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 night, 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
for up to 2 hours. Plus we also work well with a caller, as a backing-band for Ceilidhs - ask us for info.
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: Function Halls to Pubs to Colleges to Rugby Clubs to Steam Fairs to...
One couple recently said: "...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."
Another couple said: "...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!"
You can check past and future live dates at our EVENTS page,
get the answers to Frequently Asked Questions, or purchase CDs.
To hear what we sound like and to watch our VIDEO, you could visit
the 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:
Jim Best - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Tin Whistle & Accordion
Nick 'The Wriggler' Riggles - Mandolin & Acoustic Guitar (or Bass)
Anna McInerney - Fiddle & Vocals
Rich Pickings - Banjo & Backing Vocals
Rikki Borkum - Electric Bass
John 'Riley' Gardner - Drums, Percussion & Backing Vocals
+ Keely 'Gallagher' McDonald - Fiddle & Vocals
For email enquiries
contact:
johnmgardner(at)gmail.com
Or by agent:
Barn Dance Agency
Or telephone:
01273-749687
Some songs & tunes that we do:
The Irish Rover, The Fields of Athenry, Black Velvet Band, The Song with No Name, Sally MacLennane, Smugglers, The Leaving of Liverpool, A Man you don't Meet Every Day, A Pair of Brown Eyes, Bang on the Ear, All for me Grog, Jesse James, Molly Malone, Rare 'ol Mountain Dew, Streams of Whiskey, The Foggy Dew, Raggle-Taggle Gypsy, Rain Street, Greenland Whale Fisheries, The Irish Washerwoman, Paddy Works on the Railway, Follow me up to Carlow, Wild Colonial Boy, If I should Fall from Grace with God, White City, Danny Boy, A Rainy Night in Soho, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Thousands Are Sailing, Finnegan's Wake, Rocky Road to Dublin, The Blackthorn Stick, South Australia, John Ryan's, Galway Girl, Broad Majestic Shannon, Tell Me Ma, Young Ned of the Hill, Boys from the County Hell, Drowsy Maggie, Ballydesmond Polkas, Liverpool Lou, The Auld Triangle, Seven Drunken Nights...
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