liz carroll, flook, emer mayock, kevin crawford, lunasa, solas, altan, kila, afrocelt soundsystem, poor clares, danu, john skelton, craobh rua, harry bradley, marcas o'murchu, paddy carty, mike rafferty, josie mcdermott, kevin henry, jackie moran, comas, gan bua, bohola, joannie madden, john whelan, matt & shannon heaton, leo mccan, seamus begley, liz knowles, bothy band, laurence nugent, johnny b connolly, michael mcgoldrick, dervish, junior davey, different drums of ireland, david munnelly band, teada
áthas lights the dance floor on fire with a combination of traditional and newly composed Irish dance tunes. Fierce fiddle, driving bodhrán, and funky guitar riffs come together to lift listeners' feet, drinks, and spirits.
Although approaching the tradition from various musical backgrounds, the band found each other and their voice as an ensemble while playing in Irish sessions around Milwaukee throughout 2005. Spending their time between tunes laughing and joking inspired them to make music together and their name, which is the Irish word for joy and happiness.
The band's blend of exciting music and fun-loving attitudes quickly earned the admiration of Milwaukee's Irish set and ceili dance communities, as well as audiences throughout their hometown stomping grounds. áthas has become a favorite act at Irish music's premier event, Milwaukee Irish Fest, gathering praise for the excitement of their stage shows and the energy they display playing in the dance tent.
áthas is a band firmly rooted in the traditions of Irish music, constantly seeking inspiration from the past masters and passing on their knowledge by teaching throughout Milwaukee. The band remains receptive to new influences, and continues to impress audiences with their new compositions as well as their passion, energy and love for making music.
its been awhile but me and a few people just recently got together to put an irish jam together,its leaning on the pub tunes ,thank you for the inspiration to get something going,without your influence id have never tried,hope all is doing well for you there,im still trying to get in a trad tune in but anyway our jam band posted a few crude recordings ,one of the members had one of those digital feild recorders and posted up the tunes we played last night,so if you wanna stop on by,thanks! http://www.myspace.com/irishbayouband
Thank you kindly for adding us to your long list of friends, we sure appreciate your support. Please check TheClayhillBrosTV at YouTube for live videos from Kaustinen Folk Music Festival from June 2009. Take care & chop 'til you drop! The Clayhill Brothers from Finland
Thanks so much for the friendship..you're the coolest
