Anti-Bullying Song Released By Local Bangor Boys
Check out their song and what was their inspiration behind it.
Dan Mulligan, Alexis Mulligan and producer Mark Adair joined Siobhan in the studio.
Discussing the song’s origins Alexis says: “The topic of bullying was recently explored during one of my lessons at South Eastern Regional College (SERC) and it inspired me to write a piece, originally titled ‘A Storm Is Coming After Me’, to reflect my own experience of being bullied and overcoming it.
“I asked my brother Daniel to turn my idea into a finished song. When I played his home recording of the adapted song to my SERC classmates they were very impressed. My tutor, Laura Flynn, then contacted the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum (NIABF) who were excited to share the song as part of Anti-Bullying Week 2015.”
Daniel Mulligan, 32 from Bangor, a self-taught acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter, has been writing and performing under the name “Dolbro Dan” since he was 24. Often referred to as Northern Ireland’s answer to Bob Dylan, his YouTube channel has attracted more than 100,000 viewers. Daniel explains how he got involved:
“I was happy to expand upon Alexis’s original theme; I thought it was very creative and inspired. I was also able to draw upon my own experience of bullying to bring a greater sense of empathy to the song.