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Current rating for Ceilihouse: 5 out of 5 (1 vote).
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Ceilihouse
The band has been together for 3 years. We play primarily traditional irish music with a line up of fiddle, flute, melodeon,guitar , + other acoustic instruments + vocals + sean nos (old style irish dance). We do play some Bretton & Scots music & sings folk songs from the UK, Ireland & Scotland.
We can play the well know Irish pub type songs in addition but they are not part of our regular repertoire.
On Sunday Feb 14 2016 they featured on BBC Radio Lancashire Folk Show, The Drift, playing live. The band played live on the BBC Leeds folk show on Sun 5th March 2017.
Act Information
Line-up
Chris - fiddle, octave mandola, vocal
Steve - acoustic guitar, tenor gtr, mandolin, bodhran, vocal
Paddy - melodeon, vocals, sean nos dance
Tom - flute, whistles
Barry - sound & caller for ceilis
Extra Line-up(s)
We occasionally add double bass but would charge more to cover that.
Also included
We have excellent PA gear with a Bose 802 speaker system, digital desk etc.
We donot normally use any lighting system, but do have some minimal lighting available if it were needed. Barry our soundman/caller also does PA hire etc so has a huge array of gear available.
Location
north-wast based and will travel to these areas: Midlands, North East, north-wast.
Previous Clients
I have been in bands for many decades, done all manner of gigs, but just briefly I have perfromed for Princess Anne at the Grovenor Park hotel in London. Roisin Ban have done dozens of high profile folk festivals. I also play in another band with Mike Harding, of BBC fame.
Testimonials
Good craic! Really enjoyed these boys.
-Cyril
Highlights
We can do a ceili
We can play acoustic or otherwise
We can tailor the material to the client within the field of irish music
Repertoire
Repertoire
All our normal repertoire is trad. or self-penned. eg songs Tippin up to Nancy, Franklin etc , many sets of jigs/reels etc.
If required for the well know irish pub type songs, we do most of the standards ie Wild Rover, Whisky In The Jar, Galway Shawl, but this needs to be specified in advance.
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