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Background information | |
Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | Acappella Pop |
Years active | 2012-Present |
Website | www |
Trinitones is an all-male a cappella ensemble from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 2012, the group were described as "pioneers" of the collegiate a cappella genre in Ireland in a 2013 University Times article.[1]
In February 2013, the group released a cover of
In terms of structure, the group resembles a small male-voice
The group have toured Ireland, the UK, Hungary, Canada, the United States, and Australia, as well as performing in Ireland.[5] They have appeared at Electric Picnic and the Trinity Ball.[6]
History
Origins (2012-2013): Generation I & II
The group was founded by two senior sophister music education (BMusEd) students, Patrick Barrett and Lynsey Callaghan.[
Barrett and Callaghan continued as directors as Trinitones entered its second year. In the same year, the group released a cover of Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag, with the YouTube video garnering 80,000 YouTube views in the 48 hours following its release.[11] This led to several appearances on national TV and radio, and the group's first performance at Trinity Ball.[1]
Establishment (2013-2017): Generation III, IV, V, & VI
With Barrett and Callaghan departing from Trinitones, two new directors were elected in the shape of Ben Jacob and Daragh Kneeshaw, both of whom had been founding members of the group.[12] Two months after taking charge, the pair had led the group to national headlines once more in performing with Scrubs star Sam Lloyd.[13] Over the next two years, Jacob and Kneeshaw slowly built up the group's profile,[tone] and led them on two major tours, one to Derry for the Derry International Choral Festival and one to London compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, and performed with internationally renowned musicians Glen Hansard, Imelda May and Donal Lunny.[14][15][16] Jacob and Kneeshaw's partnership culminated in a debut performance at Electric Picnic, Ireland's largest music festival.[17][18]
As the group entered its fifth year, Jacob was replaced as director by Robert Somerville. Three new music videos were released to the public.
Kneeshaw and Somerville graduated at the end of the 2015–16 academic year, leaving Neil Dunne to take the reins as director. Events included joint concerts with the Trinity Tiger Tones of
In September 2017, the group embarked on a tour to
Tours and "e-Stardom" (2017-2019): Generation VII & VIII
With Dunne leaving Trinity College after the Australian tour, Andy Keenan replaced him as director for Generation VII.
The following month, the group extended an invite to US and Scottish a cappella groups to join them and the Trinity Belles for a "international celebration of acapella [sic.]" at the Button Factory venue in
In April 2018, the group's exposure grew when a live video streamed on
In May 2018, Keenan led the group on a tour of the American North-East coast, which included stops in
By September, Trinitones had returned to its traditional system of
Discography
Official music videos
The group has officially released eight music videos, all covers of songs first performed by other artists. Often, the solo in a music video will be taken by a director, although this is not always the case.
Song | Original Artist | Year of Release | Arranger | Soloist |
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Teenage Dirtbag[52] | Wheatus | 2013 | Daniel Cummins | Patrick Barrett
Daniel Cummins Gabriel Corcoran Robbie Kitt |
After the Storm[53] | Mumford and Sons
|
2015 | Ben Jacob | Ben Jacob |
Stacy's Mom[54] | Fountains of Wayne | 2016 | Luke Duffy | Richard O'Connell
Fergus Grant |
Ignition (Remix)[55] | R. Kelly | 2016 | Daragh Kneeshaw | Daragh Kneeshaw
Robert Somerville |
I Shall Be Released[56] | Bob Dylan | 2017 | Neil Dunne | Neil Dunne |
Grace Kelly[57] | MIKA
|
2020 | Neil Dunne | Dahnan Spurling |
Good King Wenceslas/Little Girl Blue[58] | Nina Simone | 2020 | Niall Barrett | Dahnan Spurling |
The Christmas Song/Sleigh Ride (ft. The Accidentals)[59] | Nat King Cole | 2020 | Niall Barrett
Patrick Kennedy Ben Steacy |
Cathal Dervan
Kat Cleland Paula Fiegl Johnny Mason |
Merry Christmas, Darling[60] | The Carpenters | 2021 | Niall Barrett | Cathal Dervan |
Releases receiving >1 million online views
Song | Original Artist | Year of Release | Arranger | Soloist | Views (Millions) |
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Budapest[61][62][63] | George Ezra | 2018 | Sam White | Sam White
Ranald Macky |
c. 36M |
New York, New York[64][65][66] | Frank Sinatra | 2018 | Ranald Macky | Ranald Macky | c. 17M |
Beautiful Girls/Stand By Me | Sean Kingston | 2019 | Andy Keenan | Ross Layden
Billy Behan |
c. 29M |
Giant/Never Gonna Give You Up[71][72][73][74] | Rag"n"bone Man | 2019 | Sam White | Ross Layden
Cathal Dervan |
c. 5M |
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)/Shackles[75][76][77][78] | Backstreet Boys | 2022 | Johnny Mason | Dahnan Spurling
Kevin McDonnell |
c. 1.1M |
LPs / EPs
Trinitones have yet to produce an album. However, in an interview with
Associated groups
St. Andrew's Accidentals — an all-female group from St. Andrew's University, Scotland, who performed in concert with Trinitones on four occasions.[citation needed] In December 2020, the groups collaborated to release 'The Christmas Song/Sleigh Ride', a seasonal video that was recorded during COVID-19 restrictions.[88]
Trinity Belles — an all-female a cappella group from Trinity College Dublin, founded in 2014.
Trinity Tiger Tones — an all-male a cappella group from the University of Melbourne, who thrice performed in concert with Trinitones, twice in Dublin, in November 2016 and December 2018, and once in Melbourne in September 2017.
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