Based in:
Sydney NSW
Line up(s) available: 2 piece (duo), 3 piece (trio), 4 piece (quartet)
Celtic Fire is a high energy band playing a dynamic mixture of your favourite Irish, Celtic & Australian sing-a-longs and toe-tapping tunes.
Don't be fooled by the name of the band - we play many styles of music including bush music, rock'n roll, blues, pop, country, & classical.
We specialize in providing Celtic entertainment for all types of functions from weddings & garden parties, through to lively sessions, dances & corporate events.
With a unique combination of harp, whistle, flute, accordion, bodhran, guitar & vocals, Celtic Fire will make your event a lively and enjoyable experience.
Music & dance calling for bush dances and ceilis also available.
Depending on your budget / function you can book a duo, up to a 4 piece band. Alison has many year's experience in organizing festivals and events, and can help with the details. We will be pleased to discuss with you what it is that you require, or to offer advice.
“Your band turned our wedding day into an Irish celebration and have given us many happy memories to carry with us throughout our life.”
“Your combination of whistle & guitar is fantastic. I have not heard the whistle played like this before - so fast & rhythmic, cheerful & hypnotic.”
“the guests felt like they where riding the Titanic.”
“we couldn’t go to Ireland, so the band brought Ireland to us.”
Celtic Fire are:
Alison Boyd
Originally from Belfast, Alison is a very accomplished musician. She is a classically trained flautist & pianist and has performed in Ireland, Europe & the South Pacific, & in folk clubs and festivals around Australia.
She plays harp, tin whistles, low whistles, flutes (wooden and classical), bodhran, keyboard, piano accordion & bouzouki. Alison has taught tin whistle and bodhran at many festivals.
Alison has played in many bands over the years. She has also been involved in organising several festivals including the "St Albans Folk Festival", and the "Celtic Music Festival at the Mean Fiddler," and runs Boyd's Irish Music Agency.
She has been recorded on several CDs including:
Step it Out - Celtic Fire
Bodhran Practice" CD - Alison Boyd
The Railway Session
Music at the Shamrock
David Zaoui's "A Mystery"
"A swagful of songs - the Bush Bandicoots"
Eric Eisler
Eric has been performing in bands from the age of 22. He plays mandolin, banjo, guitar, bass guitar, lagerphone, bodhran and fiddle. He also provides vocals and is a fantastic dance caller.
Eric has also performed with many dance groups including Scottish, Irish & English country dance. He is also a member of the Sydney Scottish Fiddles, and made his film debut in "My brilliant career."
He has also been recorded on several CDs including:
Step it Out - Celtic Fire
Bodhran Practice" CD - Alison Boyd
The Railway Session
Music at the Shamrock
"Selectors Bush Band"
Venues we have played include:
Sydney Town Hall - St Patrick's Day Reception for the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese
Top of Centrepoint Tower - Sydney
Norfolk Island
Ireland
Mission Beach, QLD
Cruise ships
Mean Fiddler Irish Pub (ongoing residency for over 4 years)
Penrith Gaels - Irish Club
P.J. Gallaghers - Irish Pub - Church St, Parramatta
Church St Mall Amphitheatre, Parramatta
Macquarie Shopping Centre
Oakville House
The Rocks Square
The Roundhouse - University of NSW
Nudist Resorts
National Parks
Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens
Mamre Homestead, Mamre Rd, St Marys
Wonderland Sydney
Norman Lindsay Gallery
Fairfield City Farm
White Cliffs Hotel
Wilcania
Festivals/Events where we have performed:
St Patricks Day Parade / Celebrations - Sydney (2003 - 2007)
St Albans Folk Festival (1998 - 2006)
Australian Celtic Festival - Glen Innes (2001 - 2005)
Uranquinty Folk Festival - (2002 - 2005)
Coastfest - Gosford - 2005
Temora Oktoberfest - 2005
Cherry Festival - Young (2005)
Lambing Flat Festival - Young (2005)
Celtic Festival Teralba (2002 - 2004)
Illawarra folk Festival (Jamberoo) (2003, 2004)
National Folk Festival, Canberra (2002, 2004)
Battle of Vinegar Hill Commemoration - Sydney (2004)
Fleadh Ceol at the Mean Fiddler (2003, 2004)
Parc Menai Celtic Festival (2003, 2004)
Umina Beach Folk Festival (2003, 2004)
Patonga Festival (2001, 2002)
Various Council & Community Festivals
This is by no means a full list, but it will give you a good idea of what we can do.
Irish / Australian songs
Along The Road To Gundagai
Back home in Derry
Band Played Waltzing Matilda, The
Belfast Mill
Billy Of Tea
Black Is The Colour
Black Velvet Band
Blackleg Miner
Botany Bay
Bridget O’Malley
Brisbane Ladies
Brown eyed Girl
Catch me if you can
Click Go The Shears
Cockles & Mussels
Congress reels
Country Roads
Danny Boy
Denis O’Reilly
Diamantina Drover
Dirty old town
Down Under
Drover’s Dream. The
Fields of Athenry
Finnegan’s Wake
Flash Jack From Gundagai
Galway girl
Gypsy Rover
Holy Ground, The
Home Among The Gum Trees
I’ll tell me ma
Lachlan Tigers
Leaving of Liverpool
Lime Juice Tub
Moreton Bay
Mountain Dew
Overlander, The
Patsy Fagan
Poor Ned
Raggle Taggle Gypsies
Red Rose Café
Shores of Botany Bay
South Australia
Springtime It Brings On The Shearing
Star Of The County Down
Step it out Mary
Summer in Dublin
Streets of New York
Those were the Days
Waltzing Matilda
Whiskey In The Jar
Wild Colonial Boy
Wild Mountain Thyme
Wild Rover
Scottish Repertoire also available.
Australian Bush Dances
Barn Dance
Chicken Dance
Drongo
Gallopede
Gay Gordons
Heel & Toe Polka
Macarena
Manchester Galop
Nutbush City Limits
Pride Of Erin
Queensland Backstep
Stockyards
Troika
Virginia Reel
Waltz Set
Waves Of Tory
Wombat Polka
Irish Ceili Tunes & Sets
Waltzes Set Dances
Pride of Erin
Pride of Erin
Planxtys
Fanny Power
Boda
Spancil Hll
Waves of Tory
Siege of Ennis
Walls of Limerick
Sweets of May
Dashing White Sergeant
Slip jigs Slides
Foxhunters
Butterfly O’Keefe’s 1
O’Keefe’s 2
Hornpipes Polkas
Boys of Bluehill
Off to California
King of the Faeries Maggie in the woods
Rakes
Rakes of Mallow
Jamie Allen
After battle of Aughrim
Jim Keefe’s
Tom McGown’s
Jigs Reels
Lark in the morning
Morrison’s
Lannigan’s
Blackthorn Stick
Saddle the pony
Tenpenny bit
Mist on the Mountain
Blarney Pilgrim
Dusty windowsills
Haste to the wedding
Cunnamulla
Turf Lodge
Athol Highlanders Wind that shakes
Sally Gardens
Far frae hame
Take her out
Spatter the dew
Fairy dance
Dancing Bear
Junior Crehan’s
Silver Spear
Maid behind the bar
Musical priest
St Anne’s
McMahon’s
Ireland in New York
Congress
Cooley’s
Popular Songs
50 ways to leave your lover
500 miles
Bad case of loving you
Bad moon rising
Better be home soon
Black velvet
Brown Eyed Girl
California Dreaming
Crazy little thing called love
Da do ron ron
Delilah
Down on the corner
Down Under
Folsom City blues
Forgiven not forgotten
Gambler, The
Gypsies, tramps & thieves
Have you ever seen the rain
Hello Mary Lou
Hit the Road Jack / Fever
Honky Tonk Women
Hot Stuff
I’m a believer
I saw her standing there
I still haven’t found …
I walk the line
Leaving on a jet plane
Let’s stick together
Letter, The
Livin’ la vida loca
Living next door to Alice
Lookin’ out my back door
Moondance
Mustang Sally
My Sharona
Oh Boy
One
Paddy’s Green Shamrock shore
Piano man
Proud Mary
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Solid Rock
Summer in Dublin
Sunny Afternoon
Sway
Sweet Caroline
Take me home country roads
Those were the days
Time Warp, The
Twist and shout
To her door
Toss the feathers (inst)
Under the boardwalk
Way out west
When I’m 64
Y.M.C.A.
And many many more……….
Harp Repertoire
We can also do sophisticated harp & guitar arrangements
Irish / Celtic
Arran Boat
Briget O’Malley
Carolan’s Dream
Carolan’s welcome
Carolans ramble to Cashel
Carrickfergus
Clergy’s Lamentation
Danny boy
Dark Island, the
Fanny Power
Green Fields of Gaothdobhair
Green glens of Antrim
Hills of Glenorchy
Lady Marian (Clannad)
Mary from Dungloe
Morfa’r Frenhines (the Queen’s Marsh)
Only our rivers run free
Planxty Irwin
Rosbif Waltz
Saely Kelly
Shearin’s no for you, the
Si bheag, si mor
Six Ribbons
Slane
Religious (ancient Celtic hymn tunes)
Slane
Clonmacnoise
Moville
Classical
Canon – Pachelbel
Jupiter from the Planet Suite – Holst
Largo – from the New World – Dvorak
Modern Songs
Many modern songs can be adapted ….. I have had brides walk down the aisle to Eric Clapton, & Guns’n roses played on the harp.
Talk to me and we’ll see what is possible.
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