Crystal Swing’s Dervla Burke is expecting her first child with hubbie, Tim O’Connor in January.
The country singer, who tied the knot with her handsome farmer last year in the Midleton Park Hotel, revealed the happy news to Cork’s Evening Echo:
“When I saw that the test was positive I couldn’t keep it to myself,” she said.
“Tim was working on the farm at the time but I ran out straight away and said there was something I needed to tell him.
“He was shocked at first but a good kind of shocked. It was something we both really wanted.
“I must have done about 10 tests after that just to be sure but we didn’t announce the pregnancy until I had confirmation from a doctor.”
Crystal Swing, made up of mum Mary Murray-Burke and her children Dervla and Derek Burke, shot to fame in February 2010 when a video of their song He Drinks Tequila became a viral hit. The family went on to perform on the Ellen show and The Late Late Show, before hitting the road for an extensive tour of Ireland.
Dervla says Mary is overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a granny:
“I’ll never forget the day I told my mum. We were getting ready to play for a wedding. She was having a bad day and feeling really down. However, she burst into tears of joy after I told her.” she said.
“She really loves the idea of being a grandmother. We were out and spotted pink and blue train sets. She wanted to buy them both and I had to remind her that the baby isn’t even here yet.”
Dervla will continue to perform wit the family until Christmas before taking a well earned break with the newest band member.
Main image: Evening Echo
