Terry Woods : (Cittern, Concertina, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals, and many more!)
Shane Martin : (Guitar, Singer/Songwriter)
Paul Harrigan : (Accordion)
Dave Browne : (Guitar, Vocals)
David 'sparky' Hughes : (Bass)
Steve Browne : (Drums, Percussion)
The Woods Band is a six piece folk band, which was formed in Dublin during The Summer of 2001 by Terry Woods and Dave Brown. Terry and Dave have been discussing the possibility of putting this band together for some time …so now it’s all happening with a new album recorded and on the shelves.
The music of The Woods Band is an eclectic mix of Irish songs, old and new. The older material includes The Irish Rover (The Pogues), Waxies Dargle (Sweeney’s Men), Thousands Are Sailing (The Pogues), Finnegans Wake (The Dubliners). Other songs include The Spanish Lady, Dicey Riley and South Australia. The newer material consists of songs written by Terry in a similar vein.
The sound of the band is the Sweeney’s Men meet the Dubliners meet The Pogues with a fair dollop of fun thrown in! The instruments used to create this sound are Cittern, Accordian, Mandolin, Guitar, Uillean Pipes, Whistles and a Bass and Drum Rhythm section, giving a very full band sound.
When the band was being put together, it was decided to find a new, young singer to front it and by co-incidence Terry had been working as a consultant with a young band called Reel. One of the singers in the band was a tall, dark haired 22 year old called Shane Martin. Shane, who has been singing, writing songs and playing the guitar since his teens then left Reel to join The Woods Band and now with the help of the other 5 band members is determined to make a success of The Woods Band.
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