ERIC FISHER

FIDDLE, VOCALS

HE PLAYS FIDDLE

RYAN KNAUB

UPRIGHT BASS, GUITAR, MANDOLIN, VOCALS

Ryan has been involved in many styles of music ranging from bluegrass gospel to big band jazz to heavy metal. Its no surprise that he eventually ended up giving Irish drinking songs a try. Originally just a bass and bass guitar player, he stepped it up to include acoustic guitar, and a small amount of mandolin and banjo for the Stubby Shillelaghs. He has always prided himself on being a very versatile, eclectic musician, with influences from every genre of music there is.

ANDY MITHUN

VOCALS, PERCUSSION

Andy's Musical styling has always been quite straight forward, Playing drums in hard rock/ metal bands since he was 10. His early musical influences were bands such as "Iron Maiden" and "Dream Theater." His singing and stage abilities were learned and hond in choirs and theater productions, which he joined due to interest in the bombastic styles of singers such as Geoff Tate and Michael Kiske. His eventual journey into the realms of Irish music came more from his love of Renaissance culture/music.

SHAUGHNESSY McDANIEL

MANDOLIN, GUITAR, VOCALS

Shaughnessy's musical background is diverse. He began playing guitar at the age of 11, lending himself towards a more “punk” style. It was his early punk fascination that led him to listening and learning the music of bands like “Flogging Molly” and “The Dropkick Murphys”. After high school, Shaughnessy went to school at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland where he became “Jake Blues” in a very successful Blues Brothers cover band that played from 2006 to 2007. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder he picked up the mandolin for the first time shortly before the first Stubbies practice in June 2010. The Stubby Shillelaghs is the culmination of Shaughnessy’s passion for his own Celtic heritage and his love of Irish and Scottish history.