Gaelic Storm

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Front Cover of the DVD: Gaelic Storm Live In Chicago

Gaelic Storm is a highly-acclaimed Celtic band.

1 History
2 Band Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

Gaelic Storm's origins can be traced back to 1996, when Patrick Murphy and Steve Wehmeyer joined with Steve Twigger to perform at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Monica, California, of which Murphy was the manager. This led to a number of pub performances for the next year.

In 1997, Gaelic Storm appeared in the film Titanic as the steerage band. This catapulted them into touring, where they were met with extreme success and popularity. In addition to musical events, they have appeared and offered workshops at events that explore topics of Celtic spirituality, such as the Starwood Festival in 2002[1] and 2003[2]. They have toured throughout the United States and Canada, in the United Kingdom, France, and Japan.

To this date, Gaelic Storm tours aggressively, and plays over 125 dates a year. It has also put out six albums since its inception, including the complilation album Special Reserve. The band is notable for its energetic rendering of traditional Irish music, and for its albums which repeatedly top the Billboard world music charts.^{[citation needed]}

Over its history, the band has replaced its fiddle player a few times, its drummer once, and added Highland, Uilleann, and Deger (electronic) bagpipes to its instrumentation.

In January 2006 the band released its first DVD titled "Gaelic Storm: Live In Chicago". The show was filmed live at the House of Blues in Chicago.

The band's latest CD, Bring Yer Wellies, was released on July 25, 2006 and made it to #2 on The Billboard World Music Chart in its first week.