shillelagh celtic background band auckland new zealand

Shillelagh
Irish background and dance music duo or trio
Auckland Region

Shillelagh
Whether it's the fast heady Celtic dance tunes (remember River Dance?) or the zesty Irish songs you love, then this is the compact duo for you.
A very full sound for a duo, with 2 lead instruments (banjo and accordion) for the up tempo tunes and a softer (accordion and guitar) sound for the ballads. Vocals too.
Traditional and modern repertoire includes Pogues, Waterboys etc.
For listening or dancing.

The Band can expand to 4 piece if required for larger dances by adding bass and drums for Kick Ass Celtic!

Also able to perform a large repertoire of Italian, Greek, Russian, French and Gypsy music. They also perform 'Le Hot Club' style European Jazz.

For ceilidhs (Irish Dances) they play as a three piece with Yvonne calling the dances and playing mandolin, spoons, vocals and percussion

Irish band Shillelagh

Yvonne joins the group

similar acts this region = tamlin

customer comments x3
thanks Pete band were great- just as i had envisaged. Helped contribute to a great night. Thanks Mark Close Hi Pete Thanks for your email. We had a lovely Civil Union and reception thanks. Shillelagh are a great band whom I would not hesitate to recommend to others. They are lovely guys to work with, and the music was fun, lively and skillfully performed. My partner and I enjoyed dancing to the Irish music and our guests commented on how much they enjoyed their excellent playing. Kind regards and many thanks, Beatrix and Paula ps. feel free to use this for you website if you like. 'Bill, Yvonne & Brian's' enthusiasm is infectious - they got people up dancing who I wouldn't believe would have done it!' 'Shillelagh had even the 'cool kids' up and dancing.' 'Their call dances are great - kids, grandma, everyone joined in and had a great time - it was good exercise too!' 'Shillelagh picked up on what the group was likely to enjoy and really made it happen.' I appreciated the way they interacted with the audience and shared jokes and seemed to be part of the whole proceedings. (Jenny's 50th ) Shillelagh played at a friend's party recently and really gave it a lift! They had people up and dancing jigs when that was the last thing on their mind. They led the dancing by calling instructions but coped with us when we couldn't do it right and didn't expect perfection, just enjoyment. (Colleen - Satisfied customer #10,001!!) Hey there Bill. That was great music you provided at our party! Haven't danced like that in years! Best Celtic gig I've ever been to. Thanks. (Julie - anniversary party)