Paul Gannon
Growing up in an Irish-American family with roots in Boston, St. Louis and Washington, Paul has been surrounded by Irish music all his life. He formed his first Irish band, Boru’s Boys, in 1980, followed by the Irish Descent, in 1982. Based in St. Louis, these groups toured extensively in the early 80s, appearing at Irish music venues throughout the Midwest.
In 1984, Paul returned to Washington where he joined Shannon Tide, one of area’s oldest Irish groups, with whom he still performs. With the Shannon Tide, and with other artists, Paul has performed at virtually every Irish music venue in the Washington/Baltimore area. The Shannon Tide has worked with the Wolfe Tones and other internationally-acclaimed Irish acts, and has performed for members of Congress, the Supreme Court, and a host of national and foreign dignitaries.
Working with the Shannon Tide, Paul has shared the stage at various times with other musicians, many of whom continue to form the mainstay of folk and Irish music in and around Washington. Musicians including Robin Bullock, Danny Costello (Johnny Jump Up), Kevin Brooks (Eastport Oyster Boys), Mack Bailey (The Limeliters, The Hard Travelers), Charlie Mac Vicar (Dogs Among the Bushes), and Matt Shortridge have all worked with Paul as members of the Shannon Tide. It was also through the Shannon Tide that Paul began his musical relationship with Jamie Wilson and Pete Miller.
In addition to his work with Shamrock Rooster, Paul continues to perform regularly with other musicians throughout the Washington area.
RALPH REINOLDI
A veteran of numerous Baltimore area rock/pop bands, playing music ranging from original art rock through covers of soul, disco, and crossover pop to biker bar rock, blues, country rock, and rockabilly. On the local folk scene, he is currently playing bass, mandolin, bouzouki, and guitar in the acoustic-rock band Dharma Bums, and has been filling in occasionally on guitar for the Dilettantes. First appearing with O'Malleys March as a guest musician to give a more rock sound to the band - ala Shane MacGowan and the Saw Doctors - Ralph has developed into a full-time member.Though not directly involved in playing Irish music in the past, he has had previous exposure to the genre while playing with Dan Cummins, Bob Smith (currently of Custom House and Banjos From Hell), and Bill Phelan (currently of TARA) before they evolved into the Irish pub group Rye Whiskey.
Since joining the March, Ralph has immersed himself in Celtic music, both traditional and rock. His taste ranges from O'Carolan through Planxty to MacGowan. On the local scene he likes the Cadence Committee, jazz guitarist Carl Filipiak, and acoustic guitarist Mac Walter. He hopes to expand his skills into the traditional music realm by sitting in on octave mandolin and bouzouki with the local group TARA.
PETE MILLER
Baltimore's Pete Miller has played bass professionally since he was 13. His roots are based on contemporary forms of jazz, complimented by musical theatre, big band swing, soul, rhythm and blues, and many forms of rock. Pete began playing Irish music in the early '90's as a member of Shannon Tide, a Washington D.C. based band.
Pete also performs with the Eastport Oyster Boys' Back Creek Band - playing original compositions based on local maritime experiences; and with the Spa Creek Jazz Band - a sextet of talented jazz musicians from the Annapolis and surrounding Anne Arundel County areas.
He is also a registered architect, graduate of the University of Maryland School of Architecture, working as vice-president of an Annapolis based design firm.
JAMIE WILSON
JAMIE WILSON moved to Baltimore in 1972 from Portsmouth, Virginia to attend the Maryland Institute-College of Art receiving a BFA degree in 1977. He has played a wide variety of music in the Mid-Atlantic area for over twenty five years, R&B, soul, traditional American, Punk and Irish. Jamie’s musical experiences range from playing with Da Moronics in the 70‘s, playing such clubs as New York city's famous C.B.G.B's Club to playing with O'Malley's March at the Myerhoff Symphony hall with the BSO. In the 80's he played with the Trutones who opened for Charlie Musslewhite, Tinsley Ellis and Koko Taylor among some of their great openers - mid 90's with Smash-the-Windows, a large Irish group formed by Martin O'Malley; to late 90's ,The Shannon Tide which featured fiddler Robin Bullock of Helicon fame.
Presently when Jamie is not on stage with O'Malley's March , he can be found playing percussion for The Bobwhites or The Raga Celtic Delta Blues Band , or banging the drums for Shamrock Rooster and The T.T. Tucker Bum Rush Band.
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NEIL FOLEY
Fourth-generation fiddler Neil Foley does what many a person only dreams of doing— he makes a livelihood out of what was once his hobby, playing the fiddle. Neil's great grandfather and grandfather were both fid dlers and his father, Con Foley, was a re nowned Irish fiddler and a prime moving force in the establishment of the Irish musi cians ’organization, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Ei reann. Influenced by his father's musical friends almost from the day of his birth, it seemed only natural for Neil to choose music as his career—a career that has brought him renown on both sides of the Atlantic .
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