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Kevin McKrell’s songs are based in a mixture of Folk , Bluegrass and Celtic influences of according to Michael Hochanadel/For The Daily Gazette | July 29, 2019 “John Prine-like insight and effortless musicality” and have been recorded and performed by The Kingston Trio, Bob Shane, North Sea Gas, The Furey Brothers, Seamus Kennedy ,The Druids, The Dublin City Ramblers ,Get Up Jack, Hair of The Dog and many more . Somewhere tonight, across the country or across the sea, a singer, sitting on a stool on a pub’s corner stage, is belting out a Kevin McKrell song, and the crowd is singing along. McKrell pioneered Celtic music beginning in 1979 with Donnybrook Fair. The original trio’s 1982 album Tunnel Tigers remains a landmark of the form, with its blend of Clancy Brothers swagger and upstate NY attitude. McKrell honed his powerful performance style further in the 80s with The Fabulous Newports, a rambunctious harmony group known as much for its antics, cut-up comedy and long list of eventual members as for its sweet singing. In 1998, McKrell—who has three solo albums to his credit—formed a powerhouse band under his own name, merging the Irish sensibility of Donnybrook with a steely, world class bluegrass edge. The McKrells toured harder than Donnybrook, bringing its music, with McKrell’s lusty vocals supported by hot string band picking, to Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and festivals and concert venues around the country.