About Stars from The Commitments
Dublin’s Saviours Of Soul
Following a worldwide media tour in 1991 to promote the global success of the Alan Parker film of Roddy Doyle's acclaimed novel, the band went their separate ways. During the promotion, there were so many requests for the band to tour, that by 1993, The Commitments had been reborn as a real, working band, playing their special “Dublin Soul”. They have toured the world ever since & on many special occasions, their co-stars from the movie including Michael Aherne, Robert Arkins & Johnny Murphy perform with the band.
STARS FROM THE COMMITMENTS current touring band features the following regular members.
Dick Massey and Kenneth McCluskey both featured strongly in the movie "The Commitments" as Billy "The Animal" Mooney and Derek "Meat-man" Scully respectively.
Dick Massey - Drums
Kenneth McCluskey - Guitar
Joe Walsh, Karen Coleman, Claire Malone - Vocals
Eric Okafo - Bass
Abraham Hampton - Keyboards
Alex Mathias - Saxophone
Stefano Muscovi - Trumpet
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