Ceili Rain
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Ceili Rain in 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 “Ceili” (say 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 the stuff that falls from the sky. Thus, according to Halligan, Ceili Rain is a “downpour of heavenly partiness.”
Personnel
Current Members
- Bob Halligan Jr (May 1995-present) — Lead Vocal, Guitar
- Buddy Connoly (May 1996-present) — Accordion, Keyboards
- Daniel Grimsland (Sep 2002-2005) — Bass
- Raymond Arias (1997—present) — Guitar
- Bill Bleistine (?—present) — Drums, Percussion
- Skip Cleavinger (Dec 1997-present) — Pipes, Whistles
- Burt Mitchell (?-present) — Pipes, Whistles
- John Dreibelbis (?-present) — Pipes, Whistles
Ex & Occasional Members
- 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
- Rick Cua (1995-1997) — Bass
- Bob “Buff” Harmon (1995) — Bass
- Andrew Lamb (1998-?) — Bass
- Lance Hoppen (1997-?) — 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
Discography
Albums
- We're Makin' A Party LIVE!
- Say "KAY-lee" (Punch Records) — (1998)
- Erasers On Pencils— (2001)
- Change In Your Pocket — (2002)
- No You, No Me (Cross Driven Records) — (2003)
- Anthology: 1995-2005 (Tag Artist Group) — (2005)
Video
- Anthology: 1995-2005 (DVD) (Balance Studios) — (2005)
Bob Halligan Jr. solo
- Sprung
- Window In The Wall (1991)
External links
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