Beyond The Pale-Celtic Americana Roots Music

True to their name, Beyond The Pale delivers a wild musical ride outside the boundaries of convention. Delighting audiences everywhere, the band is grounded in the traditional roots music of Ireland, and Scotland with imaginative ventures across musical borders. Where else can you experience fiery Irish reels, haunting Scottish ballads, outrageously humorous songs and music from around the world including Mexican polkas and Texas swing?

Beyond The Pale has been performing at festivals and concert venues since 2001 and delivers a wild ride with stunning harmonies and dazzling instrumental flare. The band effortlessly spins out intricate and rousing instrumentals, humorous and haunting songs and culturally rich stories from a variety of musical traditions. Expect the unexpected as Beyond The Pale cooks up a tasty acoustic stew on fiddle, flute, hammered dulcimer, accordion, guitar, mandolins, bodhran, whistle, concertina and saxophone. Discover your roots and expand your borders with this highly versatile, never-a-dull moment band!

They have developed their unique sound by blending a wide range of instruments including fiddle, flute, accordion, guitar, hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, saxophone, harmonica, concertina, clarinet, mandolin bodhran, percussion, and of course the voices of band members. Beyond The Pale has recorded seven albums including their latest, Wantin’ Something More.

Mesmerizing...outside the expected" ---Dirty Linen Magazine,
“ Superb Vocals—fine singers”—Hot Press Magazine
"Musically intriguing"--Buddy Magazine
“—splendid—satisfying and pleasurable”—Rambles.net
“Brisk Irish flavored tunes with a jazzy edge—Nice!”—Sing Out! Magazine
“A rare treat. I wholeheartedly recommend them"---Peter Massey, Greenman Review
"A good showcase of talent...A band with a promising future"....Dirty Linen Magazine.
"A true gem---Beyond The Pale absolutely carries you away!"—The Ceili Magazine
"--strong singers--eclectic tunes"--Hot Press Magazine, Ireland
"Local treasures"--Ft. Worth Star Telegram

Beyond The Pale

“Fun and Energetic-Celtic Americana Music-strong on tradition!"

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Gordon McLeod is well known as a fiddle player and guitarist and has been a staple of the Texas music scene for decades. He is an award-winning songwriter a two-time winner of Americana Music Festival’s New Traditions Song Contest, finalist in Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk Song Contest, Josie Music Awards nominee for Best Instrumentalist, Josie Music Awards nominee for Best Male vocalist, former violinist for Grammy Award nominee Russ Hewitt, and former violinist for the award-winning Texas Gypsies. Gordon is always searching for the true soul of any music he plays. A talented multi-instrumentalist, he is a master fiddler equally at home with jazz and folk styles as well as authentic traditional Irish fiddling. He is also well known as a guitarist and for playing mandolin, clarinet and several other instruments. He in demand as a recording session artist, producer and live performer.

Gordon's original songs have been licensed for independent film and television projects as well as being included on numerous compilations.

Christy McLeod has been called “a fun seeking missile” for good reason. She radiates warmth and energy and conveys a love of life through her singing and playing that is infectious, igniting spontaneous human happiness whenever she performs. Her clear sweet voice is the perfect match for her powerful guitar style. Having played many styles for most of her life, her creative song renditions, whether her own compositions or covers of other great songs, never fail to captivate and inspire her audiences. Christy is also a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, mandolin, percussion and harmonica. She is an award winning songwriter, Kerrville Folk Festivals New Folk finalist, Americana Music Festival’s New Traditions Song Contest honoree, and has penned several songs performed by McLeod Nine and Beyond The Pale.