One of the nation's premier Irish-American bands, Skelpin' (Gaelic for a slap, spank), has been known to drive audiences to uncontrollable bouts of foot twitching and hand clapping. The band was started by fiddler/singer Patric Petrie and multi-instrumentalist Tim Foley. With the addition of internationally recognized Jimmy Patton, winner of Guitar Center's “National Best Unsigned Artist” competition, Enrique Platas, an internationally-known percussion artist specializing in the cajón and San Diego native and accomplished guitarist Wes Forsberg on bass, Skelpin' performs Irish music fused with the passion of Spain, rhythms of the Middle East, and American romantic soul. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.