Smokin' Shamrock's

Cormac Duffin – Fiddle, Mandolin, Whistle & Vocals
Alan Crockett – Guitar, Bongo & Vocals

The Smokin’ Shamrock’s have a raw energy that will leave the audience caught up in their adrenaline rush. Not to be missed!

Cormac Duffin and Alan Crockett are both from Toomebridge Co. Antrim, Ireland and have years of experience playing in different bands. They have been playing together for over 3 years.

Eamon Maguire and Traditional Friends

Eamon Maguire is well known in Ireland as a Bodhran maker. Eamon Plays both traditional music and sometimes with a three-piece blues band. Eamon has played all over Europe with different traditional groups.

Gregory Campbell (guitar and vocals) has been playing with some of the best folk bands for the last 20 years.  He has been the resident musician at renowned pub Peter Oliver’s, located in Ardara Co Donegal, for the last three years.

Aiden Prunty is a great flute player in the Sligo Letrim style. He comes from a very musical family. Aiden's wife is a fiddle player and both his children play flute and fiddle. Aiden has a long association with the Armagh Pipers Club.

Micky Curran is touted as the best box (accordion) player in Ireland!

Carrigaline

Kieran O'Mahoney on Uilleann pipes
Andrew Anderson on guitar, banjo and lead vocals
Alice Tilton on fiddle

Carrigaline is an up and coming group that brings a modern touch to traditional Irish music. They are pleased to make their public debut for the first time together on this St. Patrick's Day.

Andrew is an award winning singer and multi-instrumentalist that has performed throughout the Northwest.

Kieran brings authentic talent on Uilleann pipes to the group. He was the mastermind behind the group, bringing the members of Carrigaline together.

Alice was classically trained before following her passion for Celtic music. She has placed in Northwest Scottish fiddle competitions and is now focusing on being a part of Ireland's musical traditions.

Mairtin O hUigin

Born in Belfast, Mairtin is the youngest son of three. His mother is from Ballymena and his father from Glenravel in County Antrim, where he has lived most of his life. Years ago Mairtin joined a band from South Derry called Celtic Rogue where he was joint lead vocalist. He has spent many very happy years traveling all over Ireland, Europe, and the US.  These days, most of his gigs are local and you can usually catch him at the Central Bar in Cushendall.

Servants of the Rich

Jeffrey Baird plays guitar (for many decades now) and sings traditional Irish songs, especially songs from the rebel catalogue.  Jeff is an attorney, born in Oregon, educated at Yale, and descended from the the family of Baird's Bar, Glasgow.  He finds songs of Irish rebellion uniquely passionate, giving expression to the long quest for Irish freedom, but also for human freedom.  In that broad sense, Jeff believes "The Men Behind the Wire" speaks as much about Mandela as about Bobby Sands, and "The Minstrel Boy" speaks as much about the American firefighters of 9/11 as the men of 1798, all of whom gave their lives for their friends and for freedom, just yesterday and long ago.

Thanks.

We are the Servants of the Rich...
and SO ARE YOU!

Stout Pounders

Darin Wallace - Lead Vocals, Bodhran
John Moen - Banjo, Bass, Mandolin, Harmonica, THUMPer, Vocals
Shawn McGinn - Tin Whistle, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Accordion, Vocals
Christian Hoffman - Fiddle, Bouzouki, Vocals
Marc Wallace - Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Stout Pounders are a Seattle based Celtic Folk band bringing new energy
and comedic twists to time tested Irish and Scottish Folk music, as
well as their own original music.  They put on a show that is great
for any party atmosphere. 
 
Formed in late 2006, the band has put together two CDs, including their latest live recording titled "Live Drunken Nights" which was recorded during their St. Patrick's week tour of 2008 at stops in Canada, Tacoma, and Everett. 

The Stout Pounders play in pubs all around the greater Puget Sound area.  They
have also played in various festivals in Washington and Idaho.

Dancing, singing along, and jigging is highly encouraged and they
certainly won’t stop you from tipping back a drink or three along the
way!

Stout Pounders CDs and other merchandise can be purchased via their website at http://stoutpounders.com.

Liam Gallagher

Hailing from Belfast, Ireland, this man started singing Irish folk songs in the 1960's, while in his early teens, and a golden time for music in general. With people like the Clancy Brothers, Dubliners, Furey Brothers, Wolfe Tones, Planxty and Chieftans forming the amazing pop culture they provided Liam with a vast repertoire to draw inspiration from.

Liam spent his twenties and thirties "indulging in the bounty".

In 1982 Liam arrived in Seattle where he meet Gerard McAleese, son of Joe and Ethna McAleese, at an open-mic session. Gerard had just found a location and was in the process of opening Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub in Seattle with his parents. Kells provided a fantastic musical venue for Liam, and well its twenty-seven years later he still entertains at Kells a few nights a week! Liam's music can be purchased at Kells online store.

Bernie Irish Folk

Bernie has been performing traditional Irish folk music for over twenty years.
His repertoire includes, romping old sea shanties, lovely ballads, wild drinking songs, and a few other surprises!

Joe McAleese

Joe is one of the founding father of Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub in Seattle. He can often be found singing along with the band as he has done for many years. He has a unique and beautiful voice that lends great accompaniment to any group on stage. Be sure to check him out and say hello if you get a chance, he's one of the nicest men in the world. Joe’s new CD can be purchased at Kells online store.

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