October 22, 2009 at 9:35 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: irish, irish band, irish music, irish songs, irish wedding band, irish wedding music
The Curragh Sons Irish band have been busy learning some new songs for the busy gig season ahead. Rumour has it the band are currently in rehearsals, busy fine-tuning a completely new set!
The addition of Dave ‘fleet-of-fingers’ Molynuex on Bass guitar means yet another new-dawn arrives in this ever changing Irish Band’s line-up. And with that new dawn comes a new set-list. Songs by artists as diverse as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, The Dubliners and Sandy Denny, as well as a hearty handful of original material.
More Irish music than you can shake a shillelagh at and more. After a particularly hectic wedding season it’s good to see the sons taking their foot off the gas slightly to restock their repertoire with a fine selection of tunes, jigs, reels and songs.
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October 21, 2009 at 9:53 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: christy moore, guinness, irish band, irish music, irish wedding music, sean wood, the dubliners
Another brace of gigs under the belt for the Curragh Sons Irish band!
The son’s brought their unique brand of Irish Music to another pair of unsuspecting audiences at the end of last week.
Friday saw the sons playing a fond farewell to Head Teacher of Longdendale School, Brian Parker (pictured), at Godley Masonic Hall. The evening was a fitting farewell to a very popular member of the team at Longdendale helped by the Curragh Sons’ persistent approach! Highlights included the perenial favourite ‘Five Drunken Nights’ made famous by the Dubliners – of course the Curragh Sons version has an extra two nights tagged on.
As for Saturday’s show, well what can I say! Another fine evening at the hands of Glossop Rugby club. Those boys certainly know how to throw a party, and party we did. From the moment the Son’s started, with their now trademark Galway Girl (made famous by Steve Earle on the Magners Cider advert) the humble clubhouse was rocked to the core.
It’s all a little hazy to this reporter as to what actually happened during the monstrous two hour set but highlights included long suffering Curragh Son’s roadie ‘Oaf’ crowd-surfing to Whiskey in the Jar and some chap name of Martin falling over and almost knocking himself out during a particularly energetic rendition of I’ll Tell My Ma (made famous by Christy Moore and The Chieftains among others.
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October 12, 2009 at 11:32 am (Uncategorized)
Well, I know between us we have well over 50 years experience of playing weddings but none of us have quite experienced what happened on Saturday in sleepy Marple.
Amy and Julian were the couple in question and what a crowd they had in attendance! From the moment we struck up the first song – our own twist on Galway Girl by Steve Earle – they were up and dancing like crazy! Never before have we had such a reception, the whole evening was amazing thanks to a truly great party of friends and family.
Congratulations again to Amy and Julian, I hope that along with your amazingly up-for-it guests we helped create a night to remember!
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