Saturday, September 6, where we’ll be joined by long-time collaborator Duane Davis and special guests Lauren Moore, and Audrie Kuntz.<\/p>\nJohn and I started playing professionally as The Other Brothers in the mid-70s, debuting at Stubby’s in Ambridge and soon landing steady gigs at Frankie Gustine’s in Oakland, The Skylark in Moon Township, and The Oaks in Castle Shannon (where we performed regularly with Dennis Miller<\/a>).<\/p>\n Along the way attracted the attention of a local agent who got us some lucrative bookings on the college circuit.\u00a0Those were good times to be in music.<\/p>\n We spent our days writing and arranging in a basement studio that John had patched together with equipment purchased while in the army.\u00a0Brother Mark joined us whenever he was in town (he lived in New York City back then), and some of the songs that came out of those basement sessions are still among my favorites.<\/p>\n “Leaves and Dust” was one of those. John eventually rerecorded it on one of his solo albums a few years later, but I’ve always been fond of this basement recording. It features all three of us on guitar, bass, and vocals.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Connolly-Brothers-1975-crop-2-288x300.jpg\")
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