We are the true working-mans’ band,” says Ryan Lacey, who joined the lineup in 2003. Gaelic Storm takes a true blue-collar, hard-nose approach to touring, consistently traveling the US and internationally over 200 days a year, forging a unique path in the Celtic music world.
Each band member, in their own way, expresses a deep gratitude for their fans, but it’s best summed up in the words of Patrick Murphy: “The fans are the ones that have given us this life. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads love the instrumentals, Celtic fans love their devotion to tradition, and the rockers simply relish the passion they play their instruments with. The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure. With their latest release, Go Climb a Tree, their music has never sounded more representative of themselves as musicians and as live performers.
This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and as you can imagine, after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force to be reckoned with. It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly.
