By the time you read this, The Fighting 86's, a Saratoga County based
Celtic Crossover group with pedigree, will be enroute to the Charlotte
Irish Festival.
This is a prestigious and perfect place to test their blend of original, traditional and stylized popular tunes on a fresh audience that is knowledgeable about the genre, used to the best in the land, and yet ready for the next "new thing."
It would not be a surprise that The Fighting 86's satisfy and delight the festival audience. Their music has already placed into rotation on International Irish syndicated radio. Despite their regard within the Irish community The Fighting 86's are still relatively new in their home market, having come together just this past winter.
The elements, if you will, are well-known and credentialed though, and it appears to be only a matter of time before The Fighting 86's are on the roster of leading lights in the area.
The roster is small in number (Brian Gibney - Lead Vocals and Guitar, Mark Frederick - Fiddle and Mandoline, Steve Butler- Bodhran) but long on experience and the result is a high-octane sound which belies their size. Their website (www.thefighting86s.com) list their estimable credentials, influences and people who helped them along the way.
But you don't have to understand the chemical properties of a cake's ingredients in order to appreciate how good it tastes, and so it is with that concept in mind that you are urged to go and enjoy the finished product.
Except they are not finished. When they return from Charlotte, you will have multiple opportunities to see The Fighting 86's up close and personal well into the fall, with regular gigs slated (see inset box) at Irish Times, the Local, and a continuing long-standing residency at the Round Lake Pub. But the big festivals are calling too; the buzz has reached the organizers of the Yonkers and Irish 2000 (this year conveniently HQ'd at the Saratoga County fairgrounds) could give them the visibility to take the next steps towards two stated goals of releasing an original music CD, and international touring.
In which case The Fighting 86's between songs rap will happily include the joke about 25 years of hard work to become an overnight sensation.
It would not be a surprise that The Fighting 86's satisfy and delight the festival audience. Their music has already placed into rotation on International Irish syndicated radio. Despite their regard within the Irish community The Fighting 86's are still relatively new in their home market, having come together just this past winter.
The elements, if you will, are well-known and credentialed though, and it appears to be only a matter of time before The Fighting 86's are on the roster of leading lights in the area.
The roster is small in number (Brian Gibney - Lead Vocals and Guitar, Mark Frederick - Fiddle and Mandoline, Steve Butler- Bodhran) but long on experience and the result is a high-octane sound which belies their size. Their website (www.thefighting86s.com) list their estimable credentials, influences and people who helped them along the way.
But you don't have to understand the chemical properties of a cake's ingredients in order to appreciate how good it tastes, and so it is with that concept in mind that you are urged to go and enjoy the finished product.
Except they are not finished. When they return from Charlotte, you will have multiple opportunities to see The Fighting 86's up close and personal well into the fall, with regular gigs slated (see inset box) at Irish Times, the Local, and a continuing long-standing residency at the Round Lake Pub. But the big festivals are calling too; the buzz has reached the organizers of the Yonkers and Irish 2000 (this year conveniently HQ'd at the Saratoga County fairgrounds) could give them the visibility to take the next steps towards two stated goals of releasing an original music CD, and international touring.
In which case The Fighting 86's between songs rap will happily include the joke about 25 years of hard work to become an overnight sensation.
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