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Port O'Brien was an American musical group combining elements of acoustic, folk and indie rock, formed in 2005. They were named after a bay in Alaska featuring a now-abandoned cannery on Kodiak Island where founder member Van Pierszalowski's parents met. They started out as a folk music duo of Cambria Goodwin and Van Pierszalowski while Cambria was living in Cambria, California and Van was living in Oakland. After Cambria moved closer to Oakland they added a rhythm section composed of Caleb Nichols and Joshua Barnhart. The band toured nationally with artists such as Nada Surf, Bright Eyes and The Cave...

Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK) is a writer and performer. He is best known for writing the musical The Rocky Horror Show and its 1975 film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which he played the character of Riff-Raff. The stage show has been in almost continuous production since, and the cinematic version is one of the best known and most ardently followed cult films of all time. He is also responsible for the little-known sequel, Shock Treatment. .

Originally a UK music scholar, O'Brien was deeply influenced by Detroit techno, especially by Underground Resistance's "Jupiter Jazz," a sound that inspired him to start recording his own music. This feverish Mad Mike disease had him producing tracks first in conjunction with Asad Rizvi under the Memory Tree moniker and then on a solo basis for a variety of UK techno imprints. 1997's "Desert Scores," the man's masterpiece, is still considered a landmark release by those who cherish the kind of tech-jazz pioneered on UR's "Galaxy 2 Galaxy" EP. Though less innovative, 1999's "Gigantic Days" was still the work of...

Conan O'Brien, most commonly known from his work on Late Night with Conan O'brien, is not only a comedic genius, scholar and talk show host; he is also a guitar player. Be it acoustic or...ok just acoustic, either way he's great. His voice is melodic and high pitched, as if an angel has found a way to speak through this Irish Giant. .

Mick O'Brien plays uilleann pipes, whistle and flute. He performs regularly as a solo artist, with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and with the Norwegian groups Vamp, Hanne Krogh, and Secret Garden. He has recorded with many artists over the years. His first solo album 'The May Morning Dew' (1996) was received with great critical acclaim. Mick lives in Dublin where he is a schoolteacher. Dublin born fiddler Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh performs in small, intimate listening venues, creating a sense of magic, and quirky soundscapes where Irish traditional music meets Old-Time fiddling and a Scandinavian feel for sound. .