Wikipedia:
Ceili Rain is a celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995. As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" (pronounced kay-lee) means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages crowd. "Coeli" is a form of the Latin word for "heaven". Rain is English, meaning downpour. Thus, according to Halligan, Ceili Rain is a "downpour of heavenly partiness."
Personnel
Current members
Bob Halligan, Jr. (May 1995-present) — Lead Vocal, GuitarRaymond Arias (1997—present) — GuitarBill Bleistine (2003—present) — Drums, PercussionKevin de Souza (2008-present) — BassJoe Davoli (2007-present)- FiddleBurt Mitchell (?-present) — Pipes, Whistles Ex & Occasional Members
Buddy Connolly (May 1996-occasional) — Accordion, KeyboardsSkip Cleavinger (Dec 1997-occasional) — Pipes, WhistlesJohn Dreibelbis (2005-occasional) — Pipes, WhistlesTyler Duncan (2005-occasional)-Pipes, WhistlesPhil Madeira (Jan 1996-May 1996) — Accordion, KeyboardsTim Lauer (May 1995 - Jan 1996) — Accordion, KeyboardsJohn McGillian (occasional) — Accordion, KeyboardsSusie Monick (occasional) — Accordion, KeyboardsGretchen Priest (?) — FiddleChris Carmichael (May 1995 - May 1996) Fiddle, CelloRick Cua (1995-1997) — BassBob “Buff” Harmon (1998-200?) — BassAndrew Lamb (1998-2000) — BassLance Hoppen (1997-?) — BassDaniel Grimsland (Sep 2002-2005) — BassPaul Grimsland (?) — GuitarNaoise Sheridan (?) — GuitarBruce Wallace (?) — GuitarTony Hooper (May 1995-1997) — GuitarRocky Marvel (?) — Drums, PercussionMark Hagan (?) — Drums, PercussionNick Buda (?) — Drums, PercussionLang Bliss (?) — Drums, PercussionNick Distefano (1995) — Drums, PercussionJohn Daneluk (2003) — Drums, PercussionChris Eddy (2000) — Drums, PercussionRobbie Spangnolitti (2004) — Drums, PercussionJim Hoke (May 1995) — Pipes, WhistlesDiane Davitch (1995) — Pipes, WhistlesJohn Brown (1995) — Pipes, WhistlesDiane Davitch (1995) — Pipes, WhistlesHunter Lee (?-1997) — Pipes, WhistlesMatt Fisher (1997) — Pipes, WhistlesSarah Hart (?) — Pipes, Whistles
