The Harvest Ministers

The story

Formed around the unique song writing talents of William Merriman the Harvest Minister's music is a blend of classic pop, flowing melodies, and tortured lyrics. The sound of the Harvest Ministers reflects Will's influences, Hank Williams, Ray Davies, Buddy Holly as much as it does traditional Irish culture in its use of instruments like violin and accordion. The band started life in 1987 in Dublin playing the local circuit as an acoustic trio with William Merriman on guitar and vocals, Maeve Roche on vocals and Padraig McCaul on saxophone.

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Will Merriman
• Andy Fitzpatrick
• Pat Dillon
• Maeve Roche
• William Merriman
• Padraig McCaul
• Mark Byrne
• Gerardette Bailey
• Susan Gogan
• Brian Foley
• Aingeala de Búrca
• Kieran Lally
• Jamie Alegre
• Matt Basile

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with The Harvest Ministers in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with The Harvest Ministers in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

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