Music Style Celtic/Irish Original Rock

Musical Influences The Waterboys, Horslips, Thin Lizzy, The Pogues, The Beatles, Planxty.............

Artist History The Indulgers formed in March 1998 with the desire to create a new form of original music that fused Irish, Scottish and American upbringings with traditional and contemporary instruments and stories. The band also travels and has shared stages with Maura O’Connell, Seven Nations, Hothouse Flowers, Colm Hayes (Men At Work), The Smithereens, The Young Dubliners, The Prodigals, The Frames, Blackthorn and many other fine artists at venues in Nevada, Wyoming, Illinois and New Jersey. The first CD, “In Like Flynn” has won a number of awards including Ethnic CD of the Year and Celtic Song of the Year 2000 at Jpfolks.com. The band also won the Hard Rock Cafe/Jim Beam Backroom Band Search for the Rocky Mt. Region and Westword’s World Music Award in 1999. The first release “In Like Flynn” has reached as high No.7 and spent the last two years on Amazon.com’s, International Independent Chart. March 2001 saw the release of “Tan & Black”, the second CD by The Indulgers.

Group Members Damien McCarron - Mike Nile - Renee Fine - Pat Murphy - Chris Murtaugh

Instruments Guitar, Fiddle, Bass, Drums, Accordian, Mandolin, Bodhran, Whistles, Electronic Bagpipe

Albums In Like Flynn 1999 / Tan & Black 2001

Press Reviews The Indulgers fuse traditional music with rock 'n' roll. Rocky Mountain News - Denver's Shamrocking-est band. Denver Post - The Indulgers' music is upbeat, danceable, and easy for non-Celtic fans to listen to. It's different from traditional Celtic music in that it has a rock/pop edge, without sounding too contrived or commercial. There are enough undertones to remind the listener the band is Irish, without dominating the sound." Colorado Springs Gazette - The Indulgers are a Golden-based original Celtic rock band that has maintained its cultural integrity while at the same time including rock instruments like electric guitars and cocktail drums to produce a sound more familiar to American audiences — rock ’n’ roll. Colorado Springs Independent - The band’s mixture of Irish and rock sounds is precise, and respectful to both genres. O'Connell St. Magazine - Fun, Irish/Celtic rock band that fuses contemporary songs with traditional themes and adds fiddle/whistles/accordians to a rock rhythm section. Dirty Linen Magazine - "The Indulgers take the traditional and folk forms of Irish and add electricity to create a original modern Celtic rock and roll sound." Irish Music Box - fusing rock and Celtic sounds..they are absolutely unique!". Vail Daily - semi-acoustic rock layered with folksy touches straight from the Emerald Isle". The Westword - Celtic trad and rock 'n' roll without sapping the vigor of either style. Boulder Weekly - The band grabs you, pulls you to your feet and mercilessly keeps you there to the end. Magephony - They are certainly worth the listening! GreenManReview

Additional Info http://www.shamrocker.com

Location Golden, Colorado - USA

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