Stout Pounders is a Seattle-based Irish Folk and Celtic Rock band that infuses fresh energy into traditional Scottish and Irish Folk music while incorporating original songs influenced by genres ranging from Ska to Metal.

The band has shared the stage with renowned Celtic Rock acts such as Young Dubliners, Seven Nations, and Screaming Orphans. Since 2009, they have been the house band for Seattle's largest and most established fun run, the St. Patrick's Day Dash, and are a regularly featured band at the largest Celtic music festival on the west coast, Galway Bay's Celtic Music Feis in Ocean Shores, WA.

Website:

http://stoutpounders.com

That Irish Guy is the musical alter ego of Northern Ireland-born singer and musician Emmet McElhinney, bringing the heart, humor, stories and spirit of Ireland to audiences across America.
Originally from Omagh, County Tyrone, Emmet grew up surrounded by the rich musical traditions of Irish folk music - a tradition that has always been about more than songs. It is about family, history, home, emigration, heartbreak, laughter and the stories that connect generations.
Music is also very much part of Emmet's family heritage. Through his family, he has a direct connection to the legendary Irish folk music family of Sarah and Tommy Makem - one of the most influential names in the Irish folk revival. The Makems helped bring Irish traditional music to audiences around the world, and that musical legacy remains an important part of Emmet's own connection to Irish music.
As That Irish Guy, Emmet carries that tradition forward in his own way - combining traditional Irish songs and ballads with contemporary favorites, personal stories, plenty of Irish humor and the unmistakable energy of a live Irish pub session.
From the hills of County Tyrone to stages and Irish pubs across the Pacific Northwest, That Irish Guy brings a genuine piece of Ireland with him wherever he performs.
Whether it's a powerful rebel ballad, a traditional Irish favorite, a song about leaving home, or a good old-fashioned singalong, the goal is always the same:
To make you feel like you've just walked into an Irish pub, pulled up a chair, and joined the session.
This isn't just music.
It's Ireland.
It's family.
It's heritage.
It's storytelling.
It's That Irish Guy.