The
Kesh - Morrisons - Saddle The Pony - Jingle Bells
11
The
Alien Jellyfish Song
12
Bobby
Caseys
13
The
Black Velvet Band
14
Introductions
15
Dublin
to Dakar
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Govannen
live Christmas concert at Kirby Twins Acoustic Club.
A special concert, a great audience and a night of Irish
songs, jigs, reels and more from this great Celtic band.
Dan
Britton -
vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhran
Adele
McMahon -
violin
Neil
Rabjohn -
cajon
drum
Chris
Conway -
vocals,
keyboards, tin & low whistles, guitar, kalimba
background
The
Christmas concert at Kirby Twins Acoustic Club in the packed
village hall in Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire is like a
homecoming concert for Govannen. The hall was full of 100
fans - mostly all local friends.
The Govannen sound had been strengthened by the addition
of Neil Rabjohn on cajon drum and a recording was taken
by the band to hear how things sounded. The holiday season
added a couple of Christmas touches, but also gave them
the opportunity to play a couple of popular songs, take
some requests, and stretch out a few arrangements of traditional
tunes.
A fun album and a record of a great night with the band
on top form.
influences
Alan
Stivell, Donal Lunny, The Waterboys, Shane McGowan, The
Pogues, The Moving Hearts, Planxty, Ray Charles, Van Morrison,
Sting, Moving Hearts
technical
recorded
digitally live at the Kirby Twins Acoustic Club, Kirby Bellars,
Leicestershire.
CC's
fave track
Celtic
Suite
trivia
Th
album's curious title is taken from Chris's misspoken announcement
of the piece Saddle The Pony. The band often comment that
the name of the horse on the album cover is Sniff.
Celtic Suite started as a solo violin air by Adele -
what followed was a string of tunes and improvisated magic
from Govannen.
Tequila is a running gag by the band as Christo often adds
it to various songs wherever he can. At party functions
the band now play it straight as part of it's regular set.
