Jude Closson - drums, vocals
Norman Rosenbaum - guitar
Terry Murphy - banjo, guitar, tin whistle, bodhran, vocals
Dean Western - bass, vocals
Gerard Smith - electric mandolin, Irish bouzouki, guitar, bodhran, vocals
Influences
Planxty, Stiff Little Fingers, James Brown, The Pogues, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, The Bothy Band, Steeleye Span, Sex Pistols, Five Hand Reel, The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, The Beatles, Boiled in Lead, The Fureys, The Clash, The Wolfe Tones, Christy Moore, King Crimson, Devo, Throbbing Gristle, The Swans, The Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Donovan, Iggy Pop, Metallica, Chrome, Angry Red Planet, Kuru, Steely Dan, Cake, The residents, Solas, Ultravox, Radiohead,....
Bill Grogan's Goat is a collective of five Detroit musicians who have played on and off together for many years on the Detroit music scene. Over the span of their musical careers the five have covered musical styles ranging from symphonic band music to hardcore punk rock, from solo Irish ballad singing to avant garde Jazz. All these influences come together to bring a fresh approach to classic Irish folk music. Utilizing a rock band format of bass, drums, guitars and traditional instruments such as Irish bouzouki, tin whistle, mandolin and 5 string banjo, Bill Grogan's Goat offers a hard, but highly listenable blend that will get the club up.
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Choonz entered in an Irish Music Battle of the Bands!
Hi, Choonz have entered an Irish music battle of the Bands competition online...http://www.youtube.com/irishbotb#p/u/4/eE9RchAjBSE
The winners get 5 nights playing at the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas. This would obviously be quite nice. Seriously though, we would really love this opportunity and this would give us the publicity needed to start our career as a touring band.
WE NEED YOUR VOTE!! Please take the time to forward this to some people in your address book. Voting ends in a few days so please don't delay. It only takes a minute to register your vote!
Anyway, enough grovelling from us. TO VOTE for us go to www.slbc.ie/involved/compreg and select Choonz. Cheers!
Now Playing--INDIE ACROSS THE DIAL #8, hosted by Mike "Moose" Brown and featuring the music of BILL GROGAN'S GOAT!!
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Benefit for my Dad on September 27, 2009 Hi Everyone, My Father Peter Aguayo passed away on Tuesday 9-8-2009. He was a Steelworker for 30 years. The company he worked for went Bankrupt and they took his Life Insurance and Medical as well. I am trying to raise enough money to give him a proper burial. Please find it in your heart to come out to the Benefit, he so deserves it. There will be 5-6 AWESOME bands. The bands that are already booked for the show are: The Midnight Rendezvous, StellarDrive & Bazooka Jones. Special Guests: Charlie Allen Martin (Bob Seger) & Psychild - Robert Noll, Tyuawn Brown (A Michael Jackson Impersonator) and Bruce Race (Charlie Chaplin Impersonator). Location is: Scott Lake Banquet Center (Located inside the Waterford Elks) 2100 Scott Lake Road. Waterford, MI 48328 Admission is $20.00 Benefit will start at 2pm and will end at 10pm, or later. 50/50 Raffle Door Prizes Cash Bar & Food Auction Items The Benefit will also be filmed by Comcast for my friend Big L's The Music Room TV Show. This will be a great time and it's for a great cause. I am also trying to raise awareness to the retiree's that they should not assume that they are taken care of, this is happening to people every day. It has been devestating due to the company's Bankruptcy, my Father hasn't been buried yet. Hope to see you there. More info to follow as it becomes available. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Help us Honor our Dad, he was a son, a husband and a wonderful Human Being. God Bless Jer & Angel
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