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This Harrisburg Irish Band is an Irish American band with musical roots in rock, traditional Irish, bluegrass, coal cracker, and the blues. They focus mostly on their original Irish and coal region music.

When they play live, they mix their sets up with a blend of their original, traditional, and contemporary Irish songs. In certain venues, this Harrisburg Irish Band can customize their show to include their original coal mining songs about the history of the Irish coal miners, the Molly Maguires, the coal regions, and the first labor unions.

Harrisburg Irish Band music

They also perform Irish coal cracker music, original as well as historical in nature, that tells the story of the Irish immigrants and their families who migrated to the hard coal regions of Pennsylvania and changed the course of history by fighting for and creating the first labor union in history. This Harrisburg Irish Band's original Irish music tells stories of places and people, traditions, struggles and the history of Ireland as well as Irish-America

Harrisburg Irish Band mission

This Harrisburg Irish Band was formed in 2008 with a mission to preserve Irish traditions and keep the culture alive through its folk music. They have performed at Eckley Miners Village and Museum (2014, 2015), The Clover Irish Weekend Festival (2009, 2010), Heritage Day & Walkin' for St. Kierans (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), Heritage Day Shenandoah (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), the Schuylkill County Literary Guild Fundraiser, Elizabethtown College's International Global Education Day, Eckley Miners Village, public venues and pubs such as Kildare's Irish Pub, The Mine Shaft Cafe, The Hibernian House, Lazarchick's Cafe, McNiff's Irish Pub, the Union Station Grill, Berwick Brewing Company, Old Forge Brewing Company, The Tamaqua Community Arts Center (2013, 2014, 2015), numerous St. Patrick's Day Parades - especially The Annual AOH Girardville St. Patrick's Day Parade, senior centers and nursing homes, and private events.

This Harrisburg Irish Band does several shows for charity every year. One of their original songs, Along the Road to Donegal, has been played on Dublin FM Radio and was selected to be part of a compilation CD. They have released 3 CD's, Minin' the Bogs, Irish Road Songs, and Coal Cracker Irish.

Currently, several of this Harrisburg Irish Band songs have been added to "Music for Good" and 50% of the proceeds go to Care.