Who We Are
Ian & Liam - father & son. Yes we are family and we genuinely enjoy playing together. We generally like much the same sort of things and approach stuff like harmonies in a very similiar and spooky way so we don't have to spend lots of time practising. If you want to know more about one or the other of us then why not use the email page and ask us yourselves. Quite simply, one of us plays mandolin and the other plays guitar...mostly it's like that anyway. Both of us sing, sometimes melody, sometimes harmony. We both like a good laugh. We both like hecklers. And we both like drinking. Nuff said.
Why not pay a visit to Ians' other music site for the bigger picture of what he's up to...or you could go look at Liam's site which is all about his own album - Lull before the Storm
What We Do - click here for a songs list
The Harvs incorporate a breadth of musical source seldom heard anywhere. Songs and tunes two hundred years and older mingle comfortably alongside some of the latest to be released. Nothing is safe. Material comes from various countries, England, Ireland, America and Russia included. In one evening you can hear Soul, Rock, traditional Irish, Reggae, Bluegrass, Hillbilly, Country, Pop, Indie and sometimes original numbers too.
Ian and Liam have performed at folk clubs, festivals, pubs, parties and have appeared on TV several times, finding that the wealth of material at their disposal allows them to work in front of many different types of audiences. Their repertoire is constantly growing and they are quite open to suggestions and odd requests at gigs when they will have a go at stuff they vaguely know or have heard somewhere, sometime. It is their 'busking' approach that seems to appeal and provides the vital connection between performers and audience. In the end, having a laugh is what it's all about and The Harvs know how to laugh...so will you. Have you ever heard one of Liams jokes? Now that's funny.