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Sean Norman Céilí Band 50 Years Of Mighty Party Nights CD - released 2021 - 2 CD Set.
Sean Norman Céilí Band 50 Years Of Mighty Party Nights CD
The Sean Norman Céili Band owes much to a great number of people. Sean says, I got my first big break in enjoying Irish traditional music through the wonderful Marie Tyrrell and her band. Having formed my own band in 1965 over one hundred musicians have performed with me over the last five decades. Many have gone to their eternal rest and have left a legacy of memories of great times in places as far apart as the Town Hall in Edenderry and Fairfield, Connecticut USA. Tom Moran (piano), Maura Connolly (fiddle), Kevin Nolan (vocals) Jack Donoghue (tin whistle), Ben Nolan (piano accordion), Michael Dirt Hynes, (drums), Joe Connolly guitar and vocals together with myself on the accordion started something in the 19605 that we could never have imagined would still be rolling out CD5 50 years later. Since then countless men and women have graced the stage -with us.
Seán Norman brought his career of over 50 years as band leader of The Seán Norman Céilí Band to a close at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2016 in Ennis. His final Céilí was a Fíor Céilí and determined not to change the habit of a lifetime, he had one mighty party afterwards. We all wish Seán a very happy retirement from the band, but he will no doubt grace many a stage as a musician in the years ahead with his unique style of music and wit.
This double CD, Sean Norman Céilí Band Celebrating 50 Years Of Mighty Party Nights is sure to become a collectors item in a very short time, it has everything from Reels and Jigs to Waltzes, Barn Dances, Military Two Steps, Songs and Recitations. Céilí Band music at its best, enjoy.
Tracklisting
CD 1
1. Reels: Maid Of Mount Cisco / Trip To Durrow / Tim Moloney
2. Jigs: Ship In Full Sail / Mouse In The Cupboard / Tell Her I Am
3. Scottish Waltz Selection
4. Hornpipes: Red Haired Boy / Boys Of Blue Hill
5. Waltz: Cruacha Glas na hÉireann (Eugene Nolan)
6. Reels: Cronin's / Tom Billy's / Longford Collector / Sailor's Bonnet
7. Recitation: A Christmas Childhood (Alice Fitzgerald) / Poem by Patrick Kavanagh (Slow Air accompaniment - Sean Norman - Melodeon)
8. Jigs: The Lark On The Strand / The Lark In The Morning
9. Reel: The Mason's Apron (Sean Norman and band lilting)
10. Barn Dances: Lucy Farrs
11. Vocals: Come By The Hills (Tom Nolan)
12. Reels: Miss Monahan / The Glen Allen / The Maid Behind The Bar
13. Vocals: My Auld Ass (Eugene Nolan)
14. Military Two Step - Changing Partners
15. Polkas: Little Diamond / Denis Murphy's
16. Reels: The Sally Gardens / The Bucks Of Oranmore
CD 2
1. Reels: Lad O'Byrne's / Love At The Ending / Music In The Glen
2. Jigs: Paddy Clancy's / Pay The Reckoning / The Green Fields Of Ard Kiernan
3. Vocals: The Offaly Rover (Joe Ryan)
4. Hornpipe: The Belfast Hornpipe ((Sean Norman)
5. Vocals: Ballyhoe ( Eugene Nolan)
6. Reels: The Belles Of Tipperary / Corner House / Mullingar Races
7. March: Brian O'Kane's
8. Jigs: Eugene's / John McHugh's
9. Military 2 Steps: If You're Irish / Barney Brannigan
10. Scottish Selection: Marie's Wedding / Gay Gordons
11. Vocals: Dungarvan My Home Town (Nora Butler-Swan)
12. Dance: Shoe The Donkey
13. Reels: Never Was Piping So Gay / The Tap Room (Maura Connolly Hyman- solo)
14. Waltz: Vienna - City Of My Dreams
15. Jigs: Kilfenora Set
16. Reels: Devaney's Goat / Patrick's Day