I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace) Our band was formed way back in 2005. After a long time of searching for the right partners our ways finally crossed and everyone brought something unique into the Band. Chris had her voice and the ballads that seemed so come out of Irelands own heart, while Jeff is a walking book of Irish tunes. Niko composes songs that all base on the Irish tradition and we all play different Instruments. So it was the right time and the right place to start an Irish Folk Session Culture in Carinthia. And because Irish Sessions tend to be very long, we still played, when Saso and Simon from Slovenia arrived. This was the beginning of a friendship, musically and privately, that lead us from sessions to concerts. And because you meet interesting people at sessions and concerts O-CROI is still growig. Our latest member is Kristina, who joined our sessions with her fiddle and became another close friend and important member of the group. The unique thing about our music is the diversity of the repertoire. Beside the reels and jigs, slides and hornpipes there is always enough time for ballads and pub-songs as well as our own composed songs. Our influences spread from Celtic to Swedish, Slovenian and New England tunes. It is the variety of styles and temper that makes our music so alive.
