More about TARTAN TERRORS

Ian Irmisch founded the Tartan Terrors with his late sister Ellen in 1996. He has an extensive career in the professional arts and sports worlds. At the age of five, he performed in the prestigious Great Hall of Hamilton Place and hasn’t looked back since! Ian holds credentials with ACTRA, CAEA, and the AFM and has appeared in the Spirit of a Nation Tour, Charlottetown Festival, Ross Petty Productions Robin Hood, 42nd Street, Hamilton Theatre Inc, Brigadoon, Drury Lane Productions and across the UK. He has appeared in numerous film
and television productions including Death to Smoochy, Superstar, Road to Avonlea, and The Santa Claus. Ian has been lucky enough to have performed his way through Canada, the United States and Great Britain.

Phill Hood, Tartan Terrors’ resident Newfoundlander, has been an active member of the band since 2011. Raised off of the rugged shores of the North Atlantic, Phill brings an east coast flare to the Terror’s Celtic sound. A seasoned songwriter and performer in his own right, Phill has found success as a composer, producer, and solo artist with his band “Phill Hood and The Exclamation.” His debut album, Detour, took him across Canada in 2018, playing shows from British Columbia to Newfoundland to great acclaim and radio play.

Charlie McKittrick joined forces with the Tartan Terrors in November 2016. He first hit the stage at a Christmas concert in Harrisburg, PA. Since then, he’s played dozens of festivals and theatres with the band all over North America. He brings with him his genuine passion for playing the drums, animated and energetic showmanship, an angelic tenor vocal, 14 years professional playing experience and a metric whack-tonne of hair! He formerly belonged to the Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and holds a BMus from the University of Windsor, where he studied classical percussion and physical geography. He’s performed internationally including stops in Germany, Singapore, nine provinces in Canada and 33 states in the
USA. He’s released a solo EP and two singles (Two Hearts, “Brand New Love” and “Christmas Countdown,” respectively) and continues to write and record. With Ireland and Scotland in his bloodline, Charlie wears the kilt with pride and makes for an explosive addition to the Tartan Terrors arsenal.

A 20+ year musician, Chris Kerba has been with the Terrors for over a decade now. He shares his time and talents with another band, Eclectic Revival (@e_rev), which has helped turn him into the performer he is today. He brings to the stage his guitar, bodhran, singing, and his tough outer shell. Don’t be fooled by the resting b—- face – he’s actually a nice guy!

Joel Pearl has been a session bassist for over a decade and has performed with musicians across multiple genres and styles. He has toured internationally and has worked with several
established talents in the Canadian music scene. While his first love is bass guitar, Joel has also developed a passion for singing, both lead and background vocals. He studied Radio and
Television Arts at Ryerson University, where he learned the value of a strong musical performance, along with content strategy, development and implementation. Joel is currently based in Toronto and loves exploring new cities when he’s on the road.

Peter McArthur has been performing the traditional music of the Great Highland Bagpipe for over 25 years. He first performed with Tartan Terrors in Manheim, Pennsylvania, at Celtic Fling in 2015. Peter grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina playing with his local pipe band and spending influential time each summer at the North American Academy of Piping. He received the majority of his instruction from Bill Caudill at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC. While at St. Andrews, Peter became a Grade 1 piper and earned a BA with Honors in Philosophy. The sounds of his pipes have been heard with choirs, organs, trumpets, large orchestras, and even handbell choirs. Along the way, Peter has performed with the Chieftains, Seven Nations, and the Rend Collective.