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About Me

Bill Grogan's Goat is a collective of five Detroit musicians who have played on and off together for many years on the Detroit music scene. Over the span of their musical careers the five have covered musical styles ranging from symphonic band music to hardcore punk rock, from solo Irish ballad singing to avant garde Jazz. All these influences come together to bring a fresh approach to classic Irish folk music. Utilizing a rock band format of bass, drums, guitars and traditional instruments such as Irish bouzouki, tin whistle, mandolin and 5 string banjo, Bill Grogan's Goat offers a hard, but highly listenable blend that will get the club up.

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Member Since: 10/27/2005
Band Website: billgrogansgoat.com
Band Members: Jude Closson - drums, vocals Norman Rosenbaum - guitar Terry Murphy - banjo, guitar, tin whistle, bodhran, vocals Dean Western - bass, vocals Gerard Smith - electric mandolin, Irish bouzouki, guitar, bodhran, vocals
Influences: Planxty, Stiff Little Fingers, James Brown, The Pogues, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, The Bothy Band, Steeleye Span, Sex Pistols, Five Hand Reel, The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, The Beatles, Boiled in Lead, The Fureys, The Clash, The Wolfe Tones, Christy Moore, King Crimson, Devo, Throbbing Gristle, The Swans, The Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Donovan, Iggy Pop, Metallica, Chrome, Angry Red Planet, Kuru, Steely Dan, Cake, The residents, Solas, Ultravox, Radiohead,....
Sounds Like: World music funk metal mash-up.
Record Label: Beagletone
Type of Label: Indie

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THE GOAT IS IN THE STUDIO

Bill Grogan's Goat has been working day and night at woodshed studios in Ferndale recording a whole batch of their favorite songs. They expect to be done soon!! A sample of a rough mixs ar...
Posted by Bill Grogan's Goat on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:43:00 PST