Meet the Band

Our band started out as a bunch of Civil War re-enactors by the fire, portraying immigrants singing the songs of their homelands. Irish and Scottish music is the heartsong of people yearning for freedom, self-determination, rebellion and communion – our work is to keep that alive.

Brendan Elliott Zeigler, lead singer of Down By the Glenside Irish and Celtic traditional band

BRENDAN ZEIGLER

Vocals, whistles, leadership or whatever

Tom Webster is a guitar player and vocalist for Down by the Glenside in central Pa

TOM WEBSTER

Guitar, vocals, Chaos Monkey, life of the party

Brian Fink is the fiddle and violin player for the Irish and Celtic band Down by the Glenside with backup vocals in central pa

BRIAN FINK

Fiddle, vocals, reality checks

Joseph Pascuzzi plays mandolin and bazouki, with vocals, for the Irish and Celtic traditional band Down by the Glenside in central pa

JOE PASCUZZI

Strings, vocals, common sense

Rob Riley plays bodhran and percussion for the Irish and Celtic band Down by the Glenside in central pa

ROB RILEY

Bodhran, vocals, actually Irish

Guy Chelius plays percussion with vocals for Irish and Celtic band Down by the Glenside in centra pa

GUY CHELIUS

Percussion, vocals, actually here on purpose

In loving memory

Richard C Maggs died in 2018. He as a banjo player, railroader and a hell of a DJ and friend. Strasburg Rail Road, Down by the Glenside, in memoriam

RICHIE MAGGS, D. 2018

Banjo, vocals, DJ, heart & soul of DBtG