The Tulla Céilí Band
The Tulla Céilí Band is a noted Céilidh band. They were founded in 1946, by Paddy Canny, fellow fiddler P.J. Hayes, pianist Teresa Tubridy, and accordion player Joe Cooley at Minogue's Bar in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. The band won first prize at a Limerick fleadh and made their first radio appearance in 1948. In the following decade, they competed in the All Ireland competitions, initiating a rivalry with the Kilfenora Céilí Band, which won the competition in 1954 and 1955. In 1956, Tulla tied Kilfenora for first place in the Munster competition but lost by a half point in the All Ireland. Tulla won first place the following year, however, and won again in 1960. The band toured Britain and the United States in 1958, delivering a memorable performance at Carnegie Hall in New York on St. Patrick's Day. The Tulla Céilí Band recorded five 78 rpms for HMV in 1956 and recorded their first LP, Echoes of Erin, in 1958.[1]
In 2008 An Post issued a stamp featuring the band.[2]
References
- ^ Bill Lynch (ed.), Tulla Ceili Band. Set Dancing News, 2008. Originally published December 2002. Retrieved: 22 April 2009.
- ^ List of people on stamps of Ireland
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The Tulla Céilí Band recorded their 40th Anniversary album in Galway in 1986 which was released on cassette tape, now available in CD format from the manufacturers www.tradireland.ie