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| BERNADETTE OFF
TO CALIFORNIA & THE RETURN OF KEVIN! |
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| Bernadette has moved to
the hills of California. We will miss Berni's
fiddle and voice very much but wish her well
out there.Thank you for all the hours of laughter
and chatter, the tunes, the songs, the jokes,
the smiles, the requests to borrow a tuner,
and the touches of bluegrass and oldtyme you
brought to our repertoire. We look forward to
playing with you again -- like whenever you
come back to visit family and friends!
On a happy note, our original guitar player and vocalist is returning to the band. Kevin is a very talented guitarist whose interest in rock pulled him away for a while. We are very pleased to announce his return! |
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| BACKGROUND |
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The
Dirty Wellies is a fast-rising traditional Irish
band based in the Chicago area. The band formed
in 2013 when County Mayo natives Regina Garrity,
Margaret Murphy O'Callaghan, and Bernadette
Murphy, joined with a guitarist friend to hold
open sessions at a popular pub in the Chicago
suburb of Brookfield. Over the next year, Bernadette
left the country for a year and Jim Aman joined
as the whistler. Bernadette returned, expanding
the band, which had been joined by Vincent O'Callaghan
and, later, Frank Gleeson.
The
band's focus is traditional Irish and Scottish
music. Modern tunes and twists have come into
the repertoire along the way, but the heart
and soul of the band remains trad.
Their style and love of traditional tunes
and songs has carried the band to festivals,
concerts, and a variety of private and public
performances.
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| THE
BAND MEMBERS |
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Regina Garrity - accordion |
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time, some of our friends play with
us. We appreciate their important
contributions to the success of
the band! |
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Bernadette Murphy - fiddle |
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Tania
Nezrick - fiddle |
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Dave O'Brien - bodhran and vocals |
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Kevin Cooney - bodhran |
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Bob Frankich - flute |
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Margaret Murphy O'Callaghan
- fiddle |
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Frank Gleeson - mandolin, banjo,
guitar, vocals |
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Jim Aman - whistle, bodhran |
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Vincent O'Callaghan - bodhran |
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Kevin Branigan - guitar, vocals |
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| COMMENTS |
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| The Dirty
Wellies is a powerhouse group of six traditional
Irish musicians who fill any size room with
rich performances, warm stage presence and large
catalog of Irish tunes. Fiddle, bodhran, whistle,
banjo, mandolin and vocals and accordion; the
Wellies have it all. Irish American Heritage
Center (Chicago) |
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Dirty Nellies played for members and friends
of the The Irish American Society of County
Will (IASCW) at a 2016 event and at our annual
Celtic Fest. This band is a sure crowd pleaser!
Our crowd includes all ages so the musical likes
vary greatly. This Band was able to please all
and they will certainly be asked to play for
us again!" Irish American Society of
County Will (Illinois) |
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| PERFORMANCES |
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| Milwaukee
Highland Games 2015, 2016 |
| Will County
Celtic Fest 2016
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| Chicago Gaelic
Park Southside Irish Weekend, 2015, 2016,
2017
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| St Patrick's
Day, 2015, 2016, 2017
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| Irish American
Heritage Center 2016, 2017
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| Saint Xavier
University (Chicago) 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Numerous pubs, weddings,
benefits, and private parties in the Chicago
area |
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| BOOKING AND PUBLICITY |
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| Jim
Aman jimaman3@gmail.com --
(630) 728-2949 |
Regina Garrity thedirtywellies@gmail.com (708)
307-8175 |
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| PHOTOS
and MUSIC SAMPLES |
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View a display of publicity
photos. Get
a zipped file for promotional use by contacting
Jim Aman. |
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Listen to a few
tracks, including our demo CD with tracks
recorded live at the 2016 Milwaukee Highland
Games on our Soundcloud
page. These tracks include
some interaction with the audience. We are
very much audience-oriented!
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| 06/01/2017 |
Copyright
© 2017, The Dirty Wellies |
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