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.”

1 Personnel
- 1.1 Current Members
- 1.2 Ex & Occasional Members
2 Discography
3 External links

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Current Members

Bob Halligan Jr (May 1995-present) — Lead Vocal, Guitar
Buddy Connoly (May 1996-present) — Accordion, Keyboards
Matt Mason (2005-present) — 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

[edit] 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
Gretchen Priest (?) — Fiddle
Rick Cua (1995-1997) — Bass
Bob “Buff” Harmon (1995) — Bass
Andrew Lamb (1998-?) — 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

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Say "KAY-lee" (Punch Records) — (1998)
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— (2001)
Change In Your Pocket — (2002)
No You, No Me (Cross Driven Records) — (2003)
Anthology: 1995-2005 (Tag Artist Group) — (2005)
Whatever Makes You Dance — (2006)