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"Mesmerizing...outside the
expected" ---Dirty Linen Magazine,
“ Superb Vocals—fine singers”—Hot Press
Magazine , May 2005
“—splendid—satisfying and
pleasurable”—Rambles.net 2007
“Brisk Irish
flavored tunes with a jazzy edge—Nice!”—Sing Out! Magazine, March 2007
“A rare treat. I wholeheartedly
recommend them"---Peter Massey, Greenman
Review
"A good showcase of talent...A band
with a promising future"....Dirty Linen Magazine.
"---Top shelf musicians --- pure
joy. They are the real deal."--John Hazelwood Coordinator Pineknot Musical Coop, Nacogdoches, Texas
"--strong singers--eclectic
tunes"--Hot Press Magazine, Ireland , 2003
"Local treasures"--Ft. Worth
Star Telegram
Beyond The Pales' eclectic and diverse mix of traditional celtic, Americana and contemporary styles and is the key to their
popularity. They have developed their unique sound by blending their
original songs and compositions with an array of traditional dance tunes and folk songs of
Ireland, America, Scotland and Europe
using a wide range of instruments including fiddle, flute, accordion,
guitar, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, saxophone, harmonica, concertina,
clarinet, mandolin bodhran, percussion, and of
course the voices of band members.
Beyond The Pale have been featured
performers at some of the largest music festivals in the USA including in The North Texas Irish Festival ( Dallas) and The Texas Scottish Festival and Highland
Games (Arlington). They have shared billing at these events with some of the
top artists in the world including Altan, Tim O’Brien, Eileen Ivers,
Solas, Danu, Lunasa, Dervish, Silabh
Notes, to name just a few. In addition to these large events, BTP give frequent concert and
festival performances throughout Texas and the South Central US. They have appeared
live on National Public Radio’s “The Glenn Mitchell Show” and “ No Cover” and on RTE, Ireland “ Live From Miltown”. Beyond
The Pale’s members have performed throughout the USA and in Europe.
Beyond the Pale’s popular recordings
include their new CD, The Music Plays Me as
well as Queen of Skye, (2004) Strange Turns (2002) Angel
On The 7th Stair (1999) and Life Is All Chequered
(1997). It has been said that their latest CD The Music Plays Me is
like Tim O'Brien meeting The Chieftains. Beyond The Pale’s recordings feature a diverse blend of
traditional, original and contemporary songs and folk dance tunes from the
Irish and Scottish to American and Canadian and Europe ranging from fiery
Irish reels to original songs, plaintive Scottish folk ballads and even a Mexican
Polka, as well as covers of songs by Elton John, Tim O’Brien, Janis Ian, Dave Carter, The
Red Clay Ramblers, Todd Rundgren, Dolly Parton and Hank Williams. Their original songs are
humorous, stirring, haunting, and always true to the band’s heritage. You
can purchase Beyond The Pale's new CD The Music Plays Me through
CD BABY and their
earlier releases Queen of Skye and Strange
Turns from CD
BABY as well.
Gordon McLeod plays fiddle, guitar, bodhran,
mandolin, bass, sings lead and backing vocals and
composes original tunes and songs. Gordon has been performing and composing
music all of his life as a solo artist, a member of several bands and as a
recording session artist. He has performed over much of the United States as well as in Ireland and France. BTPs latest CD The Music Plays Me, feature
Gordon's original songs and compositions as do their earlier releases , “Queen
of Skye”, “Strange Turns”
and “Angel on the 7th
Stair.” His original songs, include the award
winning song, “Hester”, featured
on Queen of Skye. Gordon has recently released a solo
CD entitled Dog Year which is
available from CD Baby You
can hear more of Gordon’s original music at www.gordonmcleod.com or license it at www.audiosparx.com .
Gordon also works as a producer, specializing in acoustic, roots oriented
music. He has recorded and produced all of Beyond The Pale’s CDs including their latest, “The Music Plays Me” as well as
serving as engineer and co-producer for Shift, The Trinity River Whaler’s recent
releases “Dancing Beggarman” and “Knotty
Tales” and Randy Brown’s 2007 release “Dream Big”.
Betsy Cummings plays piano accordion and bodhran
and sings a wonderful array of traditional and contemporary songs. Betsy
has been performing Celtic music for many years and is also and currently
President of the Southwest Celtic Music Association. Formerly with the
renowned group Lost Tribe,
Betsy's wonderful voice combined with her sensitive feeling for the music
and skillful fingers on the accordion keys, along with her knack for
picking the most captivating songs add a rich dimension to Beyond The
Pale's sound.
Christy McLeod's natural soulfulness shows not only in her
beautiful singing and guitar playing but in her wit and instant rapport
with her audiences as well. Christy began performing in her early teens.
She plays guitar, harmonica, bodhran and
percussion and sings lead and backing vocals. Christy has performed over
much of the United States and in Ireland and France as well. She is also a gifted and witty
songwriter. For example, her composition "The Music Plays Me" is
the title track of Beyond The Pale's latest CD "
The Music Plays Me".
John Delaney brings a wealth of talent to Beyond The Pale.
John plays flute, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, concertina and saxophone
and adds his dulcet baritone to the band's vocal performances as both a
lead and backing vocalist. John has been performing traditional and contemporary music for many years
with several well known groups including Lost Tribe and Rakish
Paddy and Slim Richey. He is well known as a talented multi
instrumentalist and his vocal talents are often the highlight of the band’s
shows.
Beyond
The Pale is available for
concert and festival performances, as well as private celebrations and
weddings.
Contact Beyond The Pale at
email: beyondthepale@beyond-the-pale.com
View our Electronic Press Kit (EPK) at Sonic Bids: http://www.sonicbids.com/BeyondThePale2
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