Ceili Rain

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Ceili Rain is 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 "Céili" (pronounced 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 English, meaning downpour. 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
Raymond Arias (1997—present) — Guitar
Bill Bleistine (2003—present) — Drums, Percussion
Matt Mason (2005-present) — Bass
Joe Davoli (2007-present)- Fiddle
Burt Mitchell (?-present) — Pipes, Whistles

[edit] Ex & Occasional Members

Buddy Connolly (May 1996-occasional) — Accordion, Keyboards
Skip Cleavinger (Dec 1997-occasional) — Pipes, Whistles
John Dreibelbis (2005-occasional) — Pipes, Whistles
Tyler Duncan (2005-occasional)-Pipes, Whistles

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
Chris Carmichael (May 1995 - May 1996) Fiddle, Cello

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

"Ceili Rain" (Punch Records) — (1997)
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— (2000)
No You, No Me (Cross Driven Records) — (2002)
Change In Your Pocket — (2004)
Anthology: 1995-2005 (Tag Artist Group) — (2005)
Whatever Makes You Dance — (2006)

[edit] Video

Anthology: 1995-2005 (DVD) (Balance Studios) — (2005)
Like A Train: 2005 (Music Video) (Music Video of the Year UCMVA Awards)— (Balance Studios)(2005)
Hallways of Always: 2006 (Music Video) (Music Video of the Year UCMVA Awards)— (Balance Studios)(2005-2006)
STOMP: 2005 (Music Video) — (Balance Studios)(2005)