Damien Dempsey
There’s likely not a home from Dalkey to Galway where Damien Dempsey is not a household name. Damien has been singing since childhood, a mandatory activity in the Dempsey home in Donaghmede, on Dublin’s Northside. His earliest musical influences were the post-pub singsongs that his parents used to have at their home when he was a toddler. Good, bad or indifferent, everyone had to sing. Today his unique sound reflects the influence of traditional Sean-Nós as well as his musical heroes: Bob Marley and Elvis Presley.
The Shams
Whether it was a stroke of luck or pure genius, San Francisco based band, The Shams, formed in 2011 when musician and guitarist Joey Kennedy (Kilkenny, Ireland) reached out to his friend and fellow Irishman Sean Daly (Donegal, Ireland, to join musical forces as the front man for their new project. Daly quickly brought in James Scragg (Cork, Ireland) an old friend and accomplished drummer. Shortly after, talented Irish-American Tommy O`Mahony joined the band with his funky bass. The final member to join The Shams is Northern California native Henry Moser, whose expertise on the electric guitar rounds out the group’s explosive and distinctive sound.
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There’s likely not a home from Dalkey to Galway where Damien Dempsey is not a household name. Damien has been singing since childhood, a mandatory activity in the Dempsey home in Donaghmede, on Dublin’s Northside. His earliest musical influences were the post-pub singsongs that his parents used to have at their home when he was a toddler. Good, bad or indifferent, everyone had to sing. Today his unique sound reflects the influence of traditional Sean-Nós as well as his musical heroes: Bob Marley and Elvis Presley.
The Shams
Whether it was a stroke of luck or pure genius, San Francisco based band, The Shams, formed in 2011 when musician and guitarist Joey Kennedy (Kilkenny, Ireland) reached out to his friend and fellow Irishman Sean Daly (Donegal, Ireland, to join musical forces as the front man for their new project. Daly quickly brought in James Scragg (Cork, Ireland) an old friend and accomplished drummer. Shortly after, talented Irish-American Tommy O`Mahony joined the band with his funky bass. The final member to join The Shams is Northern California native Henry Moser, whose expertise on the electric guitar rounds out the group’s explosive and distinctive sound.
Damien Dempsey
There’s likely not a home from Dalkey to Galway where Damien Dempsey is not a household name. Damien has been singing since childhood, a mandatory activity in the Dempsey home in Donaghmede, on Dublin’s Northside. His earliest musical influences were the post-pub singsongs that his parents used to have at their home when he was a toddler. Good, bad or indifferent, everyone had to sing. Today his unique sound reflects the influence of traditional Sean-Nós as well as his musical heroes: Bob Marley and Elvis Presley.
The Shams
Whether it was a stroke of luck or pure genius, San Francisco based band, The Shams, formed in 2011 when musician and guitarist Joey Kennedy (Kilkenny, Ireland) reached out to his friend and fellow Irishman Sean Daly (Donegal, Ireland, to join musical forces as the front man for their new project. Daly quickly brought in James Scragg (Cork, Ireland) an old friend and accomplished drummer. Shortly after, talented Irish-American Tommy O`Mahony joined the band with his funky bass. The final member to join The Shams is Northern California native Henry Moser, whose expertise on the electric guitar rounds out the group’s explosive and distinctive sound.
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There’s likely not a home from Dalkey to Galway where Damien Dempsey is not a household name. Damien has been singing since childhood, a mandatory activity in the Dempsey home in Donaghmede, on Dublin’s Northside. His earliest musical influences were the post-pub singsongs that his parents used to have at their home when he was a toddler. Good, bad or indifferent, everyone had to sing. Today his unique sound reflects the influence of traditional Sean-Nós as well as his musical heroes: Bob Marley and Elvis Presley.
The Shams
Whether it was a stroke of luck or pure genius, San Francisco based band, The Shams, formed in 2011 when musician and guitarist Joey Kennedy (Kilkenny, Ireland) reached out to his friend and fellow Irishman Sean Daly (Donegal, Ireland, to join musical forces as the front man for their new project. Daly quickly brought in James Scragg (Cork, Ireland) an old friend and accomplished drummer. Shortly after, talented Irish-American Tommy O`Mahony joined the band with his funky bass. The final member to join The Shams is Northern California native Henry Moser, whose expertise on the electric guitar rounds out the group’s explosive and distinctive sound.
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