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3	Gaelic Storm is a Celtic band formed in 1996 when Patrick Murphy and Steve Wehmeyer joined Steve Twigger and Brian Walsh to perform at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Monica, California. They subsequently appeared in the movie ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' as the steerage band, performing "An Irish Party in Third Class". This gained them a lot of popularity, and the band has been touring around the world since, playing over 120 shows a year. They have released nine studio albums and two compilation albums, which have consistently ranked high on the Billboard World Music Charts.
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5	The group infuses traditional Irish and Scottish music with modern influences like rock, country and folk. Their signature style incorporates a wide variety of traditional instruments, and their songs contain playful and easy-going lyrics. Current band members are founding members and VocalTagTeam Patrick Murphy (accordion, various other instruments) and Steve Twigger (guitar, various other instruments), Ryan Lacey (percussion, [[RunningGag various other instruments]]), Peter Purvis ([[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes pipes]] and whistle) and Katie Grennan (fiddle, vocals).
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9	!!Tropes applying to Gaelic Storm or their music:
10	* AudienceParticipationSong: "Me and the Moon". During concerts, the audience is encouraged to shout the lines "I brought the whiskey!" and "I brought the light!" Those on the "whiskey" side hold up shot glasses while those on the "light" side hold up their cell phones to produce light.
11	* CallBack: Though song "Don't Let the Truth Get in the Way (of a Good Story)" is a long string of completely implausible fish tales, there's a noticeable {{Beat}} after the line "I was in [[Film/{{Titanic 1997}} some blockbuster movie]] and I didn't make a dime."
12	* CarMeetsHouse: "What's the Rumpus?" has the line "Something running in the kitchen and it might have been my car!" Given that everyone was drunk, Car most likely Met House.
13	* CelebritySong: "The Night I Punched Creator/RussellCrowe"
14	* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: Tree (as in, three-in-an-Irish-accent)
15	* ConceptAlbum: Every song on ''The Boathouse'' is about sailing and the sailor's life.
16	* DaysOfTheWeekSong: "Hello Monday" mentions Thursday, Sunday, and Monday.
17	* DrunkenSong: Too many to list.
18	* FamiliarSoundtrackForeignLyrics: In the Videogame/TheSims2 expansion pack "Bon Voyage", the "World" radio channel features a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGygF_uOL0o Simlish version]] of "Scalliwag".
19	* {{Feghoot}}: The entire plot of "Darcy's Donkey" seems to be an excuse to [[spoiler:toast to Darcy's ass]].
20	* GargleBlaster: "Johnny Jump Up".
21	* HomesicknessHymn: "I Miss My Home" is a lighthearted variation on the theme, where the narrator travels to Dublin, Paris, and New York City. Despite getting his fill of drink, women, and merriment at each new place, he constantly dreams about returning home.
22	* SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut album in 1998.
23	* TheOneThatGotAway: "Lover's Wreck"
24	* ThrowItIn: Patrick Murphy started laughing when singing the last line of the song "Kelly's Wellies". He can be heard apologizing for messing up the take, but in fact the laughter just makes the ending that much better, and was left in.
25	* TomatoSurprise: A very mild example in "Go Home Girl", in that it doesn't really change the narrative any, but it does lend a slightly humorous new layer to it. Having spent the song trying to gently turn down a girl who's become infatuated with him, the gypsy narrator reveals in the last line that [[spoiler:the girl is eight years old.]]
26	* RevolvingDoorBand: Except for founding members Patrick Murphy and Steve Twigger.
27	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: "Green Eyes, Red Hair" is all about this. The woman in question overlaps with FieryRedhead too.
28	* UnreliableNarrator: The chorus of "Johnny Tarr" [[InvokedTrope invokes this]] by warning the listener not to trust the singer.
29	* WentToTheGreatXInTheSky: The song "Never Drink Em Dry (Johnny Tarr's Funeral)" mentions that Johnny has gone to "the pub way up in the sky."

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