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Wake- Irish Band

The Wake have been entertaining Australian audiences since 1995. With a mixture of traditional contemporary and original music The Wake are happy in any setting, weddings, pubs, or festivals. Taking their name from the great Irish tradition of the wake, celebrating and drinking right to the end.

  • Entertainment:
    Irish and Celtic Music, World Music
  • City:
    Melbourne
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  • 0 FLOAT/RAKES OF MARLOW/DAVEY NICK NACK
  • 500 MILES
  • A TALE THEY WON’T BELIEVE
  • ALL FOR ME GROG
  • ALL I WANT IS YOU
  • AN ORDINARY MAN
  • AS I WALKED OUT ONE EVENING
  • BACK HOME IN DERRY
  • BAD MOON RISING
  • BAND ON EVERY CORNER
  • BEAUTIFUL THING
  • BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE
  • BLACK HEART
  • BLACK IS THE COLOUR
  • BLACK VELVET BAND
  • BLISTER IN THE SUN
  • BLOOD WEDDING
  • BLUE SPANISH EYES
  • BODY OF AN AMERICAN
  • BOG DOWN IN THE VALLEY-O
  • BOYS FROM THE COUNTY HELL
  • BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD
  • BROWN EYED GIRL
  • BUTTERFLY/BONNIE
  • CARELESS
  • CARRICKFERGUS
  • CECILIA
  • COME OUT YE BLACK & TANS
  • COOLEYS (Em)/LADDER (G)/FRANKS (A)
  • COOLEYS/GRAVEL WALK
  • COULDN’T HAVE COME AT A BETER TIME
  • DANNY BOY
  • DAY DREAM BELIEVER
  • DEVILS DREAM/MASONS APRON
  • DIRTY OLD TOWN
  • DON’T BLAME ME
  • DROWSY MAGGIE
  • DRUNKEN SAILOR
  • DUMB THINGS
  • FAIRY TALE OF NEW YORK
  • FALL FROM GRACEWITH GOD
  • FIELDS OF ATHENRY
  • FIERY RED HAIR YEAH YEAH
  • FIESTA
  • FLOWER OF SCOTLAND
  • FOLLOW ME UP TO CARLO
  • FOR A SHORT TIME
  • FROM CLARE TO HERE
  • GESUNDHEIT, GOD BLESS YOU
  • HALLELUJAH
  • HENRY LEE
  • HIGH REEL
  • I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
  • I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS
  • I SAW HER STANDING THERE
  • IRISH ROVER
  • JESSE JAMES (MANDOLIN)
  • JOHNNY TODD
  • JUG OF PUNCH
  • JULIA (Dm)/STAR (Am)/ TAMLIN (Am)
  • JULIA(Dm)/ MISS SHEPHERDS(A) / TAMLIN(Dm) (Am)
  • KILFENORA
  • LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL
  • LIVERPOOL LULLABY
  • LOCH LOMOND
  • LONESOME BOATMAN
  • MAGGIE MAY
  • MARGARET’S WALTZ
  • MISERY
  • MOON DANCE
  • MY BROTHER SILVEST
  • NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
  • NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO DIE
  • O’KEEFE’S SLIDE / KID ON THE MOUNTAIN Em
  • ORANGE AND THE GREEN
  • OVER THE OCEANS / SWALLOW / CONOUHTMANS
  • PAIR OF BROWN EYES
  • PAT HORGANS/RYANS/APOLKA
  • POOR NED (MANDOLIN)
  • RED ROSE CAFE
  • RIDE ON
  • RIDERS ON THE STORM
  • RING OF FIRE
  • ROARING DAYS
  • SALLY MACLENNANE
  • SCOTLAND THE BRAVE/ MARIES WEDDING
  • SICK BED OF CULLCULAN
  • SOMETHING’S SCREWING WITH MY HEAD
  • SONG FOR IRELAND
  • SOUTH AUSTRALIA (MANDOLIN)
  • STAR OF COUNTY DOWN
  • STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
  • STREAMS OF WHISKEY
  • STUBBERT’S/HIGH REEL/BOYS DON’T CRY
  • SWEET SIXTEEN (CAPO 2nd)
  • TELL ME MA/DICEY REILLY (MANDOLIN)
  • THE AULD TRIANGLE
  • THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATILDA
  • THE BASSO
  • THE BOLD O’DONOGHUE
  • THE BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE
  • THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE
  • THE GLEN COTTAGE 1&2 (A/G/E//Am/D/C)
  • THE GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE
  • THE GUINNESS SONG
  • THE HOLY GROUND
  • THE MERMAID
  • THE MORNING STAR
  • THE RAIN
  • THE RAKISH KIND
  • THE RARE OLD TIMES (CAPO 2nd)
  • THE RAZOR SONG
  • THE RIGHTS OF MAN Em, D, C.
  • THE SHIP SONG
  • THE TOWN I LOVE SO WELL
  • THE VICKER SONG
  • THE VOYAGE
  • THE WANDERER (CAPO 2nd)
  • THOSE WERE THE DAYS
  • THOUSANDS ARE SAILING (CAPO 2nd)
  • THREE LITTLE DRUMMERS
  • THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND ME
  • TIME OF YOUR LIFE
  • TO HER DOOR
  • TOWN I LOVE SO WELL
  • TRAFFIC JAM
  • UNDER THE CLOCKS
  • WAY OVER YONDER
  • WEILE WEILE WEILE
  • WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR
  • WHEN I FIRST MET YOUR MA
  • WHISKEY IN THE JAR
  • WHY DOES IT ALWAYS END THIS WAY?
  • WILD ROVER
  • WILL YOU GO LASSIE GO
  • WOMAN BY MY SIDE
  • WOMAN OF IRELAND
  • YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU BUT……
  • YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
  • YOUNG NED OF THE HILL

Biography

Irish Band

Irish Band The Wake have been entertaining Australian audiences since 1995. With a mixture of traditional contemporary and original music The Wake are happy in any setting, weddings, pubs, or festivals. Taking their name from the great Irish tradition of the wake, celebrating and drinking right to the end.

They are a flexible band that can arrange our line up to suite any occasion or budget. They are mostly a four piece band with guitar, fiddle, accordion and bass. We can add a drummer to the mix for big occasions or perform as a two piece.

They are a confident and professional in every aspect of our performance. Some of the venues we have performed at include.

The Dan O’Connell, Carlton.
National Celtic Music Festival, Geelong.
Mt Bulla Folk Festival.
Kilmore Folk Festival.
Shamrock Hotel, Echuca.
The White Swan (Paddy’s Bar), Swan Hill.
The New Australian, Albury.
Yarrawonga Folk Festival.
Bridie O’Rillys, Lt Collins St, Chapel St,
Elephant and Wheelbarrow, Burke St, Port Melbourne.
The Celtic Club, Queen St.
PJ O’Brian’s, South Bank.
Federal Hotel, Swan Hill.
Flanagan’s, Frankston.
Melbourne Racing Club.
Tom Thumbs, Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone.
O’Sullivans, Essendon.
Federation Square, (for Ireland V. Australia rugby world cup).