Reilly is an
indie Christian alternative folk rock
Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...
band based in
Philadelphia
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. The band, originally called The John Reilly Band, was formed during the core members' college days by vocalist John Reilly, violinists Dan Huie and former member of the now defunct band On Loan, Noele Huie (née Parris), bassist Matthew Bomberger and drummer Kyle Thoman (Jordan Lenhoff jumped on board next & then Marcus Myers). They have recorded and released three albums: ''While I Was on Earth'' (2005), ''Let June Decide'' (2007), ''Around the World'' (2010), and ''A Fall City Christmas (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)'' (2021).
The band has played several large festivals, such as
Cornerstone
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,
Creation, and
Purple Door,
and performed with well-known artists such as
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock music, rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drum kit, drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (g ...
,
Jars of Clay, and
BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca ...
.
Frontman John Reilly was nominated for a 2009
GMA Dove Award
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for his collaboration “Joyful Noise” with
Flame
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and
Lecrae
Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979) is an American Christian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and Record producer, recording producer and Music executive, executive. Since having begun his career in 2004, he has released ten studio alb ...
on ''
Our World: Redeemed'',
and the band's song "Sunlight" was awarded "Best Music Video" at the 2009
San Diego Film Festival
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.
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.reillytheband.com
Musical groups from Philadelphia
American Christian rock groups