Rakish Paddy

Perry Daniels: Perry’s percussive guitar style and smooth vocals provide a solid rhythm for whatever style music he is performing. He has been the front man for numerous Irish groups around the Western Mass/ Upstate NY areas. Rick Marquis: Rick started playing the banjo at age eight. He has performed in many local minstrel troops, variety shows and cabarets. He has been a member of various dixieland, bluegrass and celtic groups throughout a long career performing the music he loves. Eileen Markland: Eileen brings with her a wide range of experiences in fiddle and violin performance and teaching. In 2001 she was appointed by the US Department of State as an "American Cultural Specialist" and traveled to Benin, West Africa with Project Troubador. In 2002, she performed at the United Nations' Peace Summit in Switzerland and in 2004 she organized and led "Operation World Harmony", a cross cultural music and education tour, in Niamey, Niger. More recently, she’s performed in Paris, Venice, Dublin, and throughout the northeastern US.