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The Elders
Take a group of Kansas City musicians with a passion for Celtic music, an
Irishman with a love of all things American, and you get a cross-pollination of
elements that is high octane and progressive, yet rooted in tradition. What they
have come to discover is something unaffected by fads or trends. You might call
it “arsekickin’ music from the heartland." Robert Oermann of MUSIC ROW Magazine
calls The Elders “a band to shout from the rooftops about."
Since forming in 1998, The Elders have brought their musical mix of amped-up
roots rock, powerful vocals, blazing instrumentals and top-notch songwriting to
festivals, pubs and theaters across the United States and Ireland. Through it
all their four studio albums, two live albums and DVD have become sales staples
at festivals and gift shops across the US. The band is now poised to break wide
open with their latest release, Racing the Tide, featuring the first Triple-A
Radio single "Send a Prayer." The band is already familiar to many television
viewers, thanks to the more than 100 PBS stations that have aired their "Live at
the Gem" Concert Special.
The Elders are fronted by charismatic Irishman, Ian Byrne from County Wicklow,
and backed by a group of wicked-fine Kansas City musicians. Band members include
guitarist Steve Phillips (The Rainmakers), bassist Norm Dahlor (Tommy Shaw
Band), violinist Brent Hoad, drummer Tommy Sutherland, and keyboardist Joe
Miquelon (Asleep at the Wheel). All are well-known veteran musicians having
played in numerous recording and touring bands before forming The Elders.
These six gentlemen create original music that transcends the stereotypical
notion of Celtic music and they deliver it with passion and fire. The songs are
mystical, comical, political and cultural, while covering a wide variety of
topics such as poverty, civil war, family bonds, spirituality, love and
friendship. They tell us stories of people, places and events - some distant,
some recent, some real and some imagined.
The band tours as headline performers at festivals in major cities such as
Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Denver as well as
secondary markets in the north-east, south-east and mid-west regions. They will
wind up their fourth tour of Ireland in March, 2007 just in time for the 5th
annual “Elders Saint Patrick’s Day Hoolie"
at the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City.
The Elders have had airplay at over 120 radio stations across the country and
have been featured live on Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. The single "Send A
Prayer" is currently being serviced to Triple-A Radio by Upstart Entertainment
out of Los Angeles, CA, with an emphasis on major market public radio, NPR and
syndicated shows like World Cafe, Acoustic Cafe and Thistle and Shamrock.
Downloads:
Click on a link to open it, or right-click on an item and select "Save Target As..." to save it to your computer.
Photos:
Video Clips (Flash Video - Plays in Real Player):
Fire In The Hole (27.1 MB, or streamed
here)
Michael's Ride (13.7 MB, or streamed
here)
Men
of Erin (12.9 MB, or streamed
here)
Turnpike (35.7 MB, or streamed
here)
Love of the Century (39.8 MB, or streamed
here)
Audio Samples (MP3 Format):
St. Kevin
Dig Me a Hole
Nation of Love
The Haverty Boys
Ballymun Road
Big Box Dinny
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