Celtic folk band
The Cracklin' Griffins
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The Cracklin Griffins at Lewes
The Cracklin' Griffins : The 7th Big Jim Bestival
Original Irish Songs with The Cracklin' Griffins Busking at Brunswick Square Festival in Brighton.
About The Cracklin' Griffins
Brighton based epic folk/rock band, with classic versions of Irish and old time folk music, alongside Pogues covers
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Celtic folk band
Brighton
Public liability insurance of £1 million
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The Cracklin' Griffins' Song list
Wild Rover
Dirty old town
Irish rover
Star of the county down
Drunken sailor
Streams of Whiskey
Whiskey in the jar
Sally Maclienne
Molly Malone
Leaving of Liverpool
Mrs MacGrath
Tell me ma
All for me Grog
Fairytale of New York
Raggle taggle gypsie
In comes the train
Wagon Wheel
Liverpool lou
Song with no name
Rainy night in soho
Bally desmond polkas
Irish washer woman
Minstrel boy
Rising of the moon
Raglan road
Fields of Athenry
Kelly's Rant
Caric Fergus
Ride on
Liquid lunch
Bella Chow
Where you gonna sleep tonight
Rebecca
Sickbed of Cullcodden
Pots and pans (fields of calomarrah)
Bottles of gin
Peggy gordon
the band plays waltzing Matilda
green fields of france
Patrick Downey
Crawfish
seven drunken nights
the boys come rolling home
long black veil
black velvet band
Galway girl
Town I loved so well
Banks of the roses
Masons apron
the old main drag
Spancil hill
Nancy Whiskey
Down by the liffeyside
Wild Colonial boy
MacCalpines Fusiliers
Galway Shawl
Rocky top
The Auld triangle
the rare old mountain dew
Foggy dew
banks of the roses
Your own ones
Down by the river Sawyer
Kelly's stomp
White City
Broad Majestic Shannon
Kelly the boy from Killane
South Australia
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The Cracklin' Griffins' Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
5 musicians
| Performance duration | Price | |
| Up to 1 hour | £1400 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £1800 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £2500 |
Customer questions
Do you have different line-up options?
Our line up varies, but always has Vocals, Guitar, 4 string Banjo, Tin Whistle, Accordion, Ukulele, Drum. Then usually expands to Fiddle, Bass, Full Drum Kit. And then further expansion to Mandolin, Bouzouki, Whistles, Irish Flute
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
We are flexible, but would need notice of timing changes
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
We can if requested, for an additional £100
How much time do you need to set up?
About an hour/ 1.5 hours
Can you roam around while you perform?
Not usually
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
Yes, but we prefer to control the set ourselves, and read the room/ crowd, knowing what works best
Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?
Yes
Can you learn song requests before the event?
There may be a chance we already know it, if the song sits well in our style we can possibly learn it, but we tend to not learn completely new songs.. An extra fee might be added for a completely new song (eg £50)
Musicianship
Genres:
Traditional Irish folk, Folk, Folk rock, Irish rock, Traditional English folk, Bluegrass, Originals, Acoustic, Americana, Alternative rock, Polka
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Private event, Wedding, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Birthday party, Christmas party, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, New Year's Eve, Burns night, Concert, Virtual event
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