Dan Engle - fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo, blarge, and vocals
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dan began playing the fiddle and banjo while majoring in music at UC Santa Barbara. Since then Dan has won five 1st place awards at fiddle contests throughout California. A prolific composer of traditional style music, he has penned over 600 tunes. His ecstatic style of playing the fiddle is so infectious and exhilarating, it must be seen, as it cannot be described.
Ray Frank - lead vocals and guitar
In 1953 Ray began studying the guitar while growing up in the Bronx. Being proficient in classical as well as numerous folk styles, Ray has been performing for over three decades. He has been involved in numerous recording sessions as a performer, as well as a sound engineer. He has played on radio and television, and teaches music up through college level. His innate ability to interpret a ballad and convey its true essence is sheer magic.
Robert Lunceford - accordion and vocals
Robert was born in Maywood, California, and started playing the accordion at the age of seven. He began performing Irish music in 1981, and played with numerous Celtic bands while living in Los Angeles. Robert was a member of the L.A. based band "REEL TO REEL" which served as support act for several internationally known folk bands, headlining concerts, and appearing on radio and television. Robert's dry wit and wealth of anecdotes on Irish music and history in true "blarney" style leaves audiences in stitches.
Paul Donnelly - bodhran, percussion, and vocals
Paul joined Atlantic Shore in August 1995. One of the best bodhran players
on the West Coast, Paul's incredible bodhran solos never failed to "bring
down the house". Paul left Atlantic Shore in September 1998 to pursue a
career as a vocal percussionist with the nationally touring, Chicago based
a Capella group, Blind Mans Bluff.
Paul returned to Northern California in December 2001 and has rejoined
Atlantic Shore.
