Profile

Beer for Breakfast are a four piece Irish Band, who play a fantastic and lively range of Traditional and Contemporary Irish Music, as well as Celtic Rock and Country Rock & Roll. They are all professional musicians who came together about 4 years ago from academic, formal, semi-pro and session music backgrounds to form one of the most vibrant and lively bands on the Irish music scene today. They also specialise in Ceilis and use an excellent Caller.

Beer for Breakfast have a top quality and self- contained PA and Bose speaker system and come equipped and ready to play at all types of music venues from small to very large, e.g. Festivals, Pubs, Clubs, Weddings and Ceilis.


Ceilis

Beer For Breakfast specialise in Ceili's for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, folk festivals, PTA's and corporate events, from very large events to very small gatherings. Playing as a five piece ceili band, they use one of three excellent callers, Michael, Francis or Bill, to give your Ceili an Irish, Scottish or English flavour- depending on what you want! The callers are all very experienced and are there to make your event very enjoyable and for you to have fun.

Their ‘caller’ will instruct you in each dance before you do it, ‘call’ the steps and supervise the dance once it starts. Getting the steps absolutely right is neither expected nor demanded, in fact the object is to have FUN and lots of it! Popular dances include: The Big Set Mixer, Bridge of Athlone, The Oxo Reel, La Rouse, The Circassian Circle, Rebecca’s Roundabout, Cottagers Jig, Nottingham Swing, Cumberland Square 8, Strip the Willow, Dashing White Sergeant, The Gay Gordons, Eightsome reel, St Bernards Waltz, Canadian Barn Dance, Pride of Erin Walz,.

The band will normally split the evening into periods of 45 mins to 60 mins and will perform a song or a tune in between dances as necessary, to allow you to get your breath back! They are happy to organise the ceili to fit in with your disco, or any other activities you have planned.


Testimonials

"We were very pleased with the way the night went". Ned

"Thanks for a great show. All the best for the New Year". Pete

"Mike and I enjoyed your band's performance on Sunday evening". Belinda & Mike

"We would both like to say a big thank you for the ceili, it was fantastic and everybody commented on what a good time they had. Thank you again". Frank and Alex

"Everything went brilliantly - it was a great day and you did a great job, thanks very much to you and the rest of the band. Thanks again". Michael and Emma


Repertoire

St. Brendan
Lark in the Morning
Mountain Dew
Murshien Durkin
Mc Alpines Fusiliers
JCB song
Black Velvet Band
Seven Drunken Nights
Paddy on the Railway
Whisky in the Jar
Rarest Flowers
Streets of Dublin
Rocky Rd to Dublin
Nobbys Steamboat
Sally McLennane
I Useta Luv Her
Four Roads
Whisky you’re the Devil
South Australia
Irish Rover
Rose of Allendale
Fields of Athanry
Galway Shawl
Galway Girls
Donegal Danny
Wild Rover
Craic was Mighty in Isle of Man
Shamrock Shore
The Maro
Liverpool Lou
Fairytale of New York
Dark Streets of London
Red Rose Café
Hills of Donegal
Back to Tuam
FCA
Lukeys Boat
Thousands are Sailing
Streams of Whiskey
Grace
Jock Stuart
Rattlin’ Roarin Willie
Nancy Whisky
Rose of Allandale
Flower o’ Scotland
Wild Mountain Thyme
Mingalay Boat song
Northern Lights of Aberdeen
O Boy
Peggy Sue
Bye Bye Love
Always on my Mind
Lucille,The Gambler
Walk The Line
Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Foulsom Prison Blues
Ring of Fire

Other tunes:

Ms Sullivan’s
Calliope Ho
Going To The Well For Water
Scottish
Kerry Slide
Scattery Island
 Fairy Reel
Silver Spire
Tamlyn
Silver Spear
Merry Blacksmith
Sportskerry
Parnell’s March
Yellow Wattle
Eddy Kelly
Peter St
Golden Keyboard
Rose In Heather
Aaron’s Key
O Dea's
Macs Fancy
Mist Covered Mountain
Geese In Bog
Cottage In The Grove
Sean Ryan’s
Walter Sammonds
Concertina Reel
Wild Irishman
Lark In The Morning
Jig Of Slurrs
Athol Highlanders
Foxhunters
Another Jig Will Do
Sally Lennons Set
Sailing Into Walpole Marsh
Wheels Of World
Julia Delaney
Ill Buy Boots For Maggie
O Connors
Johnny I Do Miss You
Tom Busby's
James Byrne’s
Four Posts Of The  Bed
Simons Jig
Liverpool Jig
Copperplate Old/New (Reels)
Tuesday Afternoon
Twelve Pins
Kesh Jig
Behind The Haystack
Jig
Blarney Pilgrim
Close To Floor
Girls Of Bainbridge
Jig
Reel
Boil The Breakfast Early
Margaret’s Waltz
Cathleen O Heirs
Paddy O Rafferty's
Humours Of Clonmult
Rev Brothers Jig
Congress Reel
Reel
Eel In The Sink
Mullingar Races
Maids Of Mt Kisko
Paddy Goes To Glasgow
Sweeney’s Buttermilk
Monahan Twig
Boil The Breakfast Early
Jenny’s Wedding
Toss The Feathers
Blast Of Wind
Far From Home
Green Fields Of America
Staten Island
Morpeth Rant
High Road To Linton
Dashing White Sergeant/ Maries Wedding/ Wind That Shakes The Barley
Sportskerry
Willafjord
Irish Washerwoman
Athol Highlanders
Jig Of Slurs
Highland Laddie
Barren Rocks Of Aden
Terribus
Scotland The Brave
St Bernards Waltz
Margarets Waltz
Over The Sea To Skye
I Belong To Glasgow
Flowers Of Edinburgh
Convenience Reel
Maids Of Mt Cisco