Donegal's Byrne Brothers band have all their merchandise stolen in the USA
The quartet moved from south Donegal to the States six years ago and were touring Sandy Springs, Georgia, and Elkville, Illinois this week
The Byrne Brothers from Mountcharles have had their merchandise stolen in the United States.
The quartet moved from south Donegal to the States six years ago and were touring Sandy Springs, Georgia, and Elkville, Illinois this week.
They are all county champion musicians and Ulster champion Irish dancers. The band consists of Luca on accordion, Finn on banjo, mandolin, and guitar, Dempsey on bodhran and whistle, and their father Tommy on uilleann pipes, fiddle, guitar, and grade one bagpiper.
“We've suffered a setback on our summer tour with the theft of our entire merchandise stock from our trailer last night, including our new CD, clothing, and promotional items,” they posted.
“We're working to get some replacement shirts made for Iowa this weekend and hope to rebuild our stock as we move from festival to festival. We have an amazing summer of gigs and festivals coming up and plan to enjoy every minute and grateful it wasn’t any of our instruments or one of us that got stolen.”
They moved to America in 2018 to perform at Walt Disney World where they became the youngest ever cast members in the history of Disney, and have since toured extensively across 47 US States.
The Byrne Brothers have established themselves as a significant presence in the traditional Irish music scene, attracting interest from Hollywood and at festivals.