The Kreellers
Sponsored by Gielow Groom Terpstra and Mcevoy.
(Formerly known as Brother Crowe)
We’re The Kreellers; a 5-piece Celtic Roots Rock powerhouse ready to tear up the stage!
“There’s an element of spontaneity at festivals—we really engage the crowd. It’s really fun that we don’t ever play the same stuff twice when we do the gigs. People love it and we love it.” ~ Paul Wikarski
Jack Hoover – Lead vocals, harmonica, bodhran, mandolin, guitar
Paul Wikarski – Guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran, vocals
Stephen Vilnius – Bass guitar, Bazouki, backing vocals
Bob Gilbert – Drums, backing vocal
Steve Lesko – Fiddle
Elise Komer – Fiddle
The Kreellers Music
A gritty Celtic Roots Rock Band out of Detroit, The Kreellers focus on original music while staying true to their Celtic Roots with modern interpretations of traditional Celtic tunes. Our music (by The Kreellers and Brother Crowe) is available on Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and more.
We’ve Performed With
Gaelic Storm, The International Symphony Orchestra, Tommy Makem, Derek Warfield, Seven Nations, The High Kings, The Prodigals, and many more.
Festival Fun
Audiences have loved us at: Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival; Iowa Irish Festival; Michigan Irish Music Festival; Milwaukee Irish Festival; Dayton Celtic Festival; Syracuse Irish Festival & Trad Fest; Motor City Irish Fest; Saline Celtic Festival; Cincinnati Celtic Festival; Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest; Indy Irish Fest; Detroit Highland Games; Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games; Alma Highland Festival;
and many more!
Brief History
• 2002: Detroit natives Derek and Paul Wikarski launch Bruno’s Boys
• 2004: First album, “Rebel Sons”
• 2006: Name change to The Kreellers.
• 2013—The Kreellers disband
• 2013—Brother Crowe reformed as a duo
• 2022—Bob Gilbert and Steve Vilnius from The Kreellers join Brother Crowe
2026–Derek Wikarski leaves the band. The Kreellers reform with the addition of Jack Hoover on lead
vocals and Steve Lesko and Elise Komer on Fiddle.
Albums
• 2004: “Rebel Sons”• 2008: “Sixth and Porter”—over 3 million plays on Spotify; and The Kreellers have over 40k followers on Spotify
• 2010: “Saints and Sinners”
• 2013: This Changes Everything”
• 2018: “Last Call”
• 2019: “A Murder of Crow(e)s”
