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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	Drums

James G. Reilly (born 9 May 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981. He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes, Go for It and Hanx. In 1981, he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by The Raindogs. 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

1. 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.
2. ^ "Jim Reilly info". SLF.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

External links

• XSLF website
• Stiff Little Fingers website

• 1957 births
• Living people
• Musicians from Belfast
• Male drummers from Northern Ireland
• Stiff Little Fingers members
• The Raindogs members
• 20th-century drummers from Northern Ireland
• 21st-century drummers from Northern Ireland
• 20th-century male musicians from Northern Ireland
• 21st-century male musicians from Northern Ireland