Last week, iconic Irish songwriter Brendan Graham was out for a walk when his song O, America’was played during Donald Trump’s inauguration. Surprised, but not shocked, Brendan told Topic about hearing the news and reminisced on his time growing up in Mullingar.
“I didn’t know ‘O America’ was going to be performed at President Trump’s inauguration, he said. “I was actually out for a walk, my phone was going 90 and I was thinking ‘what trouble am I in?’ I caught it on playback, I didn’t even see the original. It’s an honour to have your song at such an event, alongside the American national anthem and America The Beautiful. To have my song in that company of songs was thrilling.”