Mickey Nelligan is a multi-instrumentalist based in New Orleans, where he can be found playing regularly around the city with his band the Sister Street Aces. Originally from Atlanta, he grew up learning traditional music from his family, and was steeped in the stringband music of the South and the fiddle music of Ireland. Best known for his greasy Georgia-style fiddle playing, he also can be heard playing the button accordion, banjo, guitar, and more, with a repertoire that ranges from traditional Irish music, to old time, Cajun, blues, and surf rock.