Bio
We're The Kreellers; a 5-piece Celtic Roots Rock powerhouse ready to tear up the stage!
Jack Hoover– Lead vocals, harmonica, bodhran, mandolin,guitar
Paul Wikarski – Guitar, banjo, fiddle, bodhran, accordion,vocals
Stephen Vilnius – Bass guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
Bob Gilbert – Drums, backing vocals
Steve Lesko - Fiddle
There’s an element of spontaneity at festivals—we really engage the crowd. It’s really fun that we don’t ever play the same stuff twice when we do the gigs. People love it and we love it.” ~ Paul Wikarski
The Kreellers Music
A gritty, Celtic Roots Rock Band out of Detroit, Brother Crowe focuses on original music while staying true to their Celtic Roots with modern interpretations of traditional Celtic tunes. Our music (by The Kreellers and Brother Crowe) is available on Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and more.
We’ve Performed With
Gaelic Storm, The International Symphony Orchestra, Scythian, Tommy Makem, Derek Warfield, Seven Nations, The High Kings, The Prodigals, and many more.
Festival Fun
Audiences have loved us at: Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival; Iowa Irish Festival; Michigan Irish Music Festival; Milwaukee Irish Festival; Dayton Celtic Festival; Syracuse Irish Festival & Trad Fest; Motor City Irish Fest; Saline Celtic Festival; Cincinnati Celtic Festival; Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest; Indy Irish Fest; Detroit Highland Games; Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games; Alma Highland Festival; and many more!
Albums
• 2004: “Rebel Sons”
• 2008: “Sixth and Porter”—over 3 million plays on Spotify; and The Kreellers have over 40k followers on Spotify
• 2010: “Saints and Sinners”
• 2013: This Changes Everything”
• 2018: “Last Call”
• 2019: “A Murder of Crow(e)s”