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The
Drovers
David Callahan - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums The Drovers was formed in 1988. After adding and subtracting members over the next two years, the band recorded its first album - "World of Monsters" - with drummer Jackie Moran, guitarist Mike Kirkpatrick, bassist/vocalist David Callahan, floutist/vocalist Kathleen Keane, and fiddler Sean Cleland. Winston Damon (aka Stone Ulele) joined the group late in the recording and can be heard playing percussion on track no. 10.
The group toured for the next couple of years with this ensemble, but at last Kathleen decided to part ways and then Jackie excused himself. The group went back to work as a four-piece and produced an EP, titled "Kill Mice Elf."
By this time, the band had drawn the attention of director Michael Apted ("Gorillas in the Mist," "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Seven Up") and were cast in the thriller "Blink," (1994 - New Line Cinema) performing as themselves with the addition of the fictional character (played by Madeleine Stowe) around whom the story revolved. A soundtrack recording was released and the band won acclaim for its contributions.
The Drovers continued touring and such, then convened in 1995 at the studio of producer Steve Albini to record "Little High Sky Show." This recording featured longtime drummer Paul Bradley, who has since left the group to pursue his internet business. The group also recorded in Minneapolis with Tommy Roberts and with Chicago engineers Bob Weston and Jeff Moleski.
2002 marked the Return of Jackie, and we are extremely excited about this development. Jackie, as you will recall from paragraph one of this piece, was the original Drovers drummer who appears on the cover of World of Monsters.
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