Blackthorn Ceilidh Band

The Blackthorn Ceilidh Band of Rochester, New York, draws its music from the traditional celtic repertoire of Ireland and Scotland as well as from Canada and New England. Blackthorn artfully combines the strong ceili dance style that Frank Murphy brought with him from County Mayo, Ireland, with music Ted McGraw learned as he grew up in Rochester's Irish community. Here, fiddles, accordions, banjo, pennywhistle, and singing combine in a variety of tunes, including older ballads and airs and more recent popular music hall selections. Whether listening, singing, or dancing, we hope you'll enjoy them with us!

The Blackthorn Ceilidh Band has the following cassette tape available,

Traditional Irish and Scottish Songs, Tunes and Dances.

To purchase a copy, please contact Dick Bolt

Music Samples
	Track Name	Real Player	Windows Media Player	MP3 Audio
A	Maureen from Gibberland/Napoleon Crossing the Rhine	Listen	Listen	Listen
	The Feller from Fortune, Steamboat Quickstep
	The Lakes of Sligo, The Barren Rocks of Aden	Listen	Listen	Listen
	Oh My! Jock MacKay	Listen	Listen	Listen
	The Frost is All Over/Shandon Bells	Listen	Listen	Listen
	Delaney's Chicken			Listen
	The Cliff/Honeysuckle
	The Verdant Braes o' Skreen
B	O'Neill's March/O'Donal Abu
	The Rocky Road to Dublin
	The Three Flowers/The Pretty Maid Milking Her Cow/Moonlight In Mayo
	The Salley Gardens
	The Wedding of Laughie McGraw
	Miss Monaghan's Reel/The Maid Behind the Bar
	The Muckin' o'Geordie's Byre/The Cock o'the North
	Muisheen Durkin

©Blackthorn Ceilidh Band 1986

MUSICIANS AND INSTRUMENTS:

Blackthorn:
Dick Bolt-piano, fiddle, harp, vocals
Mike Leach-banjo, pennywhistle, wooden flute, guitar, vocals
Ted McGraw-button accordion, anglo concertina, vocals
Frank Murphy-button accordion, vocals

With:
Bodie - spoons & verve
Mike Plouffe - snare drum. drums, woodblock
Christopher Para - bodhran: viola (on The Verdant Braes o'Skreen)
Anne Hensler - flute (on 0 My! Jock MacKay and The Verdant Braes o Skreen)
Eric Rounds - fiddle (on Maureen From Gibberland/Napoleon Crossing the Rhine and The Lakes of Sligo/The Barren Rocks of Aden)

CREDITS:
Arranged and Directed by Dick Bolt
Produced by Blackthorn and Dick Bolt
Engineer: Steve Forney
Recorded at PCI Studios. Rochester, N.Y.: 1985-1986
Design and Art Direction: Sandra Barrett
Editing advice: Chris Pulleyn

WESTLEY J. "SKIP" EVANS
(1942-1982)
This recording is dedicated to the memory of Westley J. "Skip" Evans (1942-1982), a founding member of Blackthorn. His hearty singing, clear pennywhistle melodies, and driving piano rhythms established the band's delightful and energetic playing style. His spirit lives on in this music.