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The Prodigals
Irish music,
New York energy
WHAT THEY SAY
"FIERY, FIERCE, FRENETIC AND JUST THE TICKET."
- The Irish Times, Ireland
"THE BEST FUNKY-CELTIC-FOLKSTERS DOING THE ROUNDS...WHOLLY INSPIRATIONAL."
- Rock N' Reel, UK
"INDELIBLY IRISH"
- The New York Times
"BRILLIANT"
- The Irish Voice
"THE BEST IRISH TRAD-ROCK BAND... NYC'S JIG-PUNK ANSWER TO THE POGUES"
- The Village Voice, NYC
"Grene's expertise on accordion and his understanding of Irish music elevates the group as one of the premier Celtic rock bands leading into the 21st century. Their rhythm section is one of the most powerful and pulsating within the genre, adding uniqueness to their sound."
- All Music Guide
"Vibrant Irish rock"
- Chicago Sun Times
"Kick-ass Celtic rock"
- New York Post
"Stunning and joyous"
- Santa Monica Mirror
"Gregory Grene's original songs stay true to the style and tone of old, yet speak to modern life, in some of the most well-crafted and poetic verses I have seen"
- Punchline, Richmond VA
"What the Ramones might have sounded like if they’d taken traditional Irish music as their starting point"
- Pulse Magazine
"Big Apple cockiness fused with traditional tunes wends its way back home, as New York's answer to The Pogues lands on solid ground. Having detoured to Chicago (via Cavan) these boys' navigation skills leave nothing to chance. Gregory Grene's accordion calls many of the shots, fuelled by the kind of percussive force that NASA would pay dearly for....Swivel the amp right up to eleven and submit to the manic rhythms."
- Siobhan Long, The Irish Times, Ireland
"Coming on like an American Oysterband, they kick up the dust in thoroughly convincing fashion."
- fRoots, UK
"Grene's expertise on accordion and his understanding of Irish music elevates the group as one of the premier Celtic rock bands leading into the 21st century. Their rhythm section is one of the most powerful and pulsating within the genre, adding uniqueness to their sound."
- All Music Guide
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