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Led by Laim Gilmartin, singer and main songwriter.
As the name suggests, they were a blues/pubrock band.
Liam Gilmartin began playing in the late 1970s with Jargon, a folk/bluegrass
group led by Charlie McGettigan. They recorded for the Bus
label in the 1980s (McGettigan went on to Eurovision success/shame in the 1990s).
Liam Gilmartin then joined the more traditional Stockton’s Wing in the early 1980s,
playing guitar, bass and drums with the band. In 1984 he joined Hennigan's Blooze Band.
James Blennerhassett had been in Easy Listenin' (Sligo based band active ca 1974
who backed Sandy Duskey of The Duskeys),
Fit Kilkenny & The Remoulds (ca 1977-79)
and the Kim Newport Band (1979-83).
Hennigans released three singles during 1986-87. The second of these, "That's What It Says"
ditches the straight blues approach for Dire Straits territory. This charted in
Ireland in January 1987 and the band appeared on RTE's Megamix show
in a film shot at the Cathedral Club in Dublin 1987 (see external links below).
The third single was released on their own HBB label.
The band was in negotiation with Polydor about recording an album when
they split in 1988.
Their 1987 demo includes the unreleased track "Gunfire". Other unreleased
originals include "End Of The Line" and "Slow Day".
In 1988, Liam Gilmartin and Francie Lenehen joined Ray Lynam's country rock band.
James Blennerhassett played with Conquerors in the 1990s.
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