Jim Reilly

Jim Reilly
Jim Reilly
Background information
Birth name	James G. Reilly
Born	(1957-05-09) 9 May 1957 (age 67)
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Rock, punk rock
Instrument(s)	Drums

Musical artist

James G. Reilly (born 9 May 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers,^[1] with whom he played from 1979 to 1981.^[2] He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes, Go for It^[2] and Hanx. In 1981, he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by The Raindogs.^[2] In the late 1980s, he lived in Boston and worked as a band manager. He has since moved back to Northern Ireland. For a time in 2004, he played in SLF tribute band Little Fingers, and later led Jim Reilly's Alternative Soldiers, after which he played in a new band called The Dead Handsomes. In July 2013, he and Henry Cluney, also formerly of Stiff Little Fingers, began playing live together under the name XSLF in a 3 piece with Ave Tsarion.

References

^ Bailie, Stuart (21 April 2018). "Stiff Little Fingers Jim Reilly on forgiving soldier who killed brother: When you're 18 years old, you're still a child yourself". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jim Reilly info". SLF.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.