THE IRISH WAKERS

“Music is well said to be the speech of angels.” —Thomas Carlyle

See us soon:

Join us for Irish Sessions every Sunday
from 5:30pm to 7:30pm!
Wolf & Hound Restaurant
3617 West Broadway, Vancouver
(604) 738-8909

Come for the Craic, Celebrate Life!

The Wakers

The Irish Wakers formed in 2008 through a shared love of Irish tunes and songs , maritime songs, sea shanties and original works. Since then we have performed at a wide variety of concerts including Canada Day , Celtic Fests, Irish House-Vancouver Winter Olympics, sailing groups , folk clubs and traditional music festivals, and at special events in restaurants and pubs.

Our line-up includes : vocals, Irish bodhran, fiddle, guitar, Irish flute, and Uilleann pipes. We are available to perform at weddings, conventions, corporate events, festivals, pubs, wakes and parties .

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What we do

We work with you to help design your perfect and memorable event with flexibility and professional integrity.

We have a vast amount of Irish tunes (jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip jigs, & waltzes ) and songs (Irish, Maritime, and Sea Shanties) which can be tailored to your event.

The wealth of tunes and songs added to the variety of instruments and energetic performances will engage your audience with dance, singing, and great craic !

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

—Friedrich Nietzsche

Gallery

All photos and video of The Irish Wakers beautifully captured with appreciation to Kate Williams Photography

2018 summer fun with the Wakers' Blake Williams at the setting of a new Guinness World Record!

Visit us on YouTube

For a taste of the Wakers’ good times, watch our video on Youtube.

See the band in action

Find this and more on YouTube, or come see us in person.

What people say about The Irish Wakers:

7 years back Blake Williams introduced himself to my business partner and me. That was the start of our journey with Blake Williams and the Irish Wakers. Music is a Universal language and how blessed are we to be associated with the Irish Wakers! The group is the core of the Wolf and Hound's Sunday evening Irish sessions. Thank you for the music. Thank you for keeping live Irish music alive in our beautiful city.

The Irish Wakers played to a sold-out audience for the White Rock Irish Club. Members were entertained with a brilliant selection of traditional Irish music. There was great energy in the room and the music was enjoyed and appreciated by all.

I really enjoyed your music at the Feed the Hungry event. It was the first time that I heard the Irish Wakers and I must say that I was very impressed.

Patrick and I wanted to give you and the band a HUGE thank you for the wonderful music at the wedding. Everyone really enjoyed it. The live music was such a compliment to the celebration. We received many compliments from our guests. I could not have asked for more. I will happily leave the band a review so others know how wonderful you were.

The Irish sessions performed by the Wakers have been very pleasant for our customers and staff alike. The Wakers performed here on St. Patrick’s Day and many of our customers asked to have the hockey game turned down and the Irish session turned up!!

The Irish Wakers play very uplifting music. It really lifts the spirits!

Great music – I couldn’t keep my feet from tapping all night!

The Irish Wakers