The Drovers has been played on NTS shows including Party Socks w/ Minus Kendal, with Atomic Cafe first played on 7 November 2021.

The Drovers are a Chicago rock band whose original songs were influenced by Irish traditional dance music.

Founded by traditional fiddler Sean Cleland in 1988, the group recorded four albums and soundtrack music for the motion pictures, Backdraft and Blink. Songwriters Mike Kirkpatrick (guitar) and David Callahan (bass, vocals) drew from Irish rhythmns to craft songs that became increasingly psychedelic over a 12-year period until the band ceased performing in September 2002. Kirkpatrick, in particular, created uniquely Irish compositions, often including reels and…