Driven The
The Driven from; Rathkeale Active; 1988 – 1993
Line up;
Vocals & Rhythm Guitar; Brendan Markham
Lead Guitar; Pat Madigan
Bass; Noel Brennan
Drums; Ned Kennedy
Carling/Hot Press 1989 competition
The Drive took part in the 1989 Carling Hot Press competition at Sir Henry’s in Cork. They won the 4th heat. They were the only band from Limerick to make the final twenty that year. The Drive played in Heat 4 along with Stands Looking Back (Cork), Lunatic Fringe (Belfast) and So She Said (Dublin).
The Reindeer Age album, was recorded at the Xeric Studio in Limerick in 1989. This compilation album featured fellow Limerick Bands, The Hitchers, The O’Malley’s A Touch Of Oliver, Up The Downstairs, Tuesday Blue, They Do It With Mirrors, Private World, The Separators, Toucandance, Perfect Moment, Utopian Puppets, The Surrealists, X-It, Big John’s Bootleggin Band. The cassette version featured two extra tracks by Preachers Story & Mike O’Mahony.
