Maguire, Teresa

Hoolie play an exciting mixture of original material and their own interpretations of traditional Irish tunes. Their set also includes songs from both sides of the Atlantic.
Hoolie have been entertaining people in and around London since the early 90’s. They were first heard in the capital’s thriving Irish pub circuit in venues such as The Swan at Stockwell, The Fiddlers Elbow and Biddy Mulligans as well as in live performances transmitted on BBC Radio.
The spirit of the band has always been, and remains grounded in Traditional Irish Music but there are also influences from other traditions – including Scottish and American Bluegrass – which are evident in their arrangements and original compositions.
Although they still perform in pubs that have maintained a program of live music they now appear more often in larger venues, performing regularly in The National Theatre, the Royal Festival Hall and Hammersmith Irish Centre. They have, however, remained true to the roots of the music and hold weekly acoustic sessions in North London where anyone who can hold down a tune or belt out a song is welcome to join in with the band.
There have been a few line up changes since the band’s original incarnation. The current members are:
Dave Thorpe: guitar/bouzouki/vocals
Teresa Maguire: fiddle/mandolin/vocals
Clare Trevitt: flute/whistles
Andrea Patmore: concertina
Steve Taylor: drums/percussion
The band also appear where appropriate with callers for ceilis or barn dances.
Hoolie’s first album together (titled ‘hoolie’) is available Aug 2006. They also feature, along with some well known names from the world of Irish music including Brendan Power and Colette O’Leary, on Dave’s solo album Play Me A Blue Song (released September 2004).

Contact details
MsTeresaMaguire
020 8902 8385
teresa@hoolie.co.uk
www.hoolie.co.uk

Primary Art Form
Music

Other Artform categories
Band / Group
Folk
Musician