Los Angeles Irish Band

This Los Angeles Irish Band serves up a mix of original and traditional Irish music that, like a fine whiskey, is a fine blend of rock, folk, punk and bluegrass. Grounded in Irish music and the pub rock tradition, the band features a wide range of traditional instruments including guitars, bass, drums, ukulele, celtic bouzouki, mandolin, octave mandolin, accordion and banjo. The vibe is passionate, hard-rocking acoustic music.

Los Angeles Irish Band members

Chad (Easter, Lovedog, Black Eyed Susans, CC and the Jackpot Prize, Big Mess) and John (Liesurematics, Spoilers/Marina Swingers, Powertrip, Easter, Jeff Dahl) are veterans of the LA punk and alternative music scenes. Between them, they have released several albums and singles, had top hits on the World Famous KROQ and numerous college radio stations around the United States, have multiple MTV videos, and toured extensively internationally. They started this Los Angeles Irish Band as a new creative outlet, to do something unique, celebrate their Irish heritage and break new ground writing and arranging in this style.

Rex has been a session musician and recording engineer in the LA music scene for over 30 years and is generally considered one of the top guitar players in town. Rex brings a unique sound on ukulele, great song writing chops, and a beautiful Irish tenor to this Los Angeles Irish Band.

Fred is a multi-instrumentalist who brings versatility and fills out the sound on accordion, mandolin, celtic bouzouki, banjo, guitar and backing vocals for this Los Angeles Irish Band.

Los Angeles Irish Band song

One of their songs is featured in the film “White Irish Drinkers” playing in theaters now. This song has made the list of 39 songs to be nominated for the Academy awards. The CD of this Los Angeles Irish Band is available on CDBaby and Itunes and the soundtrack to “White Irish Drinkers” is available on Itunes.