Houston Band The Blaggards

The band consists of members Patrick Devlin on guitar and vocals, fiddler Wes Barlow, drummer Michael McAloon, and Chad Smalley on bass and vocals. Patrick Devlin, the band’s frontman, was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and in his early 20’s moved to Houston. He worked in Houston’s club scene year after year until he noticed a demand that no one had yet to take advantage of. In 1996 Devlin decided to fill this need for Irish rock music and started the band On The Dole. This interesting Houston band had a pretty good run opening for Irish touring bands like the Saw Doctors and the Wolfe Tones, but Devlin decided to eventually clean the slate and start over. He hosted open mic night weekly at a local Irish pub where he met singer and bassist Chad Smiley who happened to be veteran in the Houston music scene. He had just moved from New York at the time and was interested in starting a new band. Devlin and Smiley quickly got to work and began performing together weekly, working on their signature vocal harmony style. Blaggards was born a year later. Michael McAloon was a first generation Scot-American who learned Irish step dancing growing up. After winning gold medals across the nation, Michael ended up starting the drums at age 13. Also a music scene veteran in Houston, Michael studied Jazz at the University of North Texas and had already toured the country many times over. He finally joined the Blaggards in January of 2009. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Wes Barlow ended up joining the band in January of 2017. At the age of ten Barlow started playing violin and realized the fiddle was his calling after moving to Texas in the 5th grade. When he was 16 he started playing with Texas country bands and has won a number of national classical music competitions. He’s also performed on multiple country albums.

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A famous Irish Houston band - The Blaggards The Blaggards are a Stout Irish Rock band that plays traditional Irish music infused with a heavy dose of rock n’ roll. The band originates from Houston, Texas and was started in July of 2004. Their influences range from an eclectic mix of old country legends like Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash to classic rock bands such as Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy. Some of their fans compare their Irish Rock sound to other Irish Rock icons like Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues and Flogging Molly. The band consists of members Patrick Devlin on guitar and vocals, fiddler Wes Barlow, drummer Michael McAloon, and Chad Smalley on bass and vocals. Patrick Devlin, the band’s frontman, was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and in his early 20’s moved to Houston. He worked in Houston’s club scene year after year until he noticed a demand that no one had yet to take advantage of. In 1996 Devlin decided to fill this need for Irish rock music and started the band On The Dole. This interesting Houston band had a pretty good run opening for Irish touring bands like the Saw Doctors and the Wolfe Tones, but Devlin decided to eventually clean the slate and start over. He hosted open mic night weekly at a local Irish pub where he met singer and bassist Chad Smiley who happened to be veteran in the Houston music scene. He had just moved from New York at the time and was interested in starting a new band. Devlin and Smiley quickly got to work and began performing together weekly, working on their signature vocal harmony style. Blaggards was born a year later. Michael McAloon was a first generation Scot-American who learned Irish step dancing growing up. After winning gold medals across the nation, Michael ended up starting the drums at age 13. Also a music scene veteran in Houston, Michael studied Jazz at the University of North Texas and had already toured the country many times over. He finally joined the Blaggards in January of 2009. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Wes Barlow ended up joining the band in January of 2017. At the age of ten Barlow started playing violin and realized the fiddle was his calling after moving to Texas in the 5th grade. When he was 16 he started playing with Texas country bands and has won a number of national classical music competitions. He’s also performed on multiple country albums. http://blaggards.com Thank You for visting Houston Bands Home : Houston Live Music : Houston Bars : Contact : Sitemap Copyright © 2017 - Houston Bands

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A famous Irish Houston band - The Blaggards