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
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
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
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OUT FOR THE EAMONN
RYAN BAND.
“WE’RE NOT JUST YOUR FATHER’S
IRISH BAND.”
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