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Together since 1993, Hair Of The Dog has
entertained thousands of fans of all ages with their unique blend of
Celtic folk/rock. Their high energy sound, smooth four-part harmonies
and tight instrumental attack has made them one of the top Irish
acts in the world.
Hair Of The Dog has shared the stage with many
other well known Celtic groups such as The Clancy Brothers, The Wolfe
Tones, Cherish The Ladies, Donal Lunny's Coolfin, Eileen Ivers and
Immigrant Soul, Black 47, Gaelic Storm, Solas, Seven Nations, The
Prodigals, Off Kilter and Glengarry Bhoys.
The band has released four smash hit CDs:
"Release The Hounds," "at The Parting Glass," "Let It Flow" and
"Donegal." In January, 2008, the Kingston, New York Freeman Times
said that "Hair Of The Dog plays with a cohesive oneness that most bands
never get. They are a regional music treasure." The Dog was
also recently mentioned in Billboard Magazine as one of Irish Music's
biggest sellers. In 2005, Hair Of The Dog was featured on a
charity compilation CD called "One Child At A Time." Other
artists included U2, James Taylor, The Chieftains and Carly Simon.
Based in Upstate New York, Hair Of The Dog is Rick
Bedrosian on bass and vocals, Mike DeAngelis on acoustic guitar and
vocals, John Haggerty on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals, Larry Packer
on fiddle, Eric Finn on electric guitar, mandolin and vocals and Scott
Apicelli on drums.
The band members boast impressive resumes.
Packer was a member of Sha Na Na, had a top ten hit with a Jimi
Hendrix produced band called Cat Mother and the All NIght Newsboys
and appeared with The Band in Martin Scorsese's "The Last Waltz."
Bedrosian lived in Nashville in the 1980's, where he performed and
recorded with artists the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Marshall
Crenshaw, Gene Clark of The Byrds and John Stewart of The Kingston
Trio. He was also a member of two acclaimed Celtic groups:
Donnybrook Fair and The McKrells. DeAngelis and Haggerty have
been playing and singing Irish songs since they were kids and played
together in a popular Irish Band called The Porters. Finn and
Apicelli are both graduates of Boston's famed Berklee School of
Music. Hair Of The Dog has performed in
clubs and concert venues in many American cities including Boston,
Chicago, Cleveland, Port St. Lucie, New York and Buffalo. They
regularly headline or co-headline at Celtic Festivals such as The Irish
2000 Music and Arts Festival, The Great American Irish Festival, The
East Durham Irish Festival and The Capital District Scottish Games.
They've also toured Ireland many times. |