father tulane blacktop
Father Tulane Blacktop: Just a silly bogus name, really, but I like it. It has it's roots on the Jimmy Buffett fan website "Church of Buffett, Orthodox" where members take on church names such as "Brother" "Bishop" "Sister" or, in my case, "Father." (Say three Hail Bloody Mary's and call me in the morning...that sort of thing).
Anyway, I am from West (By God) Virginia, by way of Virginia, Quebec, Ontario, and currently Los Angeles California. I have been playing Irish music for about 10 years, and have played in sessions for 7. I play whistles, concertina, and button accordion, and on occasion bust out the Great highland Bagpipes.
I got into Irish/Celtic music via The Pogues and then the Clancy Brothers and the Dubliners. This led me to dig deeper, and now I have a considerable Celtic CD collection.
My main influences are the Chieftains, Sharon Shannon, The Real MacKenzies, The Pogues, Shane MacGown solo, Eric Bogel, The Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Cherish the Ladies, Finbar Fury, Pat Collins, The Grehan Sisters, U2, The Prodigals, Solas, Danu, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Earle, Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Bill Monroe (hey I SAID I was from West Virginia...Bluegrass is in my blood).
Tunes in father tulane blacktop's tunebook: 113