The Malarkeys are a Celtic rock band from Kelowna, B.C. This dynamic group specializes in traditional and contemporary Celtic music, done with an original flair. They can be seen and heard playing around the sunny Okanagan in pubs and at special events.

All the band members have years of experience performing, writing, and arranging music. Their combined backgrounds have travelled through delta blues to Scottish ballads, with a detour or two through British pop and Canadian rock.

Karl Hourigan plays electric and acoustic guitar and penny whistle, and sings lead and harmony vocals. Karl was born in Ireland, so he's the real deal, although his years of living in BC means his accent is straight up Canadian westcoast, eh? Gail Hourigan plays bass, and sings; she can’t wait for their next show. Lisa Grekul (Dr. G!) was with the band from the beginning, playing keyboards and singing, adding her great talent to the whole affair. New drummer Jay Dallamore replaced original skin beater Ryan Campbell late in 2008. Then along came fiddler Eddie Plotnikoff, and on March 17, 2010 (an auspicious date: St. Patrick's Day, the band's 3rd anniversary AND the date of the release of their first album) accordionist Rod Miller made his debut with the band.

As well as years of experience performing in Alberta and British Columbia, the band writes original music that they like to describe as "Celtic mash-ups" or "pop goes the Celtic"!

Visit Lisa's, Karl's and Gail's pages for details....and the Malarkeys invite you to send us an email to get on our mailing list.