the elders are fronted by ian byrne , a native of ireland 's county wicklow , the band also consists of guitarist steve phillips ( formerly of the rainmakers ) , bassist norm dahlor ( formerly of tommy shaw band , the secrets and shooting star ) , violinist and keyboardist brent hoad ( formerly of the secrets ) , drummer kian byrne ( the new riddim ( bass ) , and formerly of the grisly hand ) and fiddler colin farrell ( creel , and formerly of gráda ) .