Ceili Rain

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Active from 1995 Members Bob Halligan, Jr.		Genre Christian/gospel

Albums Ceili Rain: say "KAY-Lee", Erasers on Pencils Record labels Tag Artist Group, Mima Rekidz, spiritandsong.com Similar Rick Cua, Chasen, By the Tree, Eric Peters, Seven Places Profiles Facebook Twitter Myspace

Ceili Rain is a Celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995. As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" (pronounced kay-lee) means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages crowd. "Coeli" is a form of the Latin word for "heaven". Rain is English, meaning downpour. Thus, according to Halligan, Ceili Rain is a "downpour of heavenly partiness."

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Current members

Bob Halligan, Jr. (May 1995 – present) — Lead Vocal, Guitar

Raymond Arias (1997—present) — Guitar

Bill Bleistine (2003—present) — Drums, Percussion

Kevin de Souza (2008–present) — Bass

Joe Davoli (2007–present)- Fiddle

Burt Mitchell (?-present) — Pipes, Whistles

Ex & Occasional Members

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Buddy Connolly (May 1996-occasional) — Accordion, Keyboards

Skip Cleavinger (Dec 1997-occasional) — Pipes, Whistles

John Dreibelbis (2005-occasional) — Pipes, Whistles

Tyler Duncan (2005-occasional)- Pipes, Whistles

Dan Meyer (performer) (2005-occasional) - Whistles, Swords

Phil Madeira (Jan 1996-May 1996) — Accordion, Keyboards

Tim Lauer (May 1995 - Jan 1996) — Accordion, Keyboards

John McGillian (occasional) — Accordion, Keyboards

Susie Monick (occasional) — Accordion, Keyboards

Gretchen Priest (?) — Fiddle

Chris Carmichael (May 1995 - May 1996) Fiddle, Cello

Rick Cua (1995-1997) — Bass

Bob Harmon (1998-200?) — Bass

Andrew Lamb (1998-2000) — Bass

Lance Hoppen (1997-?) — Bass

Daniel Grimsland (Sep 2002-2005) — Bass

Paul Grimsland (?) — Guitar

Naoise Sheridan (?) — Guitar

Bruce Wallace (?) — Guitar

Tony Hooper (May 1995 – 1997) — Guitar

Rocky Marvel (?) — Drums, Percussion

Mark Hagan (?) — Drums, Percussion

Nick Buda (?) — Drums, Percussion

Lang Bliss (?) — Drums, Percussion

Nick Distefano (1995) — Drums, Percussion

John Daneluk (2003) — Drums, Percussion

Chris Eddy (2000) — Drums, Percussion

Robbie Spangnolitti (2004) — Drums, Percussion

Jim Hoke (May 1995) — Pipes, Whistles

Diane Davitch (1995) — Pipes, Whistles

John Brown (1995) — Pipes, Whistles

Diane Davitch (1995) — Pipes, Whistles

Hunter Lee (?-1997) — Pipes, Whistles

Matt Fisher (1997) — Pipes, Whistles

Sarah Hart (?) — Pipes, Whistles

Albums

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"Say Kay-lee" (Punch Records) — (1997)

We're Makin' A Party LIVE! — (1999) Recorded July 30, 1999 at Schouler Park, North Conway, NH directly to D.A.T. from house mixing console.

Erasers On Pencils— (2000)

No You, No Me (Cross Driven Records) — (2002)

Change In Your Pocket — (2004)

Anthology: 1995-2005 (Tag Artist Group) — (2005)

Whatever Makes You Dance — (2006)

I Made Lemonade - (2009)

Manuka Honey - (2011)

Hymns & Hers - (2014)

Video

Anthology: 1995-2005 (DVD) (Balance Studios) — (2005)

Like A Train: 2005 (Music Video) (Music Video of the Year UCMVA Awards)— (Balance Studios)(2005)

Hallways of Always: 2006 (Music Video) (Music Video of the Year UCMVA Awards)— (Balance Studios)(2005-2006)

STOMP: 2005 (Music Video) — (Balance Studios)(2005)

Songs

That's All the Lumber1999
JigorousErasers on Pencils · 2000
Barely Stay Inside of My Own SkinErasers on Pencils · 2000

References

Ceili Rain Wikipedia

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