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Dublin City Workingman's Band first got together in January 2003 when Ger (vocals/guitar), Ciarán (vocals/bodhrán) and Bob (vocals/guitar) met to sing a few ballads and have a few pints on a Monday night in the City of Dublin Workingmen's Club on Wellington Quay. They were soon joined by J. Tingey on banjo and that summer started a Saturday night residency in the Chancery Inn. With a large repertoire of Irish ballads and their high energy delivery they soon became very busy on the Dublin tourist venue scene.

Their live show developed and their reputation grew. The Irish Times Ticket magazine dubbed them "the Dubliners for the noughties".

The search for a permanent fiddle player was finally sorted when they were joined by Larry Shaw , completing the line-up and the lads brought last year to a close with a six week residency in The Cobblestone.

They have played in Slovakia, the Hofberg Palace in Vienna, the Hammersmith Irish Centre, the London St. Patrick's festival at South Bank, the Mayors Ball in Dublin and London and the Festival of World Cultures, Dún Laoghaire.

Last summer they teamed up with Producer Geoffrey Perrin and Kíla frontman Ronán O' Snodaigh to record "The Frost is All Over". The eleven track CD is a collection of the band's own traditional arrangements, with one track from the pen of Shane McGowan and one from Pete St. John. It has been available since March 2006 (available here).

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