The Tulla Céilí Band
The Tulla Céilí Band is a noted Irish Céilidh band.
History
The band was founded in 1946 by Paddy Canny, fellow fiddler P.J. Hayes, pianist Teresa Tubridy, and accordion player Joe Cooley at Minogue's Bar in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. They were formed in order to compete at the Limerick Fleadh Cheoil. Their initial repertoire came very much from local sources, along with Galway tunes from Joe Cooley.[1]
The band won first prize at the Limerick fleadh the following year and made their first radio appearance in 1948. In the following decade, they competed in the All Ireland competitions, initiating a rivalry with the Kilfenora Céilí Band, which won the competition in 1954 and 1955. In 1956, Tulla tied Kilfenora for first place in the Munster competition but lost by a half point in the All Ireland. Tulla won first place the following year, however, and won again in 1960. The band toured Britain and the United States in 1958, delivering a memorable performance at Carnegie Hall in New York on St. Patrick's Day.
In 2008 An Post issued a stamp featuring the band.[2]
Band members
Regular band members is the period 1946 - 1997:[3]
- Fiddle: Paddy Canny - Bobby Casey - Francie Donnellan - Mark Donnellan - Martin Hayes - P.Joe Hayes - Dr. Bill Loughnane[4] - Michael Murphy - Bert McNulty - Peter O'Loughlin - Sean Reid - Jack Shaughnessy - Aggie Whyte
- Flute: Willie Clancy - J.J. Conway - Seamus Cooley - Jim Donoghue - Paddy Donoghue - Michael Falsey - Jennifer Lenihan - Peter O'Loughlin - Jack Murphy - Michael Preston - J.C. Talty - Martin Talty
- Accordion: Sean Conway - Joe Cooley - Sean Donnelly - Haulie McKee - Tony McMahon - Andrew McNamara - Joe McNamara - Paddy McNamara - Pat McNamara - Martin Mulhaire - Paddy O'Brien - Mattie Ryan - Paddy Ryan - Joe Sheehan
- Piano: Georgy Byrt - Jim Corry - Seán Reid - Theresa Tubridy]]
- Uileann Pipes: Willie Clancy - Paddy Donoghue - Peter O'Loughlin - Sean Reid - Martin Talty
- Drums: Michael Flanagan - Martin Garrihy - Jack Keane - Seán Keane - Jimmy Leyden - Jack McDonnell - Martin Vaughan
- Banjo: Seamus Cooley - Brendan Griffin - Martin Hayes
- Vocals: Helen Hayes - Danny Hunt - Martin Vaughan
Many other musicians played with the band for a short period. Among them: Geraldine Cotter - Jimmy Kelly - Mary McNamara - Aidan Vaughan
Discography
- 1956: HMV 78s recordings/single - No. 1P 1147
- 1956: HMV 78s recordings/single - No. 1P 1148
- 1956: HMV 78s recordings/single - No. 1P 1149
- 1956: HMV 78s recordings/single - No. 1P 1150
- 1956: HMV 78s recordings/single - No. 1P 1157
- 1958: LP - Echoes of Erin
- 1970: EP
- 1970: LP - The Cladagh Ring
- 1972: LP - Ireland Green
- 1973: LP - Sweetheart in the Spring
- 1986: Tape - 40th Anniversary Tape
- 1996: CD and tape - 50th Anniversary, A celebration of Fifty Years
References
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- ↑ List of people on stamps of Ireland
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.pp. 193, 196-203
- ↑ Bill Lynch (ed.), Tulla Ceili Band. Set Dancing News, 2008. Originally published December 2002. Retrieved: 22 April 2009.
External links
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