a sophistated blend of Irish, Celtic & Australian music, with a Celtic twist on your favourite popular songs.
Alison's Band - Celtic Fire
Weddings, Hooleys, Anything!!
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 names of the bands - both 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 Dreamtime or 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.
other styles :- anything from classical to Spandau Ballet! + much more
Playing for a live RTE & ABC Australia Broadcast Christmas 2006
A Few Reviews
“Your band turned our wedding day into an Irish celebration and have given us many happy memories to carry with us throughout our life.”
“Heard you at the Rocks doing some Irish tunes. Your combination of whistle & guitar is fantastic. I have not heard the whistle played like this before - so fast & rhythmic, cheerful & hypnotic.”
“terrific-good live entertainment-toe tapping stuff!!”
“..thank you and your band for your beautiful & lively music on our wedding day. We still have some of the music, singing & dancing on our video so we will enjoy it for years to come.”
“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.”
Sounds Like
Anyone you want as long as they play Celtic or Australian Music, with a bit of classical, jazz, pop & rock’n roll thrown in .
Alison has performed both nationally and internationally for weddings, parties, festivals, concerts, community events, Irish sessions, amusement parks, cruise ships, private and corporate functions, tourists, nudist colonies, fundraisers, bush dances and Ceili nights.
She played in Sydney Town Hall at a reception for the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.
Alison also plays:-
Irish whistle low whistles
Flute (classical & wooden)
Piano Accordion
Bodhran
Keyboards
Bouzouki Vocals
Regular Gigs
Royal Cricketer's Arms Hotel - Prospect - Wednesdays 7 - 10pm (Irish session)
Royal Cricketer's Arms Hotel - Prospect - 1st Sunday of the month 4- 7pm (Irish session)
Mean Fiddler Irish Bar, Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill - last Sunday of the month (except May when we will play Sun 24th) - 6pm (Irish session)
Alison led the weekly Irish sessions at the Mean Fiddler from 2003-2009
Recordings
She has been recorded on several CDs including
Step it Out - Celtic Fire
Bodhran Practice" CD - Alison Boyd
David Zaoui's "A Mystery",
“Flash Lads” – the Wheeze & Suck Band.
the Railway Session,
Music at the Shamrock
"A swagful of songs - the Bush Bandicoots,"
Venues where I / we have played include:-
Sydney Town Hall - St Patrick's Day Reception for the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.
Royal Cricketer's Arms Hotel - Prospect
Top of Centrepoint Tower - Sydney
Norfolk Island Ireland
Mission Beach, QLD
Cruise ships
Mean Fiddler Irish Pub (ongoing residency for over 5 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 I have taught / performed
St Patricks Day Parade / Celebrations - Sydney (2003 - 2007)
St Albans Folk Festival (1998 - 2007) 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
Alison Boyd - whistle, Tony Pyrzakowski - fiddle, Eric Eisler - guitar
The Guardian of all lost souls Keeps vigilant seeker of goals There, the Guardian reaches and shows. That you dream and life is always in your control
When you are lost and filled with doubt The guardian hold out the hand To give you hope and a thread That it is not better for you to be dead. The Guardian’s hand is there to lift your hopes up instead.
When you are ready you are to let go With your life back into your own control The Guardian smiles and flows from your life You are son how to forget this Guardian’s light.
With your life back into the flow You had forgotten that once You had the Guardian to show That your life meant something When you were very low.
Have you not wondered where does the Guardian goes? When there is doubt around Has the Guardian a Guardian when their time is low. Who helps the Guardian when their life is low? When they are confused Finding it hard when they are used.
So when you’re full of life, which is right. Reach out your hand and help someone out. You will find that a small smile is there Especially when you show that you really care.
Cheers for the add. Your music sounds great! You play all your instraments just beautifully. A true talent. Keep those sounds happening. Don't forget to drop by for a listen.
Hi Alison, Thank you so much for your friendship on Myspace.You are very talented,i have really enjoyed your page,Keep making your beautiful music,and please keep in touch,Liz.
From childhood we all have music within us. Dream of music to fill our lives’ Dream of music to fill our soul Dream of Music of all varieties.
When we grow we all feel they rhythms of music within our life Sadly most of forget how music filled our lives as we all tend to grow up and out of music. The Dreamers keep all aspects of the music. To others they follow the general flow and go to show the substance is a cash flow.
The Dream of music has been hidden. Because of our families, we are all driven to go with societies flow.
No matter how it goes. The dreams of music is never forgotten Put in a cupboard of mind And pressured to conform.
The Real dreamers are never forgotten. Their lives are filled with passion, Imagination and regeneration of music.
The note are formed The keys are heard The words are written and all is put together.
In heart this music flow. To reach your ears, your body, your soul. The music has vibrations that will always grow within you. It matches your vibrations and then it reaches deep within you, you become apart of music and music becomes a part of you.
Because The Music, just like you grows. Man knows that music comes from deep within. For Music dreamers have been passes on from the beginning of time, right up till this very day.
Music Of dreams will always become a part of everyone’s heart. This is where every woman, child and man knows’, that this is part of everyone’s dream. This is where Music and Dreams become one. Each person feels the music, their own way. Each person feels the belonging of music. Each being feels. This is where music really grows.
