Fleadh Cowboys

About Fleadh Cowboys

The Fleadh Cowboys is an Irish folk-rock/country band formed in Dublin in 1985 by Johnny Moynihan, Pete Cummins and Frankie Lane, in Kenny's pub in Westland Row. The band broke up in 1990, then reformed in 1997. Moynihan, Cummins and Lane recruited Jimmy Faulkner on electric guitar and Garvan Gallagher on bass and along with Fran Breen on drums and the band moved to The Harcourt Hotel on Harcourt Street. Adding Phil Donnelly and Paul Kelly amongst others, they had a long-running residency in Dublin's Olympia Theatre. The band established a format where every week a guest or guests would join them on stage. Guests at the venue included Mary Coughlan, Shane MacGowan, The Waterboys, The Hothouse Flowers, Nanci Griffith, John Prine and Joe Ely. Tours ensued with Bob Dylan, The Pogues, The Waterboys and Emmylou Harris. The band broke up in 1990, then reformed in 1997 with the individual musicians continuing to play and record in different formations. Paul Kelly and Frankie Lane, accompanied by Eleanor Shanley, played and toured together in Ireland and throughout Europe. Pete Cummins (the band's main songwriter) released his debut solo album "The Brilliant Architect" in 2008 to critical acclaim. His anti-war song "Flowers in Baghdad" was in the Neil Young anti-war charts Living with War, for almost two years. He continues to tour with guitarist Ger Kiely. In May 2011, after an hiatus, the band was reformed by Pete Cummins for a charity event at Dublin's Button Factory, with guests Lisa Hannigan, Gay Woods, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Henry McCullough, Siobhán O'Brien, Mundy, Tír na nÓg and others.

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