- The Elders
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Name = The Elders
Img_capt = The Elders, 2007
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Genre = Irish,Folk rock
Years_active =1998 –present
Label = Pub Tone Records
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URL = http://www.eldersmusic.com/
Current_members =Ian Byrne Norm Dahlor Brent Hoad Joe Miquelon
Steve PhillipsTommy Sutherland The Elders are a six-piece
Irish American folk rock band, that formed in Kansas City,Missouri .The band has released four studio albums, "The Elders", "
American Wake ", "Pass It on Down", and "Racing the Tide ", as well as two live albums, "Live at the Gem " and "The Best Crowd We Ever Had ". They have toured inIreland as well as across theUnited States , bringing fans wherever they go.Members
Current members
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Ian Byrne – vocals,bodhrán , percussion
*Norm Dahlor – bass,banjo ,guitar , vocals
*Brent Hoad –violin ,mandolin , keyboards, vocals
*Joe Miquelon – keyboards
*Steve Phillips – guitar, mandolin, vocals
*Tommy Sutherland – drums, percussionFormer members
*Michael Bliss – bass
*Tommy Dwyer – drums
*Randy Riga –accordion
*Brett Gibson – accordionDiscography
* "The Elders" (
2000 )
* "American Wake " (2004 )
* "Live at the Gem " (2005 )
* "Pass It on Down" (2002 )
* "The Best Crowd We Ever Had " (2004 )
* "Racing the Tide " (2006 )
* "Live and Alive in Ireland " (2007 )Appearances in the Media
*The Elders have received airplay on over 300 radio stations
*Over 100PBS stations have aired their "Live at the Gem " concert special
*Several of their songs are featured on theIrish Spring websiteExternal links
* [http://www.eldersmusic.com The Elders official website]
* [http://www.paddyrock.com PaddyRock] voted "Racing the Tide " their top album of 2006
* [http://irishkc.com/index.php/the-elders-kcs-celtic-rock-supergroup.htm Review by the Kansas City Star]
* [http://www.ballydoylepub.com/bands/the_elders/theelders.htm Ballydoyle Pub's] page on The Elders
* [http://www.hammondtours.com/celtic-bands-Elders.html Hammond Tours] sends the band (and fans) every year to Ireland
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