Brendan Benson - The University Times

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Wednesday, 10th March, 2010

Brendan Benson

News Writer

Simone Hall

Photo: Conor O'Toole

The American singer-songwriter (and member of rock supergroup The Racanteurs) Brendan Benson visited Trinity to speak to students. Benson was invited by the Literary Society and spoke in the Public Theatre.

This article appeared in Volume One, Issue Seven of The University Times.

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