The Band
The Band
Four years ago, two brothers and a friend from Newfoundland
started getting together to play
the music of their eastern heritage and Irish roots.
Jamming in the living room soon became a
regular session in the basement and the
repertoire began to grow.
The band’s infusion of rock into traditional eastern and Celtic songs, while
maintaining
the
traditional Celtic instruments has created a repertoire comprised of tunes
that can only be be
classified as “kick-ass” party music.
Sleeveen is also currently working on their own
original
material, sure to lift the roof on any place they play.
Come on out and raise a pint with us, but
be prepared to dance up a storm.
They
soon decided to play the local Calgary bars, sharing their unique eastern style
music. The
The boys played the local scene for a year as “Three Masted Schooner” and
recorded a first
demo CD.
Three years have passed with the addition
of a few rock songs to the repertoire, a lead singer guitarist
has come and gone, a lead guitarist has come and gone, and a drummer, you guessed
it, come
and
and gone. Finally, the boys found a fit with drummer Kari
Strutt, formerly from Winnipeg, and
Sleeveen was born. Sleeveen is
an Irish/Gaelic word that refers to a sly person.
In
Newfoundland it has been used to refer to a joking, partying, devious, wild
individual. We’ll
leave it up to you to decide why we actually picked that name, after you’ve
raised a few pints
to
our music.
