Duo
Damian + James
Lead vocal and guitar with electric violin, vocal and stomp. Compact enough for pubs and private spaces, with enough energy to carry a busy room.
To Hell or Verona · Sheffield & Yorkshire
Irish duo & party band for Sheffield, Yorkshire & beyond.
A high-energy Irish duo and party band for Sheffield, Yorkshire and events across the UK — mixing Irish favourites and folk-inspired anthems with familiar pop, rock and country songs given an unmistakable Irish-flavoured twist.
Damian John FarrellLead vocal & guitar
James TaylorElectric violin, vocal & stomp
ExperienceHundreds of gigsLive performances together.
CoverageSheffield · Yorkshire · UKPublic and private events.
Line-upDuo · 3-piece · 4-pieceFormats to suit the room.
EventsPubs · parties · festivalsPlus corporate and sporting events.
The sound
Irish favourites. Familiar songs. A completely different energy.
To Hell or Verona mix traditional and modern Irish favourites with pop, rock, country and folk songs reworked in their own style. The result is recognisable, lively and deliberately built around audience connection rather than simply reproducing a set list.
From an intimate pub to a packed private party or festival stage, the performance changes with the room while keeping the same core character: strong vocals, guitar, electric violin and plenty of momentum.
Choose the line-up
Scale the sound to the event.
The core duo can expand when the venue, stage and atmosphere call for a bigger band sound.
Three-piece
Add drums
The duo plus drummer for more drive and impact — a natural step up for larger private functions, busy venues and festival-style performances.
Four-piece
Add drums + bass
The full band option for bigger stages, festivals, corporate events and occasions where a broader, fuller live sound is the right fit.
Where it works
From Irish bars to festival stages.
To Hell or Verona works across lively public venues, private celebrations, corporate events, festivals, sporting occasions and Irish-community events.
Irish bars & pubs
Regular public sets built around a room that wants to sing, join in and keep the night moving.
Weddings & private parties
A less conventional live option when the evening needs personality, familiar songs and audience interaction.
Festivals & outdoor events
From the core duo to the larger band line-up when the stage and crowd call for more weight.
Corporate functions
High-energy live entertainment for informal corporate parties, celebrations and hospitality events.
Racecourses & sporting events
A strong fit for busy racecourse, club and sporting-event crowds where momentum matters.
Irish community & St Patrick’s events
GAA dinners, awards, St Patrick’s celebrations and events with a strong Irish-community connection.
THOV on the road
Hundreds of gigs — and a map to prove it.
To Hell or Verona have played more than 500 gigs, from regular Irish-bar nights and community events to festival stages, racecourses and larger public shows. Recorded appearances include Birkfest, Britfest, Doncaster Racecourse, Katie O’Brien’s venues and O’Donegan’s Irish Bar.
Sheffield is home, but the act has travelled across Yorkshire, into the Midlands and further around the UK. The site’s performance map separates To Hell or Verona appearances with red pins, so you can explore where the band has actually played rather than seeing a generic venue list.
Explore the performance map
#YorkshireIrish
Irish roots. Sheffield attitude. One unmistakable live identity.
Damian is Irish. James is from Sheffield. #YorkshireIrish became the shorthand for the point where those two backgrounds meet: Irish songs and culture at the heart of the set, delivered with the directness, humour and live-music energy that has always shaped the act in Yorkshire.
It is not a traditional session reproduced note for note, and it is not a standard party-band set with a token Irish number added in. To Hell or Verona move freely between Irish favourites, folk-influenced material and familiar pop, rock and country songs, reshaping the set around the people in front of them.
That is why the audience matters so much. Singing, requests, call-and-response, spontaneous changes and a certain amount of chaos are part of the show. The musicianship is serious; the atmosphere does not have to be.
Irish at the coreTraditional and modern Irish favourites remain central to the act.
Made in YorkshireSheffield energy, humour and an audience-first approach shape the delivery.
Never a fixed scriptThe room, the crowd and the occasion influence what happens next.
See them live
Catch To Hell or Verona at a public gig.
Check the performance diary for upcoming public dates across Yorkshire and further afield, or browse the past gigs archive and performance map for previous venues.
View upcoming gigsBook the act
Bring the Yorkshire-Irish party to your event.
Based in Sheffield and Yorkshire and available throughout the UK. Enquire with the date, venue and kind of event to discuss the right line-up, or see James’s wedding violinist packages for ceremony and daytime wedding music.
Visit To Hell or Verona website