The Town Pants

THE TOWN PANTS
The Pacific Northwest may not be the first place you would expect to hear rollicking Celtic roots music, but The TownPants are determined to change that. The Vancouver, Canada based band combines aspects of Irish traditional, acoustic pop, roots Americana, even Australian and Mexican influences, to create their own unique brand of "West Coast Celtic." Armed with a pawnshops worth of musical instruments, The Town Pants play songs that appeal to young and old alike. The music of The Town Pants remains in the heart and head long after it stops. The Keogh brothers, Dave and Duane lead the band in vocals and instrumentation with banjo and acoustic guitar, teamed with Aaron Chapman on tin whistle, harmonica and vocals, and fiddle maven Virginia Schwartz, who weaves a fiery thread through the songs. Together they generate a rare blend of passion, energy, animation and spirit. With the added musical touch of a hand percussionist and bass player, The Town Pants are unsurpassed with their fast-paced West Coast Celtic style.
THE MUSIC:
Feverish and stampeding, At home, Vancouver fans selected The Town Pants as one of their favourite National Celtic/Traditional Acts in Vancouver's Georgia Straight entertainment weekly annual "Best of Vancouver" readers' poll, where they were short listed with such groups as Great Big Sea and Natalie MacMaster.
THE SHOWS:
"The only thing better than a Town Pants record is a Town Pants show."
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The Town Pants have filled their busy schedules with more than 1,500 live shows both near and far since their inception in 1997. Having toured numerous times across Canada, the United States, and Europe, the band has vastly increased their fan base. A strong act on their own, The Town Pants have headlined many festivals in their trek across the globe, including the Great Blue Heron (Jamestown, NY), Summerfest (Stockholm, Sweden), the Freemont Street Experience (Las Vegas, NV), Folk on the Rocks (Yellowknife, NWT), and are always a popular draw at Celtic Roots music festivals such as the Euclid Irish Festival (Euclid, OH), and Great American Irish Festival (Utica, NY). The band has shared the stage with such artists as Treble Charger, Spirit of the West, Ashley McIsaac, Donna the Buffalo, Seven Nations, Spirit of the West, and many more - a testament to the diversity of the groups appeal.
THE TOWN PANTS' latest CD entitled "WEIGHT OF WORDS" AVAILABLE IN RECORD STORES ACCROSS CANADA! CLICK HERE! www.maxmusic.ca to purchase a copy!
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