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Poor Ould Goat

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About Me

Thanks to all for a great St. Pat's season. Poor Ould Goat will be returning soon to a pub near you.

Poor Ould Goat ignites the room from the opening notes of a reel or the first words sung of an Irish pub favorite. The band’s combination of rousing music and merry attitude has made them favorites of the old and young. The band plays a combination of traditional and contemporary Celtic music, sea chanteys and original songs in a spirited way. The songs sound simultaneously traditional and unique, regardless of the origin or era. This is due equally to the varied musical backgrounds of the band members and the various musical instruments the “Goats” play.
The instruments used by Poor Ould Goat are traditional to world folk music, including the mandolin, tin whistle, bodrhan, Irish bouzouki, accordion, djembe, acoustic guitar, talking drum, banjo and doumbek. The sounds of these acoustic instruments transcend their origins and complement the Celtic styles that Poor Ould Goat performs.
Poor Ould Goat has played shows for crowds from three to three-thousand, always making even the largest events seem like “a favorite Irish pub”, with sing-a-longs, banter, dancing and of course toasting. The “Goats” know how to have great times and can draw any size crowd into their merriment. The music and revelry make every Poor Ould Goat show, “a night not to forget”.

For more info and booking information, contact the band at
[email protected]
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 05/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/poorouldgoat
Band Members:

POG's debut CD, "Good Night Bad Morning" is available now!

Chris McGonnell - Vocals, Guitar, Bodhran. Formerly with Seanache.

Joe Bacon - Vocals, Accordion, Whistle, Guitar. Formerly with Major Healy and Mr. Wonderful Surprise?!

Brian Carney - Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar, Bouzouki, Banjo. Formerly with Skyfire Blue and Rusty Strings.

Jeff Jankowski - Drum kit, Hand Drums, Percussion. Formerly with Initiation and Mr Wonderful Surprise?!
Influences: Some of the varied instruments you will hear at a Poor Ould Goat Hooley:

Tin Whistle/Pennywhistle
Mandolin
Bodhran
Accordion/Melodeon
Djembe
Acoustic Guitars
Drums/Traps
Bouzouki
Banjo

Some of the artists covered by POG:

The Pogues
Gaelic Storm
Great Big Sea
Dubliners
Flogging Molly
The Popes
The Chieftains
Roger Miller
Johnny Cash

...and many more contemporary and traditional.
Sounds Like: The Pogues, Flogging Molly, Great Big Sea, The Popes, Gaelic Storm, The Waterboys, Spirit of the West, Lowest of the Low
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Gaelic Storm - UPDATE

And now for a canned statement:We regret to announce that due to circumstances beyond our control, we won't be opening for Gaelic Storm at the Riv next Friday.  We will however be at Dwyer's Pub, righ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:36:00 GMT

More Gaelic Storm

We know there are some out there who still haven't discovered Gaelic Storm yet.  For all of you, and you know who you are, check out their latest blog posted on their myspace page:http://blogs.myspace...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:26:00 GMT

The Taste of Timberland

First of all, many thanks to McCarthyizm for having us back to Nietzsche's on 12/20 to play for a great cause.  We really enjoy getting to hang out downtown for a few hours in the cold and snow, drink...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:28:00 GMT

POG and Gaelic Storm

To all the POG fans, friends, and faithful, We'd like to officially announce that on 2/27/2009, we'll be opened for national recording artists Gaelic Storm.  The show is at the historic Riviera T...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:19:00 GMT

POG gets reviewed.

We were recently reviewed by a contributor to Buffalo.com, Emily Dulanski, who came out to see us at a recent night at the Shannon Pub.  Here's what she said to say - and yes, this is a...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:52:00 GMT

Celtic Concert in the Castle

The Celtic Concert in the Castle:  an honor to play for such a great audience.  I couldn't imagine them in a pub.  It would be madness. The setting was something to be seen: the top flo...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:56:00 GMT

Hockey season once again!

The countdown has begun.  For some of us, it began last season when the Sabres were bumped out in the conference finals.  Though it will be half way through December before the rest of the b...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:38:00 GMT

NCHFAHG and Sean Patricks

The Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival And Highland Games...or as I like to call it, the NCHFAHG.  Looks like a Gaelic word to me. Admidst the cold, the wind, the kilts, the swords, the impailed Br...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:59:00 GMT

What happened???

So there have been some questions as to the whereabouts of the once famous poorouldgoat.com.  The truth is, we had so many hits that our hosting provider had to suspend our service.  Our dev...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:55:00 GMT