King Chiaullee are a
Celtic music
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band from the
Isle of Man
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. The band met while at school together in 1994, and have since performed at numerous festivals throughout the UK,
Europe
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, and in the United States.
The group has five members:
*Adam Rhodes (
fiddle
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and
bouzouki)
*David Kilgallon (
fiddle
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*Russell Cowin (
bodhran and
double bass
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*Gilno Carswell (
whistle)
*Matthew Kelly (
guitar
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and
mandolin
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)
King Chiaullee combine
Manx
Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man:
* Manx people
**Manx surnames
* Isle of Man
It may also refer to:
Languages
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,
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
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and
Irish traditional music with original tunes penned by band members, to form an infectious and unique blend of contemporary Celtic music.
The band have produced three studio albums, ''Baase Cooil Stroo'' (2000), ''Reel:Ode'' (2003) and ''Nish!'' (2006)
see iTunes, and have also contributed to numerous compilation albums.
In 2008 the group performed at
Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany and, competing in the festival's band competition, went on to win first prize - the ''Trophée Cidrerie des Terroirs''. This led to performances in Milan and at Italy's renowned Celtica festival.
The band is currently preparing for a performance at the 2010
Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow.
References
External links
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Manx musical groups
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