The Town Pants

Biography
The Pacific Northwest may not be the first place you would expect to hear rollicking Celtic roots music, but The Town Pants 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."

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.
Feverish and stampeding, the Town Pant's lively renditions of traditional and contemporary Celtic-influenced tunes, combined with the group's original compositions create a distinctive sound that has attracted fans from around the world. 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.?

Instrumentation & Guest Musicians:
Dave Keogh - Vocals, banjo, mandolin
Duane Keogh - Vocals, guitar
Aaron Chapman - Vocals, tin whistle, harmonica
Kyle Taylor - Fiddle
Virginia Schwartz - Fiddle
Tony Raybould - Percussion
Dino DiNicolo - Bass, percussion
Hugh McMillan (Spirit Of The West) - Bass, Chapman Stick
Rich Priske(Matthew Good Band) - Bass
Shona Le Mottee (Paperboys)
Michael Michalkow - Percussion



Discography
Coming Home - 2007
Weight of Words - 2004
Piston Baroque - 2001
Liverdance - 1998

Links
http://www.thetownpants.com