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Seán Reynolds - Pat Reynolds - Mike Reynolds - Kevin Killeen - guest fiddler Rose Flanagan - Bill Black


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(ceili pictures by Peter Jee)

inquiries: Bill Black 508.540.5324 - email northeastcb@earthlink.net
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"THE NEWEST CEILI BAND IN THE COUNTRY, AND ALREADY ONE OF THE BEST!"

Formed in June of 2004, the NECB is comprised of musicians from the Boston and New York areas who have
played together extensively in the past, and who appreciate ceili band playing as a particular skill
within the broader spectrum of Irish traditional music.
   
 
In addition, the members of the NECB appreciate one another both as musicians and as individuals. The
love and respect of the band members for one another is clearly manifest at every NECB performance, and
of course infuses the band's music as it is experienced by the dancers fortunate enough to be in
attendance at an NECB ceili.

The NECB prides itself on being responsive to the desires of its dancers - we don't tell you what
the next ceili dance or set is going to be, you tell us!
 

PAST & FUTURE...


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THE PAST ....
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June 2004
band makes its debut to universal approbation and amazement (or vice versa) at the Cape Cod Celtic Festival

Sept 2004
ditto, at the Newport Irish Festival

Jan 2005
first annual Cape Cod Ceili Weekend (or "CCCW I"). Great weekend in spite of un-Cape-like weather (30+ inches of
snow on the ground)

May 2005
Memorial Day weekend ceili at the Irish Village

July 2005
band performs as part of the Cape Cod Celtic Festival

Sept 2005
band returns to its second Newport Irish Festival

Jan 2006
second Cape Cod Ceili Weekend - great time had by all!

June 2006
Cape Cod Celtic Festival IV

Jan 2007
CCCW III - the best yet as lads are joined by Rosemary and Maeve Flanagan and dance
workshop instructors Aidan Maher (ceili) and Barry and Pat Callahan (sets)

June 2007
Midsummer Ceili at the Irish Village

October 2007
NECB appears at a Gertie Byrne "#1 Irish Weekend" at the Falls View Hotel in the Catskills

January 2008
CCCW IV - great time had by all (despite bogus fire alarms and impending snowstorms!)


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THE FUTURE ....
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February 6-8, 2009

Fifth annual Cape Cod Ceili Weekend at the Irish Village. If you've been to one of these weekends,
you'll know what a blast it is! Three ceilis, dance workshops with Eileen Dugal and the Callahans, and the "3 F's" in abundance
(food, fun, and fellowship). We're planning some instrument workshops too.
Great shopping in nearby Hyannis if you need a break from dancing (yeah, right!)


band inquiries: Bill Black 508.540.5324 - email necb@earthlink.net
hotel information/reservations: 508.771.0100 - ivillage@gis.net