Bardic Circle

AOH Div 2 – Feb 11th CANCELLED

Nate — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:35:59 +0000

UPDATE: gah! we can’t seem to get it together lately. Sickness and other issues have kept us from getting out there, but hang in there – we’ll be back soon!

Come out and sing along at the AOH Div 2 in Babylon on February 11th. There’s a dance the night before so attendance by the regulars is expected to be quite light so this is a great opportunity to come check us (and the place) out as anyone showing up at all will be all the more appreciated!

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Johnson’s Motor Car

Nate — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:51:49 +0000

Somehow I always pictured it smaller.

There’s more about the song on wikipedia.

AOH show 11/5 CANCELLED

Nate — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:55:59 +0000

Update Nov 1, 2011: There will be a big dance at the hall that day so our gig that night is cancelled. We are trying to reschedule.

Three of us at least will be at the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Babylon on November 5. Our last show there (Oct 8th) was a lot of fun but there weren’t a lot of people out that night which made for a more relaxed evening. We spent time in between sets talking with the regulars and a couple new friends and sharing a pint or two. If you haven’t been there before, its a great venue and the beer is really good… and cheap! We plan on getting there around 7:30pm and playing till whenever we get kicked out.

Hauppauge Half-way to St Pattys Day

Nate — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:48:31 +0000

Bardic Circle performed at Hauppauge Fire Department’s Half-way to St. Patty’s Day fund raiser again this year along with 7s and 3s and Scully. The event was less well attended that those in the past due to an expected rainstorm (which never actually materialized) but the music was great, the food was awesome, and from what we could tell everyone had a really good time. This year we were lucky to have Kevin and Nick of Scully come out all the way from Ohio to play a set and they were great!

Post parade party

Nate — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:53:56 +0000

The folks at Division 2 in Babylon are really a great bunch. The place was packed with post parade partiers (after the East Islip parade) and we tried to keep them singing as much as possible. Members of the Circle wandered in one at a time till we were the full five at five! Every time you blinked there was another one of us appearing! We entertained a bunch of requests and found that there are definitely some house favorites which we will endeavor to practice up – luckily everyone in the bar knew the lyrics so we didn’t really have to

End of hibernation

Nate — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:17:17 +0000

With the holidays and all the recent snows our practice and recording schedule slowed down considerably. We did still get together, but less often and we haven’t been able to schedule enough free time to make any firm plans to play anywhere – but we’re back on track now for the last couple of weeks! We’ve emerged from hibernation and have been hitting the books to learn some new tunes and work up new approaches to some of the old ones. Cate and Nate have been trading off instruments a little, and Cate has been working on singing a couple more tunes. We look forward to spring and playing a little for you all again!

Hauppauge FD fundraiser

Nate — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:00:04 +0000

Thanks to all who came out to see us at the Hauppauge Half-way to St Patty’s Day fundraiser at the main house this past Saturday. This year the weather was great, and attendance was something over 330 (not counting HFD staff) so hopefully we’ll be doing it again next year. Nate didn’t get much of a chance to socialize since he and Tim sat in with 7s and 3s (a couple of their guys couldn’t make it), but he did get to try his hand at the fiddle for a bunch of tunes which is something the Bardic Circle crew has been trying desperately (though so far fairly successfully) to scuttle for some time now. Happily (for Nate) they couldn’t stop him from scratching away on it with another band!

Historical context

Nate — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:36 +0000

A lot of the old songs we sing are Irish folk tunes that in one way or another refer to historical events in Ireland. The names and places we sing about were once on the lips of everyday citizens. There’s an article on the the Irish Times website which helps put some of the most important events over the last 150 years in Ireland into context.

http://www.irishtimes.com/150/articles/take-ten.html

Sean Cavaliere

Nate — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:17:02 +0000

Sean was recently introduced to Celtic music and currently plays Electric Bass in the Band. He has played in various Thrash Metal and Rock bands over the years. This new style of music gives him a chance to unwind from the speed of things. He is a self taught musician paying $5 for his first guitar when he was 16 years old and spent 2 hours a day for 2 years learning his own technique. Now at the age of 34 he has found a new avenue to travel with Celtic music. He also loves the challenge of the different time signatures that this type of music has to offer. Sean met the other members of the band through a mutual friend and was invited to play guitar originally with them but he changed over to Bass to fill out the sound of the band. He plays a Custom Made Catropa Bass through an extraordinarily loud Carvin amp (we like to razz him bout that) and is becoming more proficient with each new song we throw at him. Sean’s vocal range matches the instrument he plays and we are trying to get him on mic more but he is a bit shy but you’d never know it.

Influences- Pantera, Life of Agony, Guns and Roses, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Zeppelin and so many more.

Cate Moran

Nate — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:16:24 +0000

Mandolin / Vocals