Irishtown Road, a traditional Irish folk band based in the Adams-York County, PA area, has been on the Celtic music scene since 1997.

The versatile repertoire of Irishtown Road consists mostly of traditional songs in the style of the Clancy Brothers, the Bothy Band, the Chieftains and the Mollys, jigs and reels and the tunes of Turlough O'Carolan, among others, with traditionally arranged original work included.

The group is made up of siblings Brian Colgan (vocals, fiddle, guitar, flute and more), and Eileen Colgan Bowling (vocals, whistles, percussion); Joe Clark (bodhran, hammered dulcimer, various percussion and vocals); Denny Seitz (vocals, banjo & banjola ); Rodney Owens (uilleann pipes, percussion, vocals); and Ben Wenk (vocals, bass, guitar and mandolin).

The band took its name from the main road through the south-central Pennsylvania village where the Colgans' great-grandfather and his family settled after emigrating from Dromore, County Tyrone in the north of Ireland.

Irishtown Road released their first album, a self-titled collection of original music in March 2000 to great reviews.Their second CD titled The Road Home was released in 2005. Their third album, a collection of live recordings and studio cuts is set to be released in 2008.

Irishtown Road enjoys playing to enthusiastic crowds in area pubs, at private parties and festivals. "Take a brisk walk down Irishtown Road yourself". You'll be glad that you did.

"The McColgans were a breed of people there was great music in. Music is a thing that follows tribes of people." ---From The Last of the Name by Charles McGlinchey (1986, The Black Staff Press, Ltd.: Belfast)