GALLAGHERS'S
FROLICS BAND:
Gallagher's Frolics features Norm Myers on bodhran and bones, Terry O'Neill on fiddle and mandolin, Eric "Seamus" Sloan on flute and whistle, and the irrepressible Drew Vervan on guitar and vocals. The band has been together since 2023 and often performs with the Irish Dance group Tir Na nOg at area festivals. Gallagher's Frolics presents an eclectic mix of energetic tunes and moving, richly layered songs that is quickly gaining attention through the Mid-Atlantic region.
. | Terry
O'Neill |
Fiddler
Terry O'Neill has been involved in the Irish Traditional Music scene since the
late 1970's and has shared the stage with groups such as The Irish Tradition,
Celtic Thunder, and was the original fiddler in O'Malley's
March. As a member of the D.C-based quartet Dogs Among the Bushes, he performed
at the InterCeltic Festival in Lorient, France. Terry has recorded with many groups,
including the Baltimore groups Reel Time and Kinsale. |  |
| | Drew
Vervan |
Singer-guitarist
Drew also a former member of Kinsale, has likewise had a long and varied career
spanning rock, folk, and Celtic genres. Drew has performed for audiences in many
parts of the world. His musical style combines the singer-songwriter tradition
of such diverse musicians as Pete Seeger and Pete Townshend with the energy of
traditional music from Ireland and Scotland into his own unique, Celtic-acoustic,
folk-rock sound.
Joining
Terry and Drew are: |  |
| | Eric
"Seamus" Sloan |
Eric
is a Trad Irish flute and whistle player who began his musical career studying
the Classical flute at age 10 and later went on to earn music degrees from the
Cincinnati Conservatory in OH, and Towson University in MD. He has dedicated the
last many years to the study of traditional Irish flute playing in the Sligo-Roscommon
style. Eric regularly participates in area sessions and performs with several
local modern and Trad Irish bands. |  |
| | Norm
Myers |
Norm
is a designer and illustratior and enjoys playing the bodhran at sessions, performances,
dances and festivals. He has provided percussion for such area Trad Irish bands
as: Ian Carroll and the Patrick Players, JPatrick All Stars, Tanzania Ceii Band,
Salute to Baltimore at Maryland Irish Festival, and more. Norm recently hit several
sessions in Ireland. |  |
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