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Fire on McGinnis - Bedlam Boys

Directed and animated by Dominik Litwiniak. Song by Fire on McGinnis.

"Bedlam Boys" is a song about the St. Mary Bethlehem hospital in London (now...

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  I laugh at the Riverdancing monkeys everytime!
  
  Hey, we miss you! Come back to Juneau for Thanksgiving. We are having a show on November 25th. -fom
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Fire on McGinnis - Foggy Dew

Produced by Light Within Productions U.K. "Foggy Dew" by Fire on McGinnis is a song about the 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland. The rising was mount...

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Fire on McGinnis - Korgi (Fan video)

Fire on McGinnis perform at the Alaska Celtic fest in Juneau Alaska on January 28th 2011. "Korgi" is an instrumental tune that is heavy on bagpipes...

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Fire on McGinnis - Dirty Old Town/Brenda Stubberts (fan video)

Fire on McGinnis perform their rendition of the classs "Diry Old Town" and end it with "Brenda Stubberts." This footage was taken at the Alaska Cel...

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Fire on McGinnis - Paddys Leather Breeches (fan video)

Fire on McGinnis play "Paddy's Leather Breeches" with help from the City of Juneau bagpipe marching band and highland dancers. The song is performe...

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Fire on McGinnis - Auld Lang Syne (fan video)

Fire on McGinnis is caught practicing their version of "Auld Lang Syne" for an upcoming show.

Mike Barnhill on Bagpipes and Guitar. Martha Defree...

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About Fire on McGinnis plays Celtic, Irish and American rock

Fire on McGinnis plays a frothy mix of Celtic, Irish and American Rock for fans of the Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and Mumford and Sons.

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Oct 31, 2011

Date Joined

Dec 27, 2010

About this user

The Alaska based five-piece band, Fire on McGinnis plays a sparky mix of Celtic, Irish and American rock. The band started as an unchecked offshoot from a larger bagpipe marching band called Stoller White Pipes and Drums. In the mid 00's, the marching band was asked to hold a public recital. Lazlo, FOM's eventual lead guitar and lead piper was terrified at the thought of playing solo pipes in front of an audience, so he picked up an electric guitar and asked fellow members to play a few "bagpipe rock" tunes instead. Their first song pitted the high energy of the traditional pipe tune "Paddy's Leather Breeches" to the iconic riff of The Clash's "London Calling." The audience loved it.
The splintered group had too much fun to stop there, so they took the name Fire on McGinnis and continued to wow audiences with their pumped up variety of traditional music around their hometown in Alaska. Martha Defreest was pulled out of the audience to jam with the band at an impromptu bar gig. With her frenzied but smooth fiddle playing style and a wealth of musical knowledge, it wasn't long before she became the lead spark in the FOM's engine.
Fire on McGinnis made a few early demo recordings in 2007. One of the songs, "Seacoalers" was leaked to a local radio station and became a micro hit for the band. Spurred by the reaction to "Seacoalers" Fire on McGinnis began recording what would become their first album "Fire on McGinnis" which was released in late 2010 with one track, "Foggy Dew" gaining some momentum on independent radio broadcasts. Voted best "Celtic party band" Fire on McGinnis continues to write and perform around Alaska and has been cited repeatedly for its "Live and Loud" shows that habitually attract the attention of the local authorities.

Hometown

Alaska, Juneau

Country

United States

Occupation

Mike "Lazlo" Barnhill - Bagpipes, Lead Guitar Martha Defreest - Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle Mark Lukey - Guitar, Mat Ghelardi - Bass, Yoshi Tanha - Drums

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Fire on McGinnis plays Celtic, Irish and Ameri...

Fire on McGinnis - Bedlam Boys

Fire on McGinnis - Foggy Dew

Fire on McGinnis - Korgi (Fan video)

Fire on McGinnis - Dirty Old Town/Brenda Stubberts (fan video)

Fire on McGinnis - Paddys Leather Breeches (fan video)

Fire on McGinnis - Auld Lang Syne (fan video)