The Celtic Social Club

The Celtic Social Club is a musical band formed in 2013. It was led by Manu Masko.

The band was formed by a group of Bretons and Scots musicians, members of The Silencers, Red Cardell and Ronan Le Bars Group with guests related to the world Celtic, inspired by their elders of the Buena Vista Social Club and the New Orleans Social Club which aims to popularise Celtic music by opening it to current music.

The music of The Celtic Social Club is a contemporary adaptation of traditional Celtic tunes performed by a group of seven musicians and guests chosen for their diverse backgrounds such as rock, folk, blues, reggae or hip hop.

The Celtic Social Club was formed in February 2012 when Manu Masko and Jean-Pierre Riou from the Breton band Red Cardell moved to New York City to mix an album with producer-mixer Ariel Borujow. The group formed around the three musicians of Red Cardell (Jean-Pierre Riou, Manu Masko and Mathieu Péquériau), adding Jimme O'Neill singer and Irish-Scottish guitarist, leader of The Silencers and Ronan Le Bars virtuoso of Uilleann Pipes and violinist Peter Stephan, and bassist Richard Puaud.

The Celtic Social Club gave its first concert on 18 July 2014, in front of 50,000 spectators.^[1]

• Manu Masko (2013–present): drums, percussion, keyboard, samples, loops, backing vocals / art direction

• Ronan Le Bars (2013–present): Uilleann pipes, low whistle
• Pierre Stéphan (2013–present): fiddle
• Mathieu Péquériau (2013–present): harmonica, washboard, backing vocals
• Richard Puaud (2013–present): bass, backing vocals
• Goulven Hamel (2016–present): electric guitar, mandolin, banjo
• Taylor Byrne (2022-present): lead vocals, Acoustic guitar

• Jean-Pierre Riou (2013–2015): lead vocals, twelve-string guitar, mandolin, banjo, bombard
• Jimme O'Neill (2013–2018): lead vocals, Acoustic and electric guitar
• Martin Kelly (2018): lead vocals, Acoustic and electric guitar
• Dan Donnelly (2018–2022): lead vocals, Acoustic and electric guitar

• Winston McAnuff: lead vocals
• I.C. Will: lead vocals
• Faada Freddy: lead vocals
• Colline Hill: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Louise Ebrel: lead vocals
• Steven Bodénès: bombard
• Roy Harter: accordion

• Official The Celtic Social Club website (English and French languages)
• Official Manu Masko website (French language)