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''Gaelic Storm'' is a highly-acclaimed Celtic band. HISTORY Gaelic Storm's origins can be traced back to 1996 , when Patrick Murphy and Steve Wehmeyer joined with Steve Twigger to perform at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Monica , California , of which Murphy was the manager. This led to a number of pub performances for the next year. In 1997 , Gaelic Storm appeared in the film '' Titanic '' as the steerage band. This catapulted them into touring, where they were met with extreme success and popularity. They have toured throughout the United States and Canada , in the United Kingdom , France , and Japan . To this date, Gaelic Storm tours aggressively, and plays over 125 dates a year. It has also put out six albums since its inception, including the compilation album '' Special Reserve ''. The band is notable for its energetic rendering of Traditional Irish Music and Scottish Traditional Music , and for its albums which repeatedly top the Billboard world music charts. Over its history, the band has replaced its fiddle player a few times, its drummer once, and added Highland , Uilleann , and Deger (electronic) bagpipes to its instrumentation. In January . The band's latest CD, '' Bring Yer Wellies '', was released on July 25, 2006 and made it to #2 on The Billboard World Music Chart in its first week. A , for the popular PC Game, The Sims 2 . BAND MEMBERS
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