Skelpin

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Skelpin' is an Irish folk music group based in San Diego, California. They perform a fusion of Irish Music and Spanish Flamenco, with Middle-Eastern percussion. Skelpin' is also associated with the "Greening of the Gaslamp", a movement of increased Irish culture in the San Diego area. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 they were nominated for the San Diego Music Awards, in the category of World Music and have toured with this Irish Fusion globally.

In 2005 Skelpin performed for 3 months at Tokyo Disneyland, and returned to Tokyo in 2007 for the annual Irish Music Festival.

Tim Foley also wrote music and played uilleann pipes for the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Aside from their venue performance schedule, Tim Foley and Patric Petrie can be seen live every Thursday night from 8-10pm at Matt Hensley's Flying Elephant Pub and Grill in Carlsbad, CA, and quite often at The Blarney Stone pub in Clairemont in San Diego.

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[edit] Current members

  • Tim Foley: vocals, guitar, uilleann pipes, saxophone, wind instruments
  • Patric Petrie: vocals, fiddle
  • David Maldonado: vocals, flamenco guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin
  • Hector Maldonado: vocals, bass, guitar
  • Rowshan Dowlatabadi: accordion
  • John Martin: vocals, percussion

[edit] Guest members

[edit] Discography

  • Whiskey Before Breakfast (2002)
  • Rua Rojo (2005)

[edit] External links

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