9 Castle Close

Hailing from central Ohio, 9 Castle Close is an eclectic Celtic rock group that enjoys stretching the boundaries and expectations that genre title creates.  More than simply pop/rock overlaid by traditional Irish melodies, the band strives to create new music full of lush soundscapes, driving rhythms and catchy melodies to keep you singing and dancing. 

9 Castle Close was dreamed up by Kevin Maloney in 2006, when he wanted to take his love of Irish, bluegrass, pop and rock music and blend them into a unique style not found in the Irish music world.  But finding musicians that shared this same passion and talent to appreciate and mix these styles was no easy task and it’s taken a few incarnations to get it right, but get it right they have!  And in the band’s recorded and live performances, you can feel all of those influences melding into what 9 Castle Close was dreamed to be all those years ago.  

As the principal songwriter, Kevin strives to write songs that are melodic and catchy, with lyrics that are poignant and touching and oftentimes personal in nature.  The rest of the band brings their individual influences together and builds those initial sketches into completed works, the end result being a beautiful melding of all of their influences into their recorded and live performances. 

To date, 9 Castle Close has logged hundreds of performances across venues large and small, from pubs and bars to private clubs and large festival stages, winning the hearts and ears of people everywhere they go.   In March of 2022, the band  released their few new music in a decade, a double single release of The Ghost and Foggy Dew.  These are the first part of a series of music to be released in 2022-2023.

Current lineup:
Kevin Maloney - vocals, guitar, bouzouki, banjo
Keith Kroskie - drums
Hugh Stocker - guitar
Tim Flanagan - guitar
Andre Roeder - bass
Sean Perry - fiddle
Ben Martin - fiddle
Megan Rae - fiddle