Brendan Hickey

Brendan Hickey, is a man who’s likely to be known as the driving force behind “On The Verge”, which over a thirty year period has promoted original music through the “On The Verge Live” radio show, a very popular website www.ontheverge.ie and showcase gigs including many at Whelans. He came across the raw talents of artists like Paddy Casey, Mundy, Damien Dempsey, Gemma Hayes and Declan O’Rourke (to name but a few) and was the first to interview them on air.
The original On The Verge Radio Show was broadcast on Pearse College Community Radio (Provisional License) in February 1996. Brendan formed On The Verge Productions later that year. The latest vergion of the radio show “VERGEMERGE” still continues to give musicians with original material the chance to have their work broadcast in eclectic playlists @ www.ontheverge.ie and occasionally, to perform live at oTv sessions
What may not be so well known is that Brendan is also a performance poet, who has been writing since the late sixties and who has been giving performances of his own work for over four decades. Music has always been important to him and late night sessions with Phil Lynott and later Shane McGowan gave him the encouragement to put his work into print. Two self-published books “Beside Myself” and “On The Verge” both sold out through sales at gigs and the welcome distribution by Easons. Since the early 2000’s he has released three well received albums and has performed dozens of times with the solid support of his excellent band “The Launch Crew”