Roy Shiels has been involved in music for more than a decade. He is primarily a guitar player but also plays bass guitar and drums. With an interest in a mass of musical genres he has played with rock, pop, Irish, folk, metal and funk groups over the years. He is a dedicated and prolific songwriter.

As well as playing electric guitar in bands such as Sacred, Trigger Gene, and Those Pesky Kids, Roy also plays acoustic guitar with well known singers Anne Marie Kelly and Tara Harrison. He is a guitar tutor and has studied all aspects of the instrument with jazz veteran Mike Brookfield.