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Mike Cleary - Vocals, Percussion and Harmonica
Mike Cleary is DA Man from Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland. That is where he got his start in music. He was born into a musical family and started playing drums in a Pipe Band when he was 7 years old. After coming to America to further his education, he joined the Air Force and had the opportunity to travel all over the world and perform on AFRTS while serving in the USAF; from Alaska to Southeast Asia to Europe. He has performed with some of the finest AF Bands and competition vocal quartets. Hobbies are: weight training, bike riding, writing and performing music, creating beautiful harmonics in song, etc.
Cres "Tex" Almeria Jr. - Vocals and Guitar
Cres "Tex" Almeria Jr. was born and raised in Tacloban, Leyte Philippines. He started piano & musical training from his mom at an early age. In High School he was a member of the Redemptorist Church Youth Choir (run by Irish priests). He traveled extensively to Asia, Middle East & Europe with the Leyte Kalipayan Folk Dance troupe - highlight of the tour was performing for the late Pope John Paul II in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Tex performed with Philippine bands including Fresh Aire, his last band prior to moving to the US. He owns a small import business & works for an international shipping company.
Kevin McCotter - Vocals, Bass and Guitar
Kevin McCotter was born & raised in Oakland, California. His Dad was born in the Sandymount area of Dublin, Ireland, so he's playing an authentic Irish beat. He's been a performing musician since he was 11 years old. He has played Bass, Guitar, Keyboards and even Saxaphone in many popular San Francisco area rock & blues bands in the 80's & 90's. He's worked as a recording engineer and producer in two professional recording studios in the Bay Area and has a pre-production recording studio, Whistling Pinecone Studios, at his home in the South Denver suburbs. Kevin's the new kid in da band joining Mike & Tex in January 2005.
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