Gaelic Storm brings Celtic rock to the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on April 30
From a press release:
It was announced today that chart-topping multi-national Celtic band Gaelic Storm will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets, which are $19.50, $29.50, and $39.50 (limited Gold Circle), plus fees, go on sale this Friday, March 11 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at the Kirby Center box office (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre), online at kirbycenter.org, and by phone at 570-826-1100. A special Kirby Members pre-sale will begin this Wednesday, March 9 at 10 a.m. Members buy first, so join today at 570-823-4599, ext. 225.
After nearly two decades and more than 3,000 live shows, Gaelic Storm is looking sharper than ever with their latest release, “Matching Sweaters.” The new album mixes traditional Irish music with modern influences, creating a sound that’s as wide-ranging as the band’s own audience.
From bluegrass fans and country cowboys to Deadheads, rock ‘n’ rollers, and Celtic fanatics, Gaelic Storm has built one of the most diverse fan bases in modern music.
“Matching Sweaters” helps explain that broad appeal. Rooted in the songwriting of founding members Patrick Murphy and Steve Twigger, the album moves from drinking songs (“Another Stupid Drinking Song”) to energetic instrumentals (“The Narwhaling Cheesehead”) to rootsy pop rockers (“Whiskeyed Up and Womaned Out”), gluing everything together with the spark and spirit of a band that’s spent close to 20 years on the road.
“We’re a touring band,” says percussionist Ryan Lacey, who joined the lineup in 2003. “That’s how this band works. ‘Matching Sweaters’ is one of the most complete albums we’ve done so far because it taps into every facet of our live show.”
Those live shows date all the way back to the mid-1990s, when Gaelic Storm kicked off its career as a pub band in Santa Monica, California.
By the end of the decade, the musicians had appeared in the blockbuster film “Titanic” (where they performed “Irish Party in Third Class”) and laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart five times, making appearances at mainstream music festivals and regularly headlining the largest Irish Festivals across the country, all the while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish band whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something new and unexpected.
