The Vanishing Pints

Vanishing Pints are a rowdy Irish folk band from McKinleyville, California, taking the folksy and poetic elements of Irish music and running them through a filter of fluctuating attitudes and fermented beverages. Their acoustic-driven sound draws on the Pogues, Shane MacGowan, Flogging Molly and the Clancy Brothers, blending working-class laments, sea shanties, drinking songs and original compositions into a rambunctious, irreverent live show. Founded by singer, mandolinist and songwriter Jeff Kelley and featuring mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and percussion, the band has been a fixture at Humboldt County gatherings including the North Country Fair, Bayside Grange breakfasts and area farmers markets.