McCarthys Reel
Duo · Based in Brisbane
About this act
Bodhran, fiddle, tin whistle, guitar, banjo, concertina, octave mandolin, and both Uilleann and Highland pipes. McCarthys Reel are a Brisbane Celtic group with members from Australia, Scotland and Ireland, playing as a duo, trio, quartet or quintet depending on what your night needs. They've got three fiddle players, two banjo players, three guitarists and three musicians who have done time in pipe bands. Vocalists handle lead and harmony. This is folk, not rock, and they're upfront about that. For Irish and Scottish ceilidhs they play the dance music properly, which means a raised stage so dancers can see what's happening. They bring their own sound system, so power and shade are the two things they'll ask you for.