Artist description Full Gael is a trio of musicians from Ohio: Chris Arthurs, Dwight Newton and Christine Walsh. Full Gael plays a mixture of traditional Irish ballads, session tunes, dance tunes along with originals.

Music Style Irish/Celtic

Musical Influences Clannad,Silly Wizard,Altan

Similar Artists Altan

Artist History The band began as a duo of Dwight Newton and Christine Walsh in 1996. During Winter '98 Chris Arthurs joined the group. The band spent the Winter/Spring of 1998/99 preparing for recording their debut self-titled CD. They went into the studio in March, recorded for 6 weeks, mixed in 2 days, mastered and turned around quickly enough to have a release date of May 15, 1999.

Group Members Chris Arthurs - 6 & 12 string guitars, composer and lyricist of 2 original songs on the CD, vocals. Dwight Newton - Bass,6 & 12 string guitars, bouzouki, fiddle, mandolin, vocals. Christine Walsh - Bodhran, keyboard, Celtic harp, vocals.

Instruments Bouzouki,Bodhran,Celtic Harp,Fiddle,Guitars (bass,6 and 12),Keyboard and Mandolin.

Location Dover, OH - USA

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