Noted for their award-winning precision musicianship & for "bringing new energy to Irish traditional music," the David Munnelly Band has been making waves on both sides of the Atlantic with their exuberant & unique style of playing, based in the West Mayo tradition, as wild, free, and awe inspiring as the rugged West Coast of Ireland. Many of their ragtime-inflected Irish tunes are inspired by the golden era of the Irish-American dance hall, and the exuberant spirit of the 1920s and '30s masters including the Roaring 20's Flanagan Brothers. In concert their tunes are for the most part played fast, with immense precision and a live excitement not often duplicated.

Born and raised in County Mayo, David Munnelly is an exciting young Irish button accordionist and an award-winning composer. He toured with The Chieftains from the age of 21-25 & is featured on their CD “Water from the Well.” He also toured with De Danaan and other legendary Irish artists, all before the age of twenty-five! Now touring the world with his own group, his second CD "By Heck" was recently released in North America following critical and popular acclaim in Ireland, Europe & Japan. He and his band have appeared worldwide on BBC television and in America on PBS and NPR specials.

The David Munnelly Band delighted audiences throughout America & Europe in 2006, performing at festivals & concert halls, including The Kennedy Center, where families danced in the aisles to the band’s infectious music, as well as the world's largest Irish festival, Milwaukee's Irish Fest, Ireland's prestigious Ballyshannon Festival, & Europe's largest festival, Belgium's Dranouter Festival. Wherever they appear, the music & energy of the David Munnelly Band is immensely appealing to audiences.

"The David Munnelly Band is something special. Their skill, invention, and daring [are] exhilarating," says the Irish Echo's Earle Hitchner. "And Munnelly can swing. Every time he picks up the box, he guarantees excitement." Upcoming 2007 highlights include performances at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival, Tulsa’s Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee’s Irish Fest, Kansas’ Walnut Valley Festival, New York’s Old Songs Festival, and St. Patrick’s Day at Atlanta’s marvelous Spivey Hall.

With bookings into 2009, discover why music critic Aiden Crossey states, “Music like this doesn’t come along every day. Hitch a ride with Munnelly & enjoy the journey!”

NORTH AMERICA
The Kennedy Center - Washington, DC
Spivey Hall - Atlanta, GA
Irish Fest - Milwaukee, WI
Tulsa Performing Arts Center - OK
Walnut Valley Festival - Winfield, KS
Baltimore Irish Festival - MD
COMMA - Morganton, NC
BlissFest - Harbor Springs, MI
Catskills Irish Arts Week - East Durham, NY
Celtic Fest Chicago - IL
Des Moines Celtic Music Association - IA
Cleveland's Irish Cultural Festival - OH
Irish American Heritage Center - Chicago, IL

EUROPE
Ballyshannon Folk Festival - Ireland
Dranouter Festival - Belgium
Glasgow Celtic Connections - Scotland
Linen Hall - Ireland
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg - Netherlands
Skagen Festival - Denmark
Tel Aviv Irish Festival - Israel
Germany Irish Music Festival
Liverpool Irish Festival - England
Irish Unplugged Tour of Europe
Ennis Trad Fest - Ireland

DAVID MUNNELLY 2008 TOUR DATES

JANUARY
(11) Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA
(12) The Towne Crier, Pawling, NY
(13-14) APAP, New York, NY

FEBRUARY
(23) Irish Cultural & Heritage Center, Milwaukee, WI 414/345-8800
(24) Cincinnati Folklife, Cincinnati, OH 513/533-4822
(26) Piper's Hut Concerts, Champaign, IL www.pipers-hut.com/concerts
(28) Old Settler's Inn, Moundridge, KS 620/345-2733
(29) UCO Jazz Lab, Edmonds, OK 800/742-2672

MARCH - USA
(1-2) North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas, TX www.ntif.org 214/821-4173
(4) AMP Concert Series, Albuquerque, NM www.abqmusic.com/
(5) Fox Theatre, Tucson, AZ www.foxtucsontheatre.org
(7) California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA 800/988-4253
(8-9) Los Angeles County Irish Fair, Pomona, CA www.la-irishfair.com
(9) Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, CA 805/449-ARTS boxoffice@toaks.org
(12) Studio E Concert, Sebastopol, CA (707) 823-5316
(14) The Irish Center, San Francisco, CA 415/661-2700
(15) Gallo Center for the Arts, Modesto, CA 209/338-2100
(17) Irvine Barclay Theater, Irvine, CA 949/854-4646

MAY - UK
(1-4) Shetland Folk Festival