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Gregory Grene is a musician based in New York City, who grew up between Chicago and County Cavan, Ireland. He is the son of classicist David Grene. With his band The Prodigals, he writes and plays a style of music that melds Irish traditional and rock influences, and he has also recorded a solo album, FlipSides (2008), with musicians ranging from John Doyle, former guitarist with Solas, to Tony Cedras, a multi-instrumentalist who has played in Paul Simon's band since the Graceland tour. Grene's music has received critical acclaim over the years, was included in the Rough Guide to Irish Music compilation, and was featured in the soundtrack for ''Pride and Glory'', a movie starring Ed Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight and Noah Emmerich, as well as on television in the ABC show ''Mercy'' and the FX series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.〔(Allmusic.com )〕 He currently teaches English literature at Fieldston Upper School in New York. He also previously worked as Director of Music for the New York advertising agency Draftfcb, and in that capacity recorded tracks ranging from reggae in Kingston to the Beatles tracks and symphonic music in Abbey Road, and has spoken on Shoot and ''Billboard'' music industry panels in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Prior to his musical work, Grene worked as an actor, appearing in both regional and Broadway theater, and in independent film. Gregory Grene's twin brother, (Andrew Grene ), died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake while working for the United Nations. Grene currently serves as co-director for a 501(c)3 public charity established in Andrew's name, http://www.andrewgrene.org, which works with education and microfinance in Haiti. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gregory Grene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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