We play traditional Irish songs and music, plus some of the greats from the Pogues and Waterboys back-
catalogues. Book us now for: Parties, weddings, St. Patricks week, pub gigs or any general celebration!!
The band can vary in size between a duo and a six-piece, depending on what you need, and we can play
up to 2 hours of music. Plus we also work well as a backing-band for Céilí - if you are interested in this
option then please check with us first, as usually an extra fee will be needed for the caller.
Our repertoire includes some fifty or so songs and tunes (see below), including favourites such as:
Dirty Old Town, Whiskey in the Jar, Fairytale of New York, Fisherman's Blues, Wild Rover
and many, many more... We can also usually do special requests, if given advance notice.
We supply our own equipment - unless otherwise specified - and additionally we can provide interval background
music (this is NOT a substitute for a full-on disco!) to create a complete evening/afternoon of entertainment!!!
Covering a broad area of South-East England (and potentially further - ask us for a quote), we have been receiving
rapturous applause everywhere, from: Community Clubs to Function Halls to Pubs to Colleges to Steam Fairs to...
A Few Testimonials:
1) "...thanks for playing at our wedding reception. I know we thoroughly enjoyed the evening
and have received lots of comments from friends and family who thought you were great."
2) "...The music was just what we wanted, and it clearly went down a storm with the guests
- we had an excellent night."
3) "...Guys, Thanks for playing our wedding in Bournemouth. It was an amazing set. Everyone
has said how good you were and it really made the wedding. It was brilliant. Thanks again!"
4) "...Just a quick note to thank you and the rest of the band again for such a fantastic night last Saturday.
I'm sure I left you in no doubt how impressed I was anyway, but I wanted to let you know that I've
had non-stop calls and emails from our guests saying how brilliant they all thought you were."
You can check past and future live dates at our EVENTS page, get
the answers to Frequently Asked Questions, or purchase MERCHANDISE.
To hear what we sound like you could visit our myspace page, where it's possible to listen to
whole songs. Or if you prefer short 30-second samples, then click on these buttons below:
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are:
Big Jim Best - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Tin Whistle & Accordion
Nick 'The Wriggler' Riggles - Mandolin (or Bass)
Anna 'Magic Fingers' McInerney - Fiddle & Vocals
Rich 'Pickings' Boyle - Banjo & Backing Vocals
Rikki 'The Verger' Borkum - Electric Bass
John 'GPS' Gardner - Drums, Percussion & Backing Vocals
(+ Keely 'Gallagher' McDonald - Fiddle & Vocals)
(+ Cahir McDaid - Fiddle)
(+ various others on Pipes, Fiddle, Whistles, Banjo, Bodhran...)
For email enquiries contact:
johnmgardner(at)gmail.com
Or for telephone enquiries contact John on:
01273-749687/07866-217737
Hellingly Festival of Transport - Summer 2010
Songs & tunes that we regularly do:
The Irish Rover, The Fields of Athenry, Sally MacLennane, The Rare 'ol Mountain Dew, The Black Velvet Band, Smugglers, Streams of Whiskey, The Raggle-Taggle Gypsy, All for me Grog, The Leaving of Liverpool, Molly Malone, Broad Majestic Shannon, South Australia, Follow me up to Carlow, Liverpool Lou, The Auld Triangle, The Song with No Name, Greenland Whale Fisheries, Tell Me Ma, Rocky Road to Dublin, Galway Girl, White City, The Foggy Dew, The Geese in the Bog (jig), Ballydesmond Polkas, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Jesse James, Kesh Jig, Boys from the County Hell, Seven Drunken Nights...
Others that we also do:
A Man you don't Meet Every Day, Bang on the Ear, The Star of the County Down, Drowsy Maggie (reel), A Pair of Brown Eyes, The Foxhunter's Jig, Danny Boy, If I should Fall from Grace with God, The Irish Washerwoman, Paddy Works on the Railway, Thousands Are Sailing, The Wild Colonial Boy, Finnegan's Wake, The Blackthorn Stick (jig), A Rainy Night in Soho, Young Ned of the Hill, The Spanish Lady...
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