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Celtic Mist |
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good night's entertainment in traditional style! |
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The Band |
Celtic
Mist is a five piece band who play traditional Irish music,
Irish ballads and folk songs, a touch of country, bluegrass and
a taste of light opera.
The band was formed in 1993 by Shay |
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Margaret, who were joined by Patsy and Sean five years ago, and
more recently, by Brian Kilcawley, to form the present line up.
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| Patsy McEvoy |
| Patsy McEvoy was born in Blessington,
Co Wicklow and now lives in north County Dublin. he plays guitar,
whistle and has a powerful singing voice. Before joimng "Celtic
Mist", he was lead singer with "The Fair Isle Folk" and has many
records to his credit, some of which have reached the Irish music
charts. On this cd, Patsy displays his song writing skills, with two
of his songs, "Homeland in Mayo" and "I'm Only Thinking of You". He
has always had a keen interest in song writing, particularly in
songs of emigration. This is the first recordings of his own
compositions, which we are proud to include on this cd.
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| Sean Butler |
| Sean Butler was born in Inchicore,
Dublin and, though he spent most of his childhood summers in Sneem
Co. Kerry, has always considered himself a "true blue". He now lives
with his family in Templeogue. He plays electric accordion and
guitar, and also sings the odd ballad. as a student, with the famous
accordion teacher, Johnny Mitchell, Sean was the leinster accordion
champion, and was a qualifier in the All Ireland Championship. Sean
is a keen sports fan, with a particular interest in gaa and rugby.
He is a regular visitor to Croke Park - "The Dubs" and
"The Buckaneers" being his heroes. |
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| Margaret Eustace |
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Margaret Eustace was born in Inishowen, Co.Donegal, and has
lived in Dublin for many years. Margaret is a trained opera singer,
having studied voice at Dublin's College of Music. She is a "mezzo
soprano" and has appeared many times in the National Concert Hall,
also in London and America. Last year, on the first anniversary of
September 1 lth, Margaret was invited by the N.Y.P.D to perform with
the garda male voice choir in a series of concerts in New York,
including a performance at Ground Zero on the morning of September 1
lth. During that week, she sang classical Irish, and a selection of
operatic arias. Margaret has been involved in feis ceol and has many
gold medals to her credit. |
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| Shay Eustace |
| Shay Eustace has been involved in music
from a very early age, having caught the end of the showband era in
the late 60's and early 70's, playing with a small local band "The
Texans" Irish folk music has always been his favourite, and in the
late 70's he formed the successful ballad group "The Fair Isle
Folk", which also included Sean and Patsy. Shay is a collector of
Irish music and ballads. he has been involved in local radio for
many years. His programme "Shay' s Ballad Session" has always been
popular with his fans and fellow balladeers. Shay is married to
Margaret and they live in the shadow of Suí Finn mountain, near
Manor Kilbride, Co.Wicklow. |
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| Brian Kilcawley |
| Brian Kilcawley is from Beaumont, North
Dublin and is the latest member of Celtic Mist. He studied music
with Mr.Scully at Whitehall National School, playing the accordion.
Later, he studied guitar, mandolin, violin, tenor banjo and g-banjo.
Brian comes from a very musical background. His mother is a native
of Co. Mayo and his father from Co. Sligo, areas steeped in
traditional Irish music. His grandfather, the late James Gill, was a
famous flute and concertina player from Crossmalina, Co.Mayo. Brian
is well known on the Dublin music scene, as a session musician,
playing Traditional Irish music and American bluegrass. He regards
Steve Earle as one of his favourites. |
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| Collectively, Celtic Mist has years of
experience, thousands of songs and oceans of talent, which makes
them one of the finest ballad groups in Ireland. |
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| Celtic Mist are available for Pubs,
Concerts, House Parties (at home and abroad!), and are currently playing
The Brazen Head Pub, Merchant's Quay, Dublin (Monday nights) and other
gigs in the Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow region. They also offer a
"3 in 1 Wedding Package" for your wedding. |
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