Crystal Swing

Crystal Swing
Origin	Lisgoold, Cork, Ireland
Genres	Country and Western Country and Irish
Years active	2007-present
Website	crystalswing.com
Members
Mary Murray-Burke Dervla Burke Derek Burke

Crystal Swing is a new wave Country and Western and Country and Irish musical group, from Lisgoold, Cork, Ireland. The family group is made up of mother Mary Murray-Burke and her teenage children Dervla and Derek Burke.^[1]

The group rose to national fame and/or notoriety in February 2010 when a YouTube video of their single "He Drinks Tequila" became a viral sensation^[2] after their video was posted by several well-known bloggers including drag performer Panti^[3] and comedy writers Robert Popper and Graham Linehan.^[4] A few days later the video was posted by Sean Moncrieff on the website of radio station Newstalk.^[5] The video achieved 80,000 hits in four days and as of 2 April 2010 the group's video have collectively received over 1,000,000 hits on YouTube. "He Drinks Tequila" gained international recognition on 3 March when American chat show host and American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres^[6] sent a link to the YouTube video on her official Twitter page. Despite being offered to perform on Newstalk, Crystal Swing opted to perform on the RTÉ flagship show The Late Late Show, the longest running chat show in the world, who demanded exclusive rights.^{[citation needed]}Despite their sudden rise to fame, the band has come under some criticism, most notably from Ian O'Doherty in the Irish Independent.^[7] Derek mentioned on The Late Late Show that he is a fan of the showbands, and is influenced by Brendan Bowyer and Declan Ryan. He also performed The Hucklebuck on the show.

On 17 March 2010 (Saint Patrick's Day), U.S. TV host Ellen DeGeneres showed a clip of Crystal Swing on her show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.^[8] On 18 March 2010, the single "He Drinks Tequila" entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 18.^[9]

2010

Early in the year, Crystal Swing appeared on satellite television show, Rural TV. This video was then posted on YouTube, and immediately gained a reaction, gaining thousands of views daily. TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres tweeted about the group.^[10] On 12 March, they made their first live television appearance on Irish television on The Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy. On 15 March, they appeared on Newstalk 106-108fm with Seán Moncrieff, and on 16 March they appeared on The Afternoon Show. Later in the month they made appearances on Xposé and Ireland AM. On 6 April, they flew to Hollywood to make an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The show was recorded on Thursday 8 April, and was broadcasted in America on Monday, April 12.^[11] The group are due to start a nationwide tour on May 10. They also plan to play in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in early December.^[12]

Discography

Studio Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		IRL [13]	UK
2008	Sweet Dreams Released: 2008 Label: Formats: CD	—	—
2010	The Best Years Of Our Lives Released: March 19, 2010 Label: Formats: CD, Download	56	—

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album
		IRL [14]
2010	"He Drinks Tequila"	18	The Best Years Of Our Lives
	"The Hucklebuck"	42
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

References

1. ^ "About Crystal Swing". Crystalswing.com. http://www.crystalswing.com/about.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
2. ^ Una Mullally (2010-03-07). "Pocket Profile: Crystal Swing". Tribune.ie. http://www.tribune.ie/magazine/article/2010/mar/07/pocket-profile-crystal-swing/. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
3. ^ "Panti's Blog Job". PantiBar. http://www.pantibar.com/blog.aspx?contentid=6278. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
4. ^ "You think you know wrong? You don’t know wrong. « Why, That’s Delightful!". Whythatsdelightful.wordpress.com. 2010-02-19. http://whythatsdelightful.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/you-think-you-know-wrong-you-dont-know-wrong. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
5. ^ "Crystal Swing- He drinks Tequila | Newstalk - Ireland's National Independent Talk Radio Broadcaster". Newstalk.ie. http://www.newstalk.ie/programmes/all/moncrieff/crystal-swing-he-drinks-tequila/. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
6. ^ 05/03/2010 - 16:30:10. "DeGeneres keeps internet momentum going for Crystal Swing". BreakingNews.ie. http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/eyeyididgbmh/. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
7. ^ Better halves (2010-03-12). "Ian O'Doherty: Just why do we Irish keep on celebrating gurning mediocrity? - Ian O'Doherty, Columnists". Independent.ie. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ian-odoherty/ian-odoherty-just-why-do-we-irish-keep-on-celebrating-gurning-mediocrity-2096834.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
8. ^ "Video of the Day: Ellen Celebrates St. Patrick's Day - The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Ellen.warnerbros.com. 2010-03-17. http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/03/ellen_celebrarates_st_patricks_day_vod_0317.php. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
9. ^ charts. "2fm Chart Blog". 2fm.rte.ie. http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/2fm_chart_blog/. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
10. ^ http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/degeneres-keeps-internet-momentum-going-for-crystal-swing-448863.html
11. ^ http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/eva_longoria_parker_-_monday_april_12_2010.php
12. ^ http://crystalswing.com/dates.html
13. ^ http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crystal+Swing
14. ^ http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crystal+Swing

External links

• Official website
• Music video
• Crystal Swing's interview on The Late Late Show
• One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor!