Tea Merchants
Austin, TX
The Tea Merchants are a power trio in every sense of the word, featuring spirited Irish tunes with the top-notch musicianship of Christopher Buckley on fiddle, Charles Branch on bouzouki and Rob Forkner on bodhran. Buckley and Branch are mainstays of the Austin-based band, Cluan, and Forkner is known not only for his innovative rhythms, but also the world-class Metloef bodhrans that he builds. The Tea Merchants are from Austin, and have been delighting audiences around Texas.