The Black Sheep
About The Band
The Black Sheep are a Niagara based group that pride themselves on playing by request. The boys cover music from many genres and artists such as Bruce Springsteen, John cougar, Bon Jovi, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Sublime, Poison, Motley Crüe, Kiss, CCR, Tom Petty, Queen, The Eagles, Elton John, The Irish Rovers, Great Big Sea, Oasis, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Sean had played lead guitar in bands such and Figure 4, Hemitone, and now currently plays lead guitar on the side with country artist Yellowbyrd. Sean is currently finishing his debut album “Long Way Home” that is set to be released in 2024. Andre had performed in the past with members of By Design and Brooke Georgeneau.
Recently, the lineup saw the addition of Paul Citrigno on bass, and Matt Kieghan on drums. Paul is a lifetime musician, who founded indie band Granny’s Candy Jar, releasing an album, and playing extensive shows throughout the GTA. He is also a former bandmate of Sean’s as a founding member of Figure 4 and played with them for ten years. Matt is a versatile musician, engineer, and producer. He played with award-winning band 50 Diamond Rocks, is currently playing with The Black Sheep and indie band The Cocktails. He subs in for many bands and plays solo acoustic as well, and in his free time he keeps busy producing and engineering at his home studio.
Band Members
Sean Oakes – Vocals, lead guitar
Fun Fact: Sean’s favourite genre is 80s rock. He founded the cover band Figure 4 and played with them for about 12 years.
Andre Groleau – Vocals, rhythm guitar
Fun Fact: Andre’s favourite genre is 90s rock. He’s been playing music with Sean for over 10 years after jamming around a camp fire on a Sunday Funday.
Paul Citrigno – Bass
Fun Fact: Paul is a lifelong Leafs fan who’s been playing music for over 30 years. He enjoys biographies of all famous people and is a Sopranos super-fan.
Matt Kieghan – Drums
Fun Fact: Matt is a man of many talents – in addition to drums, he plays guitar, and has his own personal studio.
Music Genres
- Classic rock
- Blues
- 90’s
- Irish
- Country
- Reggae
- Classic rock
- Blues
- 90’s
- Irish
- Country
- Reggae
Featured Music Video
RESERVATIONS
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Please note: This is a first-come, first-served event. We are accepting a limited number of reservations. When the pub reaches capacity, we’ll manage a waitlist for incoming guests. For more information, visit theirishharppub.com/reservations or call us directly.
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