Ceilidh (KAY-lee), n., [Gaelic, Scot.; Irish sp.:ceili]. 1. Informal party with lively music, singing and dancing. 2. Celtic fun and shenanigans.
The Blackthorn Ceilidh Band has the following cassette tape available,
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A | Maureen from Gibberland/Napoleon Crossing the Rhine | ![]() |
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The Feller from Fortune, Steamboat Quickstep |
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The Lakes of Sligo, The Barren Rocks of Aden | ![]() |
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Oh My! Jock MacKay | ![]() |
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The Frost is All Over/Shandon Bells | ![]() |
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Delaney's Chicken | ![]() |
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The Cliff/Honeysuckle | ||||
The Verdant Braes o' Skreen | ||||
B | O'Neill's March/O'Donal Abu | |||
The Rocky Road to Dublin | ||||
The Three Flowers/The Pretty Maid Milking Her Cow/Moonlight In Mayo | ||||
The Salley Gardens | ||||
The Wedding of Laughie McGraw | ||||
Miss Monaghan's Reel/The Maid Behind the Bar | ||||
The Muckin' o'Geordie's Byre/The Cock o'the North | ||||
Muisheen Durkin |
©Blackthorn Ceilidh Band 1986
MUSICIANS AND INSTRUMENTS:
Blackthorn:
Dick Bolt-piano, fiddle, harp, vocals
Mike Leach-banjo, pennywhistle, wooden flute, guitar, vocals
Ted McGraw-button accordion, anglo concertina, vocals
Frank Murphy-button accordion, vocals
With:
Bodie - spoons & verve
Mike Plouffe - snare drum. drums, woodblock
Christopher Para - bodhran: viola (on The Verdant Braes o'Skreen)
Anne Hensler - flute (on 0 My! Jock MacKay and The Verdant Braes o Skreen)
Eric Rounds - fiddle (on Maureen From Gibberland/Napoleon Crossing the Rhine and The Lakes of Sligo/The Barren Rocks of Aden)
CREDITS:
Arranged and Directed by Dick Bolt
Produced by Blackthorn and Dick Bolt
Engineer: Steve Forney
Recorded at PCI Studios. Rochester, N.Y.: 1985-1986
Design and Art Direction: Sandra Barrett
Editing advice: Chris Pulleyn
© 2006 Dick Bolt. Reproduction prohibited without express written
consent of the author.
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