irish folk band midlands > the craic: price from £650
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tripping up the stairs
those were the days
the banshee
dark in the morning
old mountain dew
   
   
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The Craic  

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The Craic! was formed in May 1995 by Geoff, who having left his former band Hoggshead in Newcastle upon Tyne and travelled to warmer climbs, was determined to pursue one of his great loves.... Folk/rock music. The search started in Folk Clubs "&" sessions around the Leicester area in March 1994 and it was not until a year later that Geoff stumbled across Pierre "&" Martin playing in a village pub at Sutton Cheney in Leicestershire. From that point on things started to snowball. Bohdran player Andy Smith joined along with fiddler John Elton from Stamford. The band played its first gig in August ‘95 and has gone from strength to strength since then. Both Andy Smith and John Elton left and were replaced by Andy Connor and Michael Saunders.

The Craic perform about 4 times a month around the Midlands and have gained huge popularity as a fun celtic band playing fast "&" furious Jigs and reels along with traditional songs from the emerald isle They have played all the major Irish venues in the Midlands and have performed on Radio and Television.

A typical performance is for up to 2 x 45 minute sets


Line up & Options:

Flute, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, boran, male vocals
Suitable as / for: Wedding music, folk band, Irish music

 
Tell Me Ma
Haste
Rare Old Mountain Dew
Musical Pest
Whiskey in the Jar
Star of the County Down
Dark in the Morning
Leaving of Liverpool
Black Velvet Band
Waxies Dargle
The Star of the County Down
The Mooncoin Jig
The Boatman
Top of Cork Road
Caleope House
Tripping Up the Stairs
Blackthorne Stick
Amazing Grace
Silver Spear
The Banshee
Fairytale of New York
The Gravel Walks
Waxies Dargle
Drowsey Maggie
Whiskey in the Jar
Plus many more

 
"Just a note to say a huge thank you for appearing at Lutterworth Music Festival for Whittle FM yesterday. You really got the crowd going! You went down a storm and you certainly impressed everybody I have spoken to."
Whittle FM


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