Donal McCarthy
A native of Ireland hailing from Limerick, Donal plays trad guitar, harmonica and whistle. He has always loved Irish music but is of the opinion that certain elements have been lost in recent times, an opinion which is shared by the rest of the band and which drives the direction of the Bottle Boys' music. As owner of Slap Studios in Olde City he has spent much of his career as a sound engineer and procuder. He has played in bands on both sides of the Atlantic, released a number of solo CDs and currently plays guitar with Philadelphia live hip hop legends Rowdee Black Giants.
Christian Bradley
An accomplished musician and songwriter, Christian played guitar in local rock bands for over 10 years before finding his true calling; the fiddle. Within months of picking up his first beat-up fiddle in a New York thrift store, he was already playing complicated Irish trad tunes. Being of Irish heritage, his love of the music grew and before long he was a Bottle Boy. He is also a gifted sound engineer and some of his production work can be heard on the band's first album.
Mike "Hotdog" Wolfrom
Banjo player and guitarist extraordinaire, Hotdog Wolfrom is currently taking a break from the world of Brokeback Bluegrass to play bass with the what he considers to te the best Irish band on the East Coast circuit. Known as HotDog to his culinary friends and drinking buddies, Mike is well known for his fast, clever basslines and subtle vocal harmonies. Also a gifted songwriter, he is currently working on tracks for the next Bottle Boys album,due out in the summer of 2006.
Ed Docktor
A multi-instrumentalist and singer, Ed brings a tight and melodic mandolin style to the band. As a kid, when he first discovered his love of traditional and folk music, he asked his parents for a set of bagpipes. They visited a folk instrument shop in Maine but dreading a 10-hour car ride back home filled with horrific back seat noises, they instead bought him a mandolin. He is an accredited song writer with many albums under his belt. In the past he has fronted his own band, Mardou , and also played bass with Philadelphia live hip hop legends Rowdee Black Giants.
Kurty "Chief Wompum" O'Shea
Kurt is one of the finest traditional percussionists and drummers on this side on the Atlantic. Hailing from a Cherokee Indian and Irish background, he combines his knowledge of both tribal percussion and traditional Irish rythms to produce the energy and the heartbeat that is so lacking in much Irish music today.