It has now been over a decade since Gaelic Storm's careerlifted off with their appearance in the blockbuster filmTitanic. Since their big-screen debut 10 years ago, theband's fan base continues to multiply with each new album,turning the one time-pub-band into one of the premiertouring acts in the Celtic\u002FWorld music genre. Musically,Gaelic Storm's compelling originals and fresh arrangementssteeped in Celtic traditional melody combined with theirunique blend of world rhythms continue to broaden themusical horizons of the Celtic music genre creating newstandards for generations to come. Highlights from theirdecade-spanning career include six Billboard Chart toppingalbums, a DVD, a full-length concert film featured onHD.net in 2007-2008, song placement on two EA Sports Games,a 2008 Hallmark greeting card featuring their song & KissMe I'm Irish; countless television and radio appearances,and of course, an appearance in James Cameron's Titanic.Gaelic Storm has sold out hundreds of theatres andperforming arts centers and has now played to audiencestotaling in the millions.Gaelic Storm will release their seventh album titled Whatsthe Rumpus on their own label, Lost Again Records on July8th, 2008. Inspired by the music that drives their loyalfan base, Whats the Rumpus is a wild party of an album,full of colorful characters and outrageous stories,flavored with Gaelic Storm's signature acoustic sound thatgets you dancing and never lets you go. I think this issome of the best writing we have ever done, everythingseemed to come together perfectly for this CD, says SteveTwigger, This is the culmination of a great deal of hardwork and a barrel of good times. From the upbeat openingtitle track to the final cut, The Night I Punched RussellCrowe; (a true story involving singer Patrick Murphy), themusic captures the contagious energy of the bands carefreeattitude and infectious live performances. Withinstruments ranging from African drums, Irish bagpipes andCeltic fiddle to trombones and Cajun-style accordions, WTRis a three-ring circus of acrobatic songs, swirling tunesand galloping rhythms. Steve Twigger produced the projectwith co-production by drummer Ryan Lacey and Pat Manske,and additional production by Patrick Murphy. Returning toThe Zone studio in Austin TX where the band recorded theirprevious release Bring Yer Wellies, Gaelic Storm alsoenlisted the help of a few select Austin locals includinLloyd Maines and 1960's psychedelic performer, ArthurBrown, to round out their eclectic Celtic sound. To quotePatrick Murphy, We have so much fun together as a band,we managed to capture some of the good times we havetogether on this recording.Gaelic Storm also includes: Ryan Lacey on drums and worldpercussion (graduated twice from the Los Angeles MusicAcademy, once for hands and once for sticks), Pete Purvisof Merrickville, Ontario on uilleann pipes, tin whistle,deger pipes and highland pipes (a Grade 1 piper whotoured with award winning pipe bands including theBraemar Pipe Band and played at 2000 Sydney Olympics) andthe newest member of the band Jessie Burns on fiddle(originally from Suffolk, England, now living inColorado).