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Bill O'Donnell: Bass, kick drum, vocals
Bill started his musical career playing French Horn in school bands. By the time he had graduated from high school, he had picked up a guitar and never looked back. He has performed folk, country and old-time R&R before settling on the Celtic genre of music. Bill was the long-time bass player for Colorado Music Hall of Fame folk legend, Walt Conley. Bill now devotes full time to playing bass and handling technical matters for the band. |
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Kelly O'Dea: Fiddle, vocals
Although she is The Juice's fiddler extraordinaire, Kelly also performs music in other genres--and quite well. Web site SepiaChord.com described her as the "secret weapon" in the band Tarantella. In addition to Irish folk music, Kelly is an accomplished performer on the Hardanger Fiddle (Hardingfele). She has also performed and recorded with Portland-based Strangers Die Every Day and Minneapolis-based Painted Saints. During her career in Denver, Kelly has shared the stage with artists such as Thurston Moore, Jello Biafra, Dick Dale, and The Fray. |
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Nate Hixson: Guitar, mandolin, vocals
A transplant to Colorado from Dayton, OH, Nate is a multi-instrumentalist who has been performing Celtic music for years. Playing music his entire life through school, church, and numerous bands, Nate finally began to really hone his craft fronting the punk band Nucklehead. Finally, as the years of Irish, bluegrass and folk music called to him like a siren song, Nate and two close friends began having Celtic jam sessions which evolved into the band Slainte. After personal reasons forced the other members to resign, Nate performed solo (and still does) under the stage name Johnny Tarr. Nate can also be found playing and singing music at home with his wife. |
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Steve Franklin: Guitar, mandolin, and vocals
A versatile multi-instrumentalist, Steve is no stranger to Irish/Celtic music, having opened for Eileen Ivers at a Keystone, CO show and backing performances in the finals at the National Fiddle Championships. Over the course of his music career, he has opened for Garth Brooks, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and Firefall. He has performed at the Lake Dillon Ampitheater, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rocky Grass Bluegrass Festival and the Taste of Colorado, as well as performing live on KGNU radio in Denver. As a member of Musicians On Call, he also does volunteer performances for patients at the Children's Hospital of Denver and at the Denver VA Hospital. |