The Coronas are one of Ireland’s biggest bands.
They’ve been on the go for two decades. Yes, the band originally formed in 2003 and since then they’ve released seven albums, toured the world and grown from boys to men.
While they, of course, wouldn’t have it any other way things have changed over the course of their careers.
VIP Magazine caught up with guitarist Graham Knox and drummer Conor Egan as they look into the festival season.
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“Danny is down in Dingle working on the next album,” Conor tells us before they laugh about the fact his social media shows him off playing golf.
Dingle has become a second home for the Dublin boys as they admit that they spent a lot of time down there working on their music over the years.
“Danny is based down in Dingle at the minute. Me and Conor have a family, we used to all go down to Dingle and lock ourselves away in a house. But because we’re getting older we can’t really do that,” Graham explains.
Graham shares two children with his wife, Aoife McCormick. The pair are proud parents to a four-year-old and a two-year-old.
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Meanwhile, Conor married his wife, Niamh O’Reilly back in 2017.
Graham continues: “Danny goes down for months on end. But the wives and the children wouldn’t be too fond of that.”
Could they bring the writing process to Dublin?
“We were in London for a couple of years and did some writing over there but it was always in a rehearsal room. When you put yourself away in Dingle with no time constraints you can find yourself. There’s no pressure,” Graham explains.
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The band never seem to have a break, they tell us that this is their “year off” before going on to list the gigs and festivals they have scheduled.
“We’ve been busy but we always try to squeeze in some downtime. January and February we always leave that for downtime,” Conor simply says.
“Because we run a record label and do everything ourselves there are always meetings and back and forth. There’s always stuff going on,” Graham adds.
One of their upcoming performances is at Indiependence Festival down in Cork where the band are delighted to return to.
“It’s always brilliant, we’ve played a few times and it’s great to watch it grow,” Conor enthuses, adding, “Cork is our second home. We love going down there, we try to get down every year.”
Indiependence Festival runs from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th of August this year. You can find out more details here.
