Gaelic Storm Bio

In 1997, Gaelic Storm was catapulted out of their adopted hometown of Santa Monica, CA by an appearance as the party band in the blockbuster film Titanic. Met by huge crowds on their first tour, the band quickly became a live favorite in the celtic/world music genre by capturing the rowdy intimacy of a neighborhood pub and delivering it to thousands of fans. will release their sixth studio album, Bring Yer Wellies, on July 25, 2006, once again delivering their unique acoustic world/celtic sound with original songs crafted so tightly that they may well become standards. The new album includes 14 brand new tracks about gypsies, sailors, legendary drinkers, moonshiners, neer-do-wells, rogues and ramblers including fiery fiddle tunes, roaring pipe tunes, sea shanties and raucous sing-alongs. Touring aggressively, Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm routinely breaks attendance and merchandise sales records, pushing their popularity into the mainstream music consciousness. From selling out venues such as the House of Blues in Chicago to breaking the attendance record previously set by Alan Jackson at the Albuquerque Bio-Park, Gaelic Storms live performances are becoming legendary. The band will return to The Rock Boat in 2007 for their 3rd consecutive year (they hold The Rock Boat cd sales record) and are headlining the largest U.S. Irish Festivals in 2006 including Milwaukee Irish Fest, Gaelic Park in Chicago and The Cleveland Cultural Irish Festival. Their most recent album, How Are We Getting Home? debuted at ..3 on the Billboard World Music Charts and ..10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and re-entered the September 2005 World Albums Chart at ..3. Their previous four albums (Higher Octave Records/Virgin-EMI) have all charted high on the Billboard World Music Chart, including reaching the ..2 position on three different occasions. Since their self-titled first album (..5 on Billboard's World Music Chart) and their appearance in the film Titanic, Gaelic Storm continues to thunder onto stages around the world.

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