my friend an i are both student musicians an are looking to start up a ceilah band (i don't know if this is how its spelt?) with the advice from one of the teachers who plays fiddle. does anybody have any good links to helpful sights with dance instructions or any good tunes.
p.s. we can play jump jim joe, which is what they allways start with at the summr school ceilah we go to!
I spell it ceilidhe, because that is how the club that taught me how to dance spelled it. But I more often see it without the silent 'dhe' at the end.
I will leave it to more experienced folks to address other issues.
When I was a young lad starting out I bought/stole anything by The Shaskeen Ceilidhe Band from Galway, featuring Tom Cussen on banjo, locked myself away for a year, and then joined in the sessions and got lucky with a few gigs here and there. Tom's band was the most wonderful education. I finally got to meet him in 1997 when I went to Ireland.
its more of a kids tune that has a simple song and dance that gets everybody on their feet.
jump jump jump jim joe
nod your head shake your head and tap your toe
round round and round we go
and you choose another partner and you jump jim joe
Ceilidhe/Ceili- Both are pronounced the same way (Kaylee)
I used both spellings from as far back as I remember.
When I was a kid my mother used to go 'for a Ceili' (Kaylee) to a neighbour's house, meaning she use to drop in to the neighbours for a chat.
Some years ago I was passing an Irish Club in London and a sign outside said 'Ceilidhe Dancing every Sat Night' My English friend asked me in all sincerity "What kind of dancing is 'Sell-E- Da- ha dancing'? I told him I went there on a regular basis with my girl friend 'Ni-am-by-' (Niamh) . We use to spell it Niambh then. Irish pronunciation of Neeve
I've NEVER seen or heard Jump Jim Joe played for a ceili!!!!
It's a Family Dance tune and song done ONLY for childrens programs here in the States.
Stick with the Stack of Barley, Shoe the Donkey, Gay Gordon, Walls of Limerick, the 4 and 8 Hand reels, Bridge of Athlone, High Caul Cap, Siege of Ennis, etc. for easy dances instead.
ceilah tunes
ceilah tunes
my friend an i are both student musicians an are looking to start up a ceilah band (i don't know if this is how its spelt?) with the advice from one of the teachers who plays fiddle. does anybody have any good links to helpful sights with dance instructions or any good tunes.
p.s. we can play jump jim joe, which is what they allways start with at the summr school ceilah we go to!
# Posted on March 12th 2010 by mandolinist
Re: ceilah tunes
Can't help with dances but there are some tunes we use here:
http://www.iliff.co.uk/abc/tunesHeronIsland.asp
There are loads of tune sites in the Links section.
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# Posted on March 12th 2010 by Markplucker
Re: ceilah tunes
I spell it ceilidhe, because that is how the club that taught me how to dance spelled it. But I more often see it without the silent 'dhe' at the end.
I will leave it to more experienced folks to address other issues.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by AlBrown
Re: ceilah tunes
When I was a young lad starting out I bought/stole anything by The Shaskeen Ceilidhe Band from Galway, featuring Tom Cussen on banjo, locked myself away for a year, and then joined in the sessions and got lucky with a few gigs here and there. Tom's band was the most wonderful education. I finally got to meet him in 1997 when I went to Ireland.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by Tony O'Rourke
Re: ceilah tunes
In Scotland it is Ceilidh. In Irish it would either be Ceilidhe or Ceili depending on whether you are using the original or modern, lazy spelling.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by No Cause For Alarm
Re: ceilah tunes
What kind of tune is "jump jim joe" ....this isn't a Joyce Country Ceili Band kind of thing is it?
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by premier
Re: ceilah tunes
its more of a kids tune that has a simple song and dance that gets everybody on their feet.
jump jump jump jim joe
nod your head shake your head and tap your toe
round round and round we go
and you choose another partner and you jump jim joe
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by mandolinist
Re: ceilah tunes
Ceilidhe/Ceili- Both are pronounced the same way (Kaylee)
I used both spellings from as far back as I remember.
When I was a kid my mother used to go 'for a Ceili' (Kaylee) to a neighbour's house, meaning she use to drop in to the neighbours for a chat.
Some years ago I was passing an Irish Club in London and a sign outside said 'Ceilidhe Dancing every Sat Night' My English friend asked me in all sincerity "What kind of dancing is 'Sell-E- Da- ha dancing'? I told him I went there on a regular basis with my girl friend 'Ni-am-by-' (Niamh) . We use to spell it Niambh then. Irish pronunciation of Neeve
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by Free Reed
Re: ceilah tunes
I've NEVER seen or heard Jump Jim Joe played for a ceili!!!!
It's a Family Dance tune and song done ONLY for childrens programs here in the States.
Stick with the Stack of Barley, Shoe the Donkey, Gay Gordon, Walls of Limerick, the 4 and 8 Hand reels, Bridge of Athlone, High Caul Cap, Siege of Ennis, etc. for easy dances instead.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by vonnieestes