The Juice continues a long tradition of rousing pub music. Whether singing songs of rebellion, drinking, love or emigration, the audience can expect a raucous night of hand-clapping, foot-stomping, and audience sing-alongs. The music is in the tradition of the Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, The Pogues, and other contemporary Irish musicians and groups.
Altlhough drawing on traditional roots, The Juice is not your mother's typical Irish folk group. They play their music in a style that can only be described as "Irish music with an attitude."
The band members all bring their own unique musical experiences to bear on the music. All have been members of numerous groups prior to forming the new Juice O'The Barley and have been involved in multiple recording projects.
The band originally formed in Denver in the mid 1980s. Later, several founding members joined Walt Conley to form Conley & Company. With Walt's untimely death in November 2003, Bill O'Donnell and Michael Kent reformed Juice O'The Barley. Bill and Michael have been joined by Kelly O'Dea on fiddle, and Robert MacLean on banjo and mandolin.