The group brings a body of music from the Roaring 20s and 30s right into the 21st century, with a repertoire from both sides of the Atlantic.

Alongside this, the band have created some original works where their style is peppered with Balkan, Latin and other flavours from around the world...plus a few modern surprises.

All of this is delivered, with a lush ambiance provided by sumptuous vocals, strings and reeds in a hypnotic Gypsy-jazz style.

Space is limited and we already have strong interest, so book early and often!

BYOB

Here are some samples of what to expect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XACoQDFkfF8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wizGSSqjXSQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5u6RbYZ_5Q

The Tolka Hot Club are:

Stephen Daly – guitar / violin

Holly Pereira - vocals

David Harrington - guitar

Tom Mulrooney – double bass

Eugene Ryan - harmonica

Brendan Lawless - viola

Ken Whelan - accordion

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Stephen Daly ’s musical interests vary from traditional to Balkan to jazz and swing. Entirely self-taught, he plays guitar, banjo and violin and has worked with Irish acts and artists such as Betty Swing Machine, Wally Page , The Bal-Musette trio and Jerry Fish. He toured Ireland and the UK extensively as a member of the instrumental ensemble the North Strand Kontra Band, and has supported groups such as the Buena Vista Social Club, Mahala Rai Banda, The Hot 8 Brass Band, Kíla and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. A regular on the gypsy jazz scene and festival circuit, he currently plays with the Dublin Based outfit, the Tolka Hot Club.

Holly Pereira is a vocalist and musician based in Dublin. She has been active in the Dublin music scene for over fifteen years. She was a backing singer in Wicklow band Blind Yackety, touring Ireland and the UK extensively. She also played with Ain't Saint John and Betty Swing Machine. In 2012, she released an EP of her own project, Queen Herod, which she wrote, arranged and produced. The EP release show in Whelans featured a seven piece band, and a Hungarian women's choir. It was commercially and critically well-received, with reviews in The Irish Times and a guest spot on Arena on RTE Radio 1. In 2017, she completed Edel Meade's jazz vocal course, culminating in a performance evening of jazz standards. She has been performing with the Tolka Hot Club since 2015.

David Harrington is a working musician who has been performing for 20 years. He plays guitar, bass, bouzouki, piano/keyboards, tin whistle, violin, harmonica, bongos and ocarina, and performs in a wide range of genres including rock, jazz and traditional. He has played all the major music venues in Dublin and many across Ireland, as well as appearing on national radio and television. He has worked in a multitude of groups over the years, as well working regularly as a session musician with the North Strand Kontra Band, The Bal-Musette Trio and many others. He holds a degree in music from UCD and a PMTC from Newpark Music School.

Tom Mulrooney is a bassist and double bassist, initially studying classical bass with Bryan Quigley at Maynooth University, and later with Dan Bodwell. His introduction to playing jazz came with being bassist to various ensembles at New Park Jazz college for several years as an exterior player. In recent years, Tom has become a long-term member of the Tolka Hot Club, who have played extensively in all types of settings, from function to festivals, and beyond. In the past, he has been bassist for Lisa O'Neill, making television appearances, and performing live with Lisa. He currently plays with other acts such as world/traditional act The Nomadic Piano, led by renowned pianist, Antonio Breschi. He is also bassist to emerging group Kú fronted by singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter, Kilian O’Flanagan.

Eugene Ryan is a harmonica player and composer specialising in jazz, blues and traditional Irish music, playing live and working as a session musician. He currently plays live and records with original gypsy jazz septet The Tolka Hot Club as well as regular engagements on the Dublin music scene. In the 90s, he started his live playing with original funk band Captain Tripps which won an RTE award to record and tour. A passion for improvisation led him to study jazz in Newpark School of Music (now part of Dublin City University). Session musician credits include Soho Production Music sound libraries, CDs by Athy, Dagan Vickers and well as live sessions for bands such as Elevation Falls. Eugene is a harmonica customiser and has invented novel harmonica layouts that he uses to play certain styles of music more authentically.

Brendan Lawless is a violist based in Dublin. Initially classically trained, he studied and achieved first class honours in music performance in the Royal Academy of Music London, and he subsequently travelled all over the world as a professional classical musician and was a busy session musician in Dublin and around Ireland, regularly appearing with, among others, the RTE concert and symphony orchestras and the Crash Ensemble. He was a frequent performer in the Kaleidoscope Night concert series Later he developed an interest in improvisation and jazz on the viola and in this he was entirely self taught. He has performed and learned how to play manouche jazz as a member of Off the Wagon, a gypsy jazz quintet with a weekly residency in the Barber's Pub in Dublin. He joined the Tolka Hot Club in 2018.

Ken Whelan is a professional accordionist who has been performing and touring since the mid 90s. Ken has a Master Degree (Hons) in Music and Media Technology from Trinity College Dublin. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and has played with various groups ranging from duets through to full orchestras. In the early part of the 21st century he was touring and recording with the Irish folk group Caliban playing all over Europe at festivals and venues. After that he worked as a freelance musician and recorded on various albums with artists such as Don Baker, Gemma Hayes and more. In 2013 he joined up with Eamonn Dowd and the Racketeers playing accordion and keyboard and has since then toured and recorded with the band, most recently on the 2019 album Songs From The Fever Ship which was a collaboration with Eamon Carr from Horslips. Ken is also currently playing and touring with The Tolka Hot Club, a gypsy jazz septet based in Dublin that play music from all over the world including original material created by the band. As well as a performer Ken is also a composer and Musical Director for various groups. He's the co-founder of the Diamond Ensemble an award winning group of classical accordionists and is Musical Director with The Now And Then Production Company, a musical theatre group based in Dublin.