Above all
Celtic Shambles are fun and great visual entertainment.
They were
formed when they all found themselves joining in at someone’s fiftieth
birthday party in 2004! They decided to learn and rehearse some tunes
together and played their first gig at Christmas 2004. Since then things
have rapidly developed….
They line up
generally as fiddle, guitar, banjo and drums, However they double up other
instruments which include whistle, 12 string guitar, bouzouki, tenor banjo,
bass, and of course bodhran. That’s the standard instruments the centre pic
shows Kev playing the “lagerfone” and Amy playing fiddle whilst the bottom
pic shows Kev playing fiddle and Amy playing whistle.
Their music
style is basically Celtic Irish but perhaps being not quite as formal,
great pub music! Jigs and reels give great dancing opportunities. Kev is a
talented lyricist so they have many of their own songs too.
A unique
feature of Celtic Shambles is the “Laser Display System” – wallpaper
usually containing chorus parts to encourage people to join in!
Kev Riney - Lead Vocals, fiddle, lagerfone.
Amy Westwood - Fiddle,
whistle, vocals.
Mick Share - Banjos, bouzouki, vocals
Terry
Wakenshaw - Lead vocals, guitars.
