A Brief Biography about.....Johnny Gallagher & the Boxtie Band,
Widely Acknowledged as one of the finest guitar players in Ireland & the UK, Johnny Gallagher is first and foremost an explosive live entertainer. He has scorched his way through Festivals, Clubs & Venues all over Europe and is held in awe by musicians and fans alike in his native Ireland. His live shows with the powerful Boxtie Band feature a trawl through his own original material interspered with stunning personal versions of songs from the likes, Lynyrd Skynrd, Hendrix, Peter Green among others.
Though privately quiet and unassuming, Johnny oozes charisma and excitement on stage with that indefinable and much sought after "larger than life" presence.
He can change from full on aggressive rock to quieter moments of more tender, introsprective music, and in the course of a set he shows his wizardry on both electric and acoustic guitars. To top it all, Johnny possesses a truly unique and expressive voice which show cases his songs with the dynamics to swoop from a scream to a whisper. His music has been described in London’s Time Out Magazine as a "magical fusion of country, jazz, blues, a little roadhouse rock and some loud rock n’roll".
James Gallagher - Bass.Pauric Gallagher - Piano / Organ.
Michael Christie - Drums & Percussion.
James & Pauric Gallagher are of course the twin brothers of Johnny Gallagher and have been in the band from day one. Having toured all over Europe for years with Johnny. They are essentially the backbone of the Boxtie Band as they instinctively understand Johnny's music and always know exactly what and where to play in complementing Johnny's lead playing. James plays a solid consistent Bass throb, always powerful and never too busy.Pauric switches between his unorthidox organ style and boogie style piano. Michael Christie has been around the Gallagher household a long time, he's like the big brother.
He started drumming with Sean Gallagher, the boys father when he wasonly 16, playing and touring as a member of The Stampede. he's a drummer of all styles and knows how to Rock n knows how to Roll.
With this unit, we know where its at, Myself Pauric James and Michael have a force that doesn't appear out of nowhere, Its like an ageing process that takes time to mature, We sometimes Rock and we sometimes Roll, but thats the magic at all the live shows, With James Thunder and Michaels Lighting, Pauric has the freedom to Boogie woogie and layer down his melodie, this gives me the scope for improvisation, To jam it out...and it also gives the audience the power to express themselves.
That's the ultimate connection, and that's what its all about.
Johnny
