ATLANTIC WAVE is a Milwaukee Irish band playing the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Their “contemporary trad” style features a pair of fiddlers, a lead singer on guitar, and a bodhran player, along with occasional accordion, hurdy gurdy, and banjo. Known for their lively, high-energy live shows, they combine jigs, reels, and strathspeys with songs and ballads, both old and modern.

Atlantic Wave formed in 2004 from the pubs and sessions around Milwaukee, Wisconsin, taking the band’s name from an Irish reel, and because they play music from countries touching the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years, they have developed their own style with a unique mix of their Irish, Scottish, Canadian, and American influences. They have built up a large repertoire of songs and tunes, but often throw caution to the wind during live performances and “wing it” with long impromptu sets of tunes.

Fish Fry…