THE EAMONN RYAN BAND

MARTIN SWEENEY IS THE DRUMMER FOR THE BAND. MARTIN HAS SPENT MANY YEARS IN THE IRISH MUSIC SCENE. A PROUD LIETRIM MAN, MARTIN WORKED WITH SOME OF THE FAMOUS BANDS THAT TOURED THROUGHOUT IRELAND AND THE UK DURING THE HEYDAY OF THE SHOWBAND ERA. MARTIN WORKED THE SCENE IN LAS VEGAS WITH BRENDAN BOYER AND HAS ALSO PERFORMED LOCALLY WITH TOP BANDS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK SHOWBAND.

WHEN MARTIN SWEENEY CANNOT MAKE A SHOW WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE RAY MONTE OR TONY RYAN HELP US OUT. TWO GREAT MUSICIANS AND WONDERFUL FRIENDS.

PETE PANTELLIS IS THE LEAD GUITAR PLAYER AND VOCALIST. HE COMBINES A GREAT COUNTRY AND BLUES STYLE INTO HIS PLAYING. PETE ALSO USES SOME OF HIS OWN NUANCES AND TRICKS TO BRING A UNIQUE PERSONALIZED STYLE TO THE BANDS SOUND. PETE IS ALSO A TRULY NICE GUY AND A GOOD FRIEND.

BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN IS NOW WORKING WITH OUR GROUP. BRENDAN IS BY FAR THE MOST TALENTED KEYBOARD PLAYER IN THE IRISH MUSIC SCENE. HE IS ALSO A WIZARD PIANO ACCORDION PLAYER. BRENDAN WILL ALSO LEND A HAND ON THE VOCALS AND SOMETIMES EVEN BELT OUT A LEAD VOCAL. HE HAS PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH BIG NAME TALENT SUCH AS TONY KENNY AND ANDY COONEY. BRENDAN ALSO LENT HIS TALENTS FOR CHRISTMAS PERFOMANCES AT JURY’S IRISH CABARET IN DUBLIN.

RICK STREET IS THE BASS PLAYER AND LEAD SINGER.  RICK HAS A UNIQUE VOCAL RANGE AND POWERFUL STAGE PRESENCE. HE BRINGS TO THE BAND, YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MUSICAL THEORY, ARRANGING, AND PERFORMING. RICK IS PHENOMENAL AT BOTH VOCAL HARMONY AND LEAD VOCALS.  RICK STREET IS ALSO A SKILLFUL BASS PLAYER HE CAN MANIPULATE HIS INSTRUMENT TO ADAPT TO ANY STYLE OF MUSIC. 

MARTIN “BUDDY” CONNOLLY OFTEN LENDS HIS TALENTS TO THE BAND. THE MASTER OF BUTTON ACCORDION AND A GREAT KEYBOARD/PIANO PLAYER, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE OUTSTANDING. BUDDY CURRENTLY IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH A BRILLIANT NATIONAL ACT BUT WE HAVE HIM WITH US AS OFTEN AS HIS BUSY SCHEDULE ALLOWS.

EAMONN RYAN IS THE FRONTMAN LEAD VOCALIST. HE ALSO PLAYS LEAD AND RHYTHM GUITARS AND HARMONICA.  EAMONN MANAGES THE BAND AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THE GROUP TOGETHER.  AS A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN OF IRISH DESCENT, EAMONN SET OUT TO CREATE A COMPLETE BAND THAT COULD PERFORM FOR ALL AGES AND COVER ALL STYLES WHILE STILL MAINTAINING AN IRISH FOUNDATION.  THIS BAND IS THAT CREATION.  EAMONN IS A CHARISMATIC SHOWMAN AND ENJOYS GOING OUT INTO THE CROWD WITH A WIRELESS MICROPHONE TO STIR THINGS UP.  ALTHOUGH HE HAS NEVER HAD VOCAL OR MUSIC LESSONS, EAMONN SINGS WITH HEART, PLAYS HIS INSTRUMENTS WITH FEELING, AND PUTS EVERYTHING HE HAS INTO EVERY SHOW.  EAMONN IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED SONGWRITER.  HIS DEBUT CD “WHERE THE NEW WORLD MEETS THE OLD” IS ENJOYING AIRPLAY ON RADIO PROGRAMS HERE AND IN IRELAND.  IN FACT THE TITLE SONG PLACED FOURTH IN THE WORLD CATEGORY OF THE JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST OF 2001.

KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OUT FOR THE EAMONN RYAN BAND.

 “WE’RE NOT JUST YOUR FATHER’S IRISH BAND.”

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