Off Kilter
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Celtic music
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-rock band
Rock Band
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. Off Kilter was formed in 1997, and has been performing regularly at Epcot
Epcot
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ever since. Their first album, Off Kilter included some traditional songs like "Dirty Old Town
Dirty Old Town
"Dirty Old Town" is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others since.-History:...
" and "Fields of Athenry" as well as covers of popular rock songs generally from Canadian artists such as such as "Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode
"Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock and roll song written and originally performed by American musician Chuck Berry. The song was a major hit among both black and white audiences peaking at #2 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song is one of Chuck Berry's...
", "Takin' Care of Business
Takin' Care of Business
"Takin' Care of Business" is a song written by Randy Bachman and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive for their 1973 album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II.-Development:...
" and "Summer of '69
Summer of '69
"Summer of '69" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams, from his fourth studio album, Reckless . The song was written by Adams and Jim Vallance, a long-time writing partner of Adams. "Summer of '69" was produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain. It was released in June 1985 under...
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Lineup
The band consists of Jamie Holton from Ormond Beach, FloridaFlorida
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on bagpipes
Bagpipes
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, penny whistle and vocals; Mark Weldon from Cork
Cork (city)
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, Ireland on bass and vocals; Randy Holbrook from Richmond, Kentucky
Kentucky
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on guitar and vocals; Tony Escapa from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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on keyboards and vocals; and Scott Zymowski from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on drums and vocals.
Jamie Holton: Piper, singer, co-founder of Off Kilter. Began playing bagpipes at age 11. Winner of several piping competitions. Formerly worked at Rosie O'Grady's in downtown Orlando. Began working for Disney at age 20.
Mark Weldon: Bass player, singer, and co-founder of Off Kilter. Native of Cork City, Ireland
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
. Toured with many bands in Ireland.
Scott Zymowski: Drummer. Native Floridian. Began playing for pay at age 13.
Tony Escapa: Keyboards. Born and raised in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...
. Studied at Inter-American University and Berklee College of Music in Boston. Headed his own band called "EscapeFM" which toured Europe before his work at Disney.
Randy Holbrook: Lead guitar. Began playing guitar at age 9. Played in "Liberty and Justice" in 1995, and at Disney's Pleasure Island in a group called "Frankie and The West End Boys".
Discography
- Off Kilter (1998)
- Etched in Stone (2001)
- Celtic Armadillo (2003)
- The Live Tracks (2004)
- Kick It! (2005)