The Gallowglass Ceili Band

The Gallowglass ceili Band playing the Bluebell Polka with some young Irish dancers. Great stuff.

[@mush1955]

Nice to see the young people keeping the Celtic tradstions alive.........instead of sitting in front of the computer or X box all day

[@stellargirly]

Davey Scott on drums. My grandad

[@owenmccall632]

Sax brings to mind laurel and hardy films.great stuff.

[@hossdaddy100]

If this doesn't make your toes tap, nothing will.......sometimes you just need to hear a happy-go-lucky tune like this to make your day!!!

[@TheFishie3]

Takes me back over 50 years ago when they came to our village hall twice a yearand they gave us some excellient never to be forgotten music Thank you for the video

[@helen1948]

thank you for the great music the bluebell polka is a great tune.

[@UISTMAN59]

"Siamsa Beirte" is a dance by Sian and Una Farrell and can be danced to any suitable hornpipe tune. This tune was poularised by Jimmy Shand who had a top 20 hit with it in 1955. It is at least 40 years older than that and also called 'Let Pet(Caledonian Polka)'.

[@25Busterdog]

I remember that tune being played all the time in the early 1950s - Jimmy Shand had a No1 hit with it believe it or not!

[@seawallbird5724]

Remember that too... We're showing our age...😊 😁

[@mattfido1]

i always remember listening to this my dad had it this band on cassette which he used to play in the car. Thanks for sharing

[@raymonddunlop1628]

Great 😊

[@beejay688]

ga.lowglass band, never seen so many poker faced players I my life. good music ghough.

[@1950accordionman]

Fair enough but a lot of people don't realise that playing music for Scottish or Irish dancing takes a lot of concentration, most dancers wouldn't take any notice if you had an epilectic seizure on stage but they will soon say something if you get the barring or tempo wrong, a band has to know how many bars for each part of the dance, what tempo is required, remember how the next tune starts, start and finish together and practise their arse off, this is not condusive to smiling, everybody thinks it's easy till they try it.

[@daveenglish2]

@@1950accordionman : Very hypocritical, Swinhoe...you've changed your tune..."By the looks on their faces they are all on death row, not a damn smile to be seen".. by Vivian Swinhoe.

[@1950accordionman]

@@daveenglish2 I suppose it was a bit hypocritical I apologiise, great music

[@daveenglish2]

Your descriptive observation about the band's demeanour is spot on.

[@moonmusical]

Wonderful stuff! I love this music, it reminds me so much of my youth. My Dad used to play it all the time!!

[@MrJsavo]

So many sneered at this music for so long, and now its gone and we have Rihanna!! Suffer me !

[@geraldneary1948]

Don't worry is taken off in other parts of the world.

[@frankdsouza2425]

@@geraldneary1948 It was just one short sentence that you typed, Gerald. Shame you could not get it right.

[@shanefromharlequin]

Peggy Keogh (nee McGarr) (my Granny) founded the Gallowglass. She has always been and remains an inspiration to me. Im most grateful to her for the gift of music she passed down to my mum and ultimately me. The Gallowglass Ceili Band played to more than 3 million people in their 40-year career. Actually their final gig was a concert in the National Concert Hall (1995) - a complete sell-out. Last time she played the violin was in 2004 to 60ish patients at a nursing home where she was resting.

[@geraldneary1948]

God bless your granny nothing works well without the women.

[@helenforbes2776]

The Gallowglass band played at concerts and dances in my home town of Aboyne in the seventies Paddy,Jimmy Peggy Brendan Breen on button key accordion,they were good days. Well remembered Robbie Shepherd compered the concerts.

[@rr111111]

What a lovely video ,superb dancing by the youngsters,and nice tempo. Wish someone in the band would smile.(Not the saxophonist.) The children look very at ease.and very smart.excellent in fact. Well done. Happy new year to all'in shot'.

[@frankdsouza2425]

Magical

[@alexanderwinton2583]

Absolutely Brilliant.🥁🎻🎼🎹🎶🎶🎶🎶🕺💃

[@Fr3derick]

Brilliant!!! Beautiful music and dancing. Love it:) Grandma mary

[@Pennykandrews]

this is the tune I'm learning on the accordion, thanks for posting this so I'll get it right! My sister will join me on the fiddle when she comes over from the U.K.

[@1950accordionman]

The Bluebell Polka is a piece of cake, you'll kill it.

[@groovemaster1988]

davy scott...what a drummer he was back then and still is at nearly 80 years of age!

[@Prancer1231]

everything about this is surreal

[@SuperJemser]

Love the Sax sound, Well dont Mick Dempsey, I miss your great sax playing and fun and jokes,,,,,,,,,,,, Kelo from the old days in the ASM.

[@irenewilliams2091]

Love the music and the dancing.

[@micjnoonan]

Very nice! It makes me want to get up and dance the Bluebell Polka. :-)

[@alexanderwinton2583]

Love this music.

[@tamyk007]

Very nice folk song and music players.

[@marymackay9310]

Tam tamyk is

[@eddiesanders9288]

Loved it lots of talent at your place, my compliments.

[@eirjet2297]

you can really see the dedication in their eyes as they play

[@cathiemcmanus314]

Excellent remember them playing in Broadford on the Isle of Skye

[@jak2266]

thank you for putting in that tribute, sean. -mary Dempsey (mikes sister)

[@celtostara]

bless them all ... class act!

[@modsel]

Ah!! at last some real music... toe tapping stuff...brilliant...Thanks..

[@michelleroberts4476]

This has given us years of pleasure at ourhouse, thanks x

[@Stargreened]

you're welcome Michelle

[@johnmcmahon4658]

NICE ONE LADS, USE TO DANCE TO YOUR MUSIC BACK IN THE SIXTIES ALONG WITH THE LATE GREAT LATE JIMMY SHAND

[@vitautsubelits6978]

Ļoti skaisti, prieks klausīties 😊🌹

[@sslagwollag]

The last time they played together was actually in the National Concert Hall in May 1998 a number of years after this recording. Yes Mrs Keogh is still in a nursing home.

[@stevekonarski5933]

Brilliant

[@jamesmohan8305]

I have their 25th anniversary album. I feel so lucky to have it.

[@dannytourish2963]

James Mohan jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjiiiooppppp

[@sslagwollag]

For sure and certain the last time this great ceili band played together was May 1998.

[@derail14]

Ahhh yes very good & a full rythem sec is what makes it. Also very good technique on both accordion players.

[@SuperJemser]

Love the Sax sound, Well dont Mick Dempsey, I miss your great sax playing and fun and jokes,,,,,,,,,,,, Kelo

[@brydonpeterson6820]

Good bass hand!

[@alexanderwinton2583]

Great music and love the dancing.🎹🎼🎻🥁💃💃💃💃🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@geraldneary1948]

Good man you're good quality.

[@joemullally2528]

Brendan Breen the five row mistro Rip my Life Long friend

[@buskerjames]

Very nicely done

[@brownstowngirl]

Can't begin to let you how much this posting means, tears are filling my eyes as I type! Many many.

[@theargueman]

Have you anymore music of this band they are the best I would love to here more from them Thanks for sharing this I love your taste Peter.

[@cl7player]

That's the sound of an old, "classic" horn. Different metallurgy and maybe slightly narrower bore than modern horns, definitely an older type of mouthpiece (wide and short as opposed to the modern long and narrow). It almost sounds like C-melody but I think it's still a Bb tenor.

[@amarcordeon]

Fantasti dance and music!

[@johnharris8255]

Very nice!

[@doodydog1]

Thanks for that info i stand CORRECTED!

[@margaretroberts8222]

Daddy still adore ye xxx

[@micealmacdonnchadha]

Mick Dempsy a great sax player, R I P

[@maggieguiney]

I think the Gallowglass were the best ceili band ever. Great to hear always. Ed Mulcahy

[@margaretroberts8222]

Still a timekeeper Dad however retirement gives time forthis sort of thing x not that You had that luxury xxx

[@1000benmoore]

Gallowglass band

[@betulea1]

@grandsonsteve smiling is extra

[@doodydog1]

For your info this was the last time they played together they all got together for one last reunion.The leader Pat Mcgarr is now dead and the lady Peggy Keogh is/was in a nursing home last i heard!

[@GallowGlassJr]

My dad's in that band! XD

[@seawallbird5724]

Look at these people - they are having a great time and enjoying themselves... Sooo sad..... no-one seems to enjoy themselves anymore... Bring back the old days when people gathered together in their homes and ceiiegd... please excuse the Irish mis-spelling.. I hope someone may instruct an old English speaker. 😊

[@zymelin21]

not even the royal marines show better close order4 drill. and the band is superb

[@Stargreened]

Thanks. I've updated the video info.

[@alexanderwinton2583]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!💃💃💃🎹🎹🥁🥁🎻🎶🎶🎶🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@Cuchullain10]

IMHO I know this tune as "Siamsa Beirte" with the lyrics of "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen"

[@marymackay9310]

Michael Zapletal was

[@cjsb22lr]

TOTALLY DIFFERENT TUNE

[@sslagwollag]

New Site out there by these guys, you should check it out, Photos and MP3s

[@neil5568]

Yous all owe us 30,000 euro each. Thanks. Love Germany.

[@RolandThewes]

2012 Heavens help the young people of today this music is happy thay need to understnd what is good music from the pass not 2012 most crap music !

[@SuperJemser]

Peter do a google search for Gallowglass. there is a page there with a few more of their stuff and more info. Wont let me put the page up, I had to remover the link.

[@zymelin21]

how to learn guitar back-up. just listen, first tune is in G, B part in D. second tune in C. enjoy. I sure did.

[@thepipesarecalling]

The days when music put a smile on your face and not where a plastic smile tried to hide the fairly poor music on offer.

[@1950accordionman]

This is true, judge any musician by the way they sound, I don't think anybody fully understands music but perhaps that's what makes it so good, flashing lights, drugs, and 5000 watt amplifiers don't make music.

[@benjames4398]

Gallowglass ceili band doncaster

[@papagarden6159]

Is Ritchie Kelly in this band

[@Stargreened]

@theargueman Sorry Peter all i have is what i've uploaded here. It seems actual video footage of this band line up is rare indeed.

[@richardomalley1746]

Is that Tony Chambers on the sax.?

[@shteamroller]

@theargueman

[@MrJsavo]

Heart ? Can't see it. !

[@shteamroller]

@firstkiwi

[@JohnSteele1136]

great but they all look as if they are about to be shot after the dance even the band look in pain is this in the days when you were not allowed to smile

[@1950accordionman]

It's hard work playing this kind of music, a lot of orchestral players can't do it, I have often thought as an accordionist (not that I will ever master the art so to speak) how tiring it was to play a set number of dances constantly for a couple of hours, that's a huge amount of music, usually at least three different tunes or more for each dance plus some incidental music while others have their whisky, cup of tea or whatever, musicians are a very under estimated bunch.

[@geraldneary1948]

A troll, what is wrong with you. Are you gay or something.

[@geraldneary1948]

@@1950accordionman good man the truth.

[@clemrumley9691]

Such grim faces in the GCB

[@silverdalesapphires]

Why do they all look so solemn??? Surely they could lighten up a bit. Can't fault the playing, though!

[@slimskinshin]

Try that with a burca on

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

???

[@cjsb22lr]

Fiddler--------------dross------- sax ---------not needed box players spot on bass----ok drums ok-----------cant see why they were rated so highly!

[@alducks1]

sorry, but this song is actually an old American fiddle folk song: Flop Eared Mule

[@Bagpipe13]

GOOD TUNE SPOILD BY A CRAP BASS

[@grahamoxxx]

Very precise playing but I wish they looked as if they enjoyed it . . .

[@geraldneary1948]

Troll.

[@SuperJemser]

I couldn't agree more. The crap that is coming out today makes me cringe. Thankfully I am playing sax in a Soul type band, that play lots of the old style music.. Boy Bands? why are they called Boy Bands, they have the best musicians available on backing tracks, and I cant name one that can play any instrument,,,,,,,