Paul Castellanos-

Instruments:  Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Bass,  Octave Mandolin

I love music Paul has been gigging professionally and internationally since 1988 as he has played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar for over 30 years. Paul is also a proficient bass player and Irish banjo player. He graduated from Musician’s Institute and received three scholarships to the Grove School of Music where he studied musicianship, songwriting, and composing and arranging. Paul is a trained and accomplished song writer and arranger. In a jazz context, he wrote much of the music for Phillip Littel’s Society Boys years before the libretto that Littel wrote for “Streetcar of Desire” hit Broadway. Paul has played with The Chieftains, The Young Dubliners, Gaelic Storm, Blended Spirits, and Ken O’ Mally and the Twilight Lords. He has played in the Friday night band at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, a place known for being L.A.’s oldest Irish Pub and for many record signings. He’s also shared the stage with The Dubliners, The Wolftones, Willy Clancy, Tommy Makem, Billy Connelly, and most recently Paul’s current band Highland Way opened for Flogging Molly at the L.A. Forum on St. Patrick’s Day 2017.”

 

 

Paul, hailing from a family of performers, began learning to play multiple string instruments starting at the age of 10 while growing up in San Diego, CA. Continuing to learn performance and theory all through school, Paul went on to attend the Musicians Insttitute followed by Dick Grove School of Music to which he earned several performance- based scholarships. During the course of his musical education Paul completed an extensive study of Jazz Theory and its application to the guitar and violin as well as studying Orchestration of Big Band, Arranging and Composition of Big Band music, Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Rhythm Section, and Combo Work.

 

Bands Paul Has Played In Country Bands Asleep at the Wheel David Ball Fabulous Thunderbirds George Jones Hoyt Axton Johnny Lee Mark Chestnut Randy Travis Rosy Flores Sons of San Joaquin Terry Clarke Irish Bands Billy Conalee Irish Rovers Tommy Makem Willy Clancy Wolftones Ethnic and Jazz Bands Rio Nova Raggle Taggle Jackstraws Performance Locations Renaissance Faires, Festivals & Games Angelo Vince, Anaheim, Ca Café Sevia, San Diego, Ca (flamenco) Calico Saloon, Victorville, Ca Cinnamon Cinders, Burbank, Ca Days Inn, Grand Canyon, Az Del Dios Country Store, Escondido, Ca Dez Ragan’s, Burbank, ca Dublin’s Square, San Diego, Ca (Irish folk) Dylan’s, Westwood, Ca Ela Guru Fair City, Santa Monica, Ca (owned by the Young Dubliners) Fifth Ave Bar & Grill, Scottsdale, Az Finnegan’s, Oceanside, Ca (Irish folk) Flannigan’s, Vista, Ca (Irish folk) Giblin’s, Carlsbad, Ca (Irish folk) Gran Tappas, San Diego, Ca (flamenco) Hassan’s, Newport, Ca International Pub & Platter, Costa Mesa, Ca Ireland 32, N. Hollywood, Ca J.J. Purdy Flander’s, Fallbrook, Ca (Irish folk) Johnny’s Diner, Yuma, Az Killarney Pub, Temecula, Ca (Irish/Scottish folk) La Cantina, San Diego, Ca La Palapa, Long Beach, Ca (flamenco) Looney’s Tavern, Torrance, Ca Mario’s, Anaheim, Ca Molly Malone’s Irish Pub Museum Club, Flagstaff, Az Palms, San Diego, Ca Pioneer Hotel, Lake Havasu, Az Quiet Man, West L.A., Ca R.O. Sullivan’s, Escondido, Ca (Irish folk) Scampi Trattatoria, Newport, ca Tooley’s, Paten, Tx Topper’s, Santa Monica, Ca Trees Deep Ellum, Tn Washington Ave, Houston, Tx Solana Street Fair Viking Festival, Vista, Ca Restaurants and Pubs Angelo Vince, Anaheim, Ca Café Sevia, San Diego, Ca (flamenco) Calico Saloon, Victorville, Ca Cinnamon Cinders, Burbank, Ca Days Inn, Grand Canyon, Az Del Dios Country Store, Escondido, Ca Dez Ragan’s, Burbank, ca Dublin’s Square, San Diego, Ca (Irish folk) Dylan’s, Westwood, Ca Ela Guru Fair City, Santa Monica, Ca (owned by the Young Dubliners) Fifth Ave Bar & Grill, Scottsdale, Az Finnegan’s, Oceanside, Ca (Irish folk) Flannigan’s, Vista, Ca (Irish folk) Giblin’s, Carlsbad, Ca (Irish folk) Gran Tappas, San Diego, Ca (flamenco) Hassan’s, Newport, Ca International Pub & Platter, Costa Mesa, Ca Ireland 32, N. Hollywood, Ca J.J. Purdy Flander’s, Fallbrook, Ca (Irish folk) Johnny’s Diner, Yuma, Az Killarney Pub, Temecula, Ca (Irish/Scottish folk) La Cantina, San Diego, Ca La Palapa, Long Beach, Ca (flamenco) Looney’s Tavern, Torrance, Ca Mario’s, Anaheim, Ca Molly Malone’s Irish Pub Palms, San Diego, Ca Venues Bellyup Tavern, Solana Beach, Ca Beverly Hills Country Club, Beverly Hills, Ca Boulder Station, Las Vegas, Nv Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, Ca Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, Nv Catamaran Hotel, Pacific Beach, Ca Coronado Ferry Landing, Coronado, Ca House of Blues, Los Angeles, Ca Humphrey’s By the Bay, San Diego, Ca Johnathon Club, Santa Monica La Costa Resort, La Costa, Ca La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club La Mirage, Las Vegas, Nv Peohe’s, Coronado, Ca Playboy Mansion, Westwood, Ca Rancho Bernardo Inn Riviera Country Club The Blarney Stone, Clairmont, Ca The Dunes, Las Vegas, Nv The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nv The Flamingo, Laughlin, Nv The Palace, Las Vegas, Nv The Tin Fish, San Diego, Ca Treasure Island, Las Vegas, Nv Other Locations Museums Flagstaff Museum of Barnyard Oddities Gene Autry Museum of Western History Huntington Museum of Art J. Paul Getty Museum of Art Los Angeles County Maritime Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Parks Knott’s Berry Farm Lego Land San Diego Zoo Sea World Wild Animal Park Race Tracks Del Mar Pomona San Luis Rey Downs Santa Anita Ranches and Wineries Domingioni Ranch, Temecula, Ca Fes Parker Winery, Zaca Creek, Ca Rose Ranch, Nv Silk Purse, Pahrump, Nv Ships Buccaneer Queen, Long Beach Catalina Cruises, Horatio Hornblower, San Diego, Ca Huntington Harbor Private Yacht Pilgrim of Newport, Queen Mary, Long Beach Star of India, San Diego Special Events Fashion Valley, San Diego, Ca Horton Plaza, San Diego, Ca Mission Valley, San Diego, Ca North County Fair, Escondido, Ca Sea Port Village, San Diego, Ca University Town Center, La Jolla, Ca