Stringer Folk

Stringer Folk performs folk music from several nations - Ireland, America, Canada. Along the way, you might also hear an English pub tune, a Scottish yarn, a sea chanty, or even an Australian ballad. Within this little bit of everything, there is one thing you certainly will get plenty of, and that's entertainment!

The band consists of Tom Stringer on vocals and guitar, with Joe Kirk on vocals and percussion. Working as just a duo now, the band released two CD's over a 3-year period with a third member (Linn Kezer), who recently moved on to work on other projects. Over their six years together, other "guest" performers have included: Tom's daughter, Emily; Joe's wife, Kelly; Joe's sister-in-law, Heidi; and number one fan, Francis.

Tom has been performing throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe on his own and with other partners for over thirty years. Joe is the relative newbie to the performing scene, having joined Tom in the summer of 2001. What started as a collaboration during a couple of benefit shows for a mutual friend turned into a regular performing partnership that has seen their joint musical repetoire grow from a handful to over 100 songs!

Did you read that part about some CD's they made? Deciding to be a little different, their first release (2004) was a live CD and the self-titled second (2007) was a studio recording:

• 2004 - Live at Jake's (click here for song list)
• 2007 - Stringer Folk (click here for song list)

If interested in purchasing, there are several options available to you:

Option #1 - buy one at a show! $15 each (cash or check)
Option #2 - 'Stringer Folk' on CDBaby, for PayPal and credit card orders, $15 each
Option #3 - digital downloads from 'Stringer Folk' at the following sites:

• iTunes Music Store
• Pay Play
• Comcast Rhapsody

Don't hesitate to ask about performances at private functions.Pending schedule and other family commitments, it doesn't take much convincing - both Tom and Joe love to perform and entertain!

Any requests for bookings, comments or questions, send an email to stringerfolk@eadarain.com.

If you'd like to know of other general happenings and whereabouts of the band, their web presence extends further around the internet at these hubs of cyberspace:

• Yahoo Groups - subscribe here to join the mailing list
• MySpace Music - blogs, music and videos, and other info

Here's a sampling of some of the songs performed by Stringer Folk:

To view a more complete song-list, please click here. If you don't see what you want to hear, just ask... If they don't know it then, they can usually come up with an alternative or, if the request is popular enough, they can certainly learn it for future shows. If you are a private party, please print this list out and circle or highlight songs you would like played.