| Band Members | Other musicians that Andreas has collaborated with include:
Paul Marshall of Different Drums of Ireland
The Boulder Acoustic Society
Christopher McGarry
Máirtín de Cógáin of The Fuchsia Band and Captain Mackey's Goatskin and Stringband
Colin Farrell, formerly of Gráda
Randy Lee Gosa, Asher Gray and Devin McCabe of Cé
Eoin Verling, Brian McGillicudy and Mick Heffernan of The Fuchsia Band
Scythian
Gaelic Storm
Peter Yeates
Fionna Molloy
Jan Banis
Rising Gael
The West Nile Ramblers
Tim Jenkins
County Vernon
The Call For Peace Drum and Dance Company
Burgundy Ties
Some festivals and venues Andreas has played include:
Milwaukee Irish Fest
Big Top Chautauqua
The Dubuque Irish Hooley
The Lacrosse Irish Fest
The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The University of San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Sacramento Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
Raglan Road, Orlando and Kansas City
The University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
The Twickenham House, Twickenham, London, England
The London Irish Centre, Camden, London, England
St. Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, London, England
The Corner Bar, Skibereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
Poe's Pub, Richmond, Virginia
The Busted Lift, Dubuque, Iowa
The Irish Cottage, Galena, Illinois
Wolfy's Irish Inn, Muscoda, Wisconsin
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| Influences | LIFE! ENERGY! PEOPLE!
I love and take great inspiration from the energy of many things. Some of my favorite musicians and their bands include: Paul Brady, Dick Gaughan, Christy Moore, Ronnie Drew, Máirtín de Cógáin, Pat Dermody and Steppin Out, Luke Kelly, John Spillane, Eric Bogle, Stan Rogers, The Corries, The Dubliners, Planxty, Andy Irvine, Steve Tilston, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, John Lennon, John Coltrane, Fairport Convention, Karl Busch and the whole Busch clan of musicians, Steeleye Span, Dervish, Danu, The Pogues, Deanta, Grada, Flook, Athas, Lia Luchra, Lunasa, The Chieftains, The Fuchsia Band, The Tea Merchants, Gaelic Storm, Tommy Makem, Liam Clancy and the Clancy Brothers, Ewan MacColl, Tony Byrne, Chris Wood, Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed, Ian Carr, Peter Yeates, Billy Leatham, Tim Jenkins, Luka Bloom, Tommy Sands, Frogwater, North Cregg, Karan Casey, Cara Dillon, Solas, John Doyle, Liz Carroll, Cherish the Ladies, Boys of the Lough, The Battlefield Band, Silly Wizard, Michael McGoldrick, Patrick Street, At First Light, Gráda, Old Blind Dogs, Jim Malcolm, Johnny Cash, The Boulder Acoustic Society, Kris Drever, Lau, Kate Rusby, Millish, Scythian, Rising Gael, Slide, Beoga, 9 Yards, Ce, The Barra MacNeils, De Danaan, Altan, Arcady, The Incredible String Band, Bach, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Radiohead, Tim Reynolds, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Paul Simon, Gogol Bordello, Fat Maw Rooney, The Underground Trio, DJ Food, Bjork, Sigur Ros, The Decemberists, Bob Marley, Dougie MacLean, The Skillet Lickers, Bela Fleck, The Flecktones, Greg Brown, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Hedningarna, Iris Dement, Johnny Cash, Le Vent du Nord, Digable Planets, Modest Mouse, Tom Waits...all my friends in the traditional music scene of southwestern Wisconsin and the tri-state area, from the southern Driftless and the Palisades to the Kickapoo Valley and the Ocooch and up to the Lacrosse Coulee, all the great players in the Madison area and over on the east coast of Wisconsin in the mighty Cream City (Milwaukee)...all those fellow buskers out there really going for it...and many many more...
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