The Black Sheep

<!-- wp:group {"layout":{"type":"constrained"}} --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:image {"id":6313,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://theirishharppub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Andre-Groleau-and-Sean-Oakes-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6313"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"35px"} --> <div style="height:35px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:social-links {"openInNewTab":true,"showLabels":true,"size":"has-small-icon-size","align":"right","className":"is-style-default","layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"space-between","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <ul class="wp-block-social-links alignright has-small-icon-size has-visible-labels is-style-default"><!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://www.facebook.com/Blacksheepniagara/","service":"facebook","label":"Facebook"} /--> <!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Ftheblacksheepniagara%3Figshid%3DMzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ccf273c5f097740b6666008dbcc1cdd8b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638328196640754424%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gxo%2B907NR8Au8GWgHTUCTxSixYqT4WsvAHG1rIDDwa4%3D&reserved=0","service":"instagram"} /--> <!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://www.youtube.com/@BlackSheepNiagara","service":"youtube"} /--></ul> <!-- /wp:social-links --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"50px"} --> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>About The Band</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px">The Black Sheep are a Niagara based group that pride themselves on playing by request. The boys cover music from many genres and artists such as Bruce Springsteen, John cougar, Bon Jovi, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Sublime, Poison, Motley Crüe, Kiss, CCR, Tom Petty, Queen, The Eagles, Elton John, The Irish Rovers, Great Big Sea, Oasis, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.  Sean had played lead guitar in bands such and Figure 4, Hemitone, and now currently plays lead guitar on the side with country artist Yellowbyrd. Sean is currently finishing his debut album “Long Way Home” that is set to be released in 2024.  Andre had performed in the past with members of By Design and Brooke Georgeneau. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px">Recently, the lineup saw the addition of Paul Citrigno on bass, and Matt Kieghan on drums.  Paul is a lifetime musician, who founded indie band Granny’s Candy Jar, releasing an album, and playing extensive shows throughout the GTA.  He is also a former bandmate of Sean’s as a founding member of Figure 4 and played with them for ten years.  Matt is a versatile musician, engineer, and producer.  He played with award-winning band 50 Diamond Rocks, is currently playing with The Black Sheep and indie band The Cocktails.  He subs in for many bands and plays solo acoustic as well, and in his free time he keeps busy producing and engineering at his home studio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"align":"center","className":"is-style-dots"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Band Members</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"33.33%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><!-- wp:image {"id":6340,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://theirishharppub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sean-headshot-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6340"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column {"verticalAlignment":"top","width":"66.66%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sean Oakes - Vocals, lead guitar</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px"><strong>Fun Fact:</strong> Sean’s favourite genre is 80s rock.  He founded the cover band Figure 4 and played with them for about 12 years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"33.33%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><!-- wp:image {"id":6341,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://theirishharppub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/andret-headshot-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6341"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Andre Groleau - Vocals, rhythm guitar</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Fun Fact:</strong> </strong>Andre’s favourite genre is 90s rock. He’s been playing music with Sean for over 10 years after jamming around a camp fire on a Sunday Funday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"33.33%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><!-- wp:image {"id":6342,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://theirishharppub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/paul-headshot-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6342"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Paul Citrigno - Bass</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Fun Fact:</strong> </strong>Paul is a lifelong Leafs fan who’s been playing music for over 30 years.  He enjoys biographies of all famous people and is a Sopranos super-fan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"33.33%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><!-- wp:image {"id":6344,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://theirishharppub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/matt-headshot-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6344"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Matt Kieghan - Drums</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px"><strong><strong>Fun Fact:</strong> </strong>Matt is a man of many talents - in addition to drums, he plays guitar, and has his own personal studio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Music Genres</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"genres-container","style":{"color":{"background":"#f2f2f2"}}} --> <div class="wp-block-columns genres-container has-background" style="background-color:#f2f2f2"><!-- wp:column {"width":"10%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:10%"><!-- wp:spacer {"height":"1px"} --> <div style="height:1px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Classic rock</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blues</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>90's</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Irish</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Country</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Reggae</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:group {"className":"genres-container-mobile","style":{"color":{"background":"#f2f2f2"}},"layout":{"type":"flex","flexWrap":"nowrap"}} --> <div class="wp-block-group genres-container-mobile has-background" style="background-color:#f2f2f2"><!-- wp:list {"className":"genres-container-mobile-list"} --> <ul class="wp-block-list genres-container-mobile-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Classic rock</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blues</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>90's</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"className":"genres-container-mobile-list"} --> <ul class="wp-block-list genres-container-mobile-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Irish</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Country</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Reggae</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"50px"} --> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Featured Music Video</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:html --> <div class="facebook-responsive"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dit-RQrE6J0?si=AOYcCf8xVmJsbY2K" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:file /--> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"50px"} --> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide","style":{"color":{"background":"#e9e9e9"}}} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide" style="background-color:#e9e9e9;color:#e9e9e9"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>RESERVATIONS</strong></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px">FREE ADMISSION | Walk-ins Welcome | Now Accepting Limited Reservations | Limited Space Available</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px">We Are Now Accepting Reservations. Please make a reservation using our <a href="https://theirishharppub.com/reservations/">Online Reservation Widget</a>, by giving us a call at <a href="tel:9054684443">905-468-4443</a> OR by filling out our <a href="https://theirishharppub.com/contact-us/">Contact Form</a>. <strong>This is a free admission event and space is limited. Food & drink is available at regular menu pricing. Taxes extra - gratuities not included.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:14px">If you have to cancel your reservation for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible so we can open the space up to our waitlist.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"25px"} --> <div style="height:25px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer -->