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Major Events
North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas,
Texas 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998,
1997
Music City Texas Theater, Linden,
Texas 2005
Texas Scottish Festival and Highland
Games, Arlington, Texas 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001,
2000, 1998, 1997
Austin Celtic Festival 2005, 2004, 2003
Amarillo Celtic Heritage Festival 2005
Grapefest, Grapevine Texas festival, 2008, 2007, 2005
The Glenn Mitchell Show, KERA Dallas
2004, 2003
Monroe, Louisiana, Celtic Heritage
Festival 2007
RTE ( Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish
National Radio –Live From Miltown with Sean Ban Breatnach—July 8, 2005
Le Gran Bal D’Europe, Gennetines, France,
July 2003
Red River Radio KDAQ “No Cover” show
2004
KETK Channel 56, Tyler live TV broadcast
2005
Celt Fest Texas, Odessa, 2007, 2006
Grapevine Main Street Days, 2006
Artsnet Masterworks Series, numerous
concert appearances in Tarrant County
Baton Rouge Swampcelts Festival 2005
Mississippi Celtic Fest 2004, 2003, 2002
Dallas City Arts Festival 2006, 2005
Houston Highland Games 2002, 2001
DFW Skylink Gala 2005 ( grand opening of
the new Skylink Train at DFW airport)
Lampasas “ A Little Night Music” concert
series, June 2005
Celtic Heritage Festival, Bedford, Texas
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Old Bedford School 1999, 2000
SCMA Celtic Christmas 2004, 2003, 2002
Piney Woods Pickin’ Parlor, Mineola
Texas 2005, 2000, 1998
Wildwood Coffee House, Tyler Texas2007, 2006,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998
Camp Street Café, Crockett , Texas 2002,
2000, 1998
Roland’s Next Door, Jacksonville, Texas
2006, 2004,2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Tyler Festival on the Square, Tyler,
Texas 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996
Salado Scottish, Highlands Festival,
Salado, Texas 1997, 1996
MacLeod Celtic Festival, Houston, Texas
1996, 1997, 1998
Henderson Syrup Festival, Henderson, Texas
2005, 2004, 2000 and 1999
Palestine Dogwood Festival 2004, 2002
East Texas Symphony Ball, Tyler, Texas
1999
East Texas Celtic Heritage Festival,
Kilgore, Texas 2006, 2005 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
and 1995
(Received the Best Presentation Award in 1996 and 2000)
Dickens on the Strand , Galveston, Texas
2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
Pineknot Music Co-op, Nacogdoches ,
Texas, 2004, 2002
Beyond the Pale also appears regularly
at numerous other concert venues and private events.
Recordings:
Our latest release:
The
Music Plays Me
Released March 2006, the best yet from Beyond The Pale, featuring the
perfect combination of powerful and captivating songs and dazzling
instrumentals from eclectic yet
coherent roots and including several original compositions. With songs from
Dave Carter, Tim O’Brien, Trout Fishing in America as well as by band
members Gordon McLeod and Christy McLeod interspersed with powerful
instrumental tune sets from the Celtic and American traditions all performed
with great heart and precise execution, this CD is sure to please.
See the Merchandise page for a track
list and the Audio page to hear some sound clips.
Queen
of Skye
Released in 2004, capturing
all the heart and talent of each member with powerful Celtic instrumentals,
compelling original songs and unique covers by such great writers as Elton
John and Bernie Taupin, Janis Ian, David Olney and Jack Herrick ( of the Red
Clay Ramblers). Imagine Tim O’Brien meets the Chieftans and you will get a
little glimpse of this CD. We even included a peppy little Western Swing
number just to be sure to get you up and dancin’.
Our tastes run
to the eclectic but we made sure to tie everything together with a
traditional thread that captures the essence of our musical heritage.
Here’s what Dirty Linen had to say about QUEEN of Skye—Review by Dirty Linen,
Nov/Dec 2004
Beyond The
Pale Queen of Skye
Texas based Celtic quartet Beyond The Pale remains firmly anchored
in Celtic music, but applies that style to a variety of songs outside the
expected repertoire on its most recent recording. The opening medley of
reels gives way to Christy McLeod’s haunting lead vocals on an Elton
John/Bernie Taupin song “Where to Now Saint Peter?” which in the band’s
interpretation seems to fit with the Celtic canon of songs about death and
what comes after.
Taking a livelier turn, and in another twist, there’s Spade Cooley’s
swing piece ”You Can’t Break My Heart”, with lead by Betsy Cummings. Folk
tales and more traditional reels continue the trip, along with songs by
Janis Ian and David Olney. Speaking of trip, there’s the science fiction
(sort of) story of emigration that is the title tune, which includes
spaceships among the modes of transport.
Gordon McLeod’s original “Hester” with his thoughtful lead vocal,
provides a reflective and clearly imagined consideration of what the life
of one of those Irish ancestors might have been to close the journey.
A good amount of variety, to be sure, well played and sung and all
tinged with a hint of Celtic arrangement. (KD)
“Superb
Vocals—Fine Singers”,Hot Press Magazine ( Ireland) , May 2005
STRANGE TURNS
(Sept 2002)
Representing the depth of
BTPS reformed lineup, this CD has been a big success. From original bagpipe
, fiddle and saxophone instrumentals to original songs and covers of Todd
Rundgren and Dolly Parton, this eclectic mix of tunes and songs is a ride
full of ---well--Strange Turns!
Here's what The Greenman
Review one of the UKs leading folk reviews had to say about Strange Turns:
The album starts with a novel arrangement
of two Celtic tunes, 'Julia Delaney' and 'Jerusalem Ridge' wrapped around
the Dolly Parton song 'Jolene'. This threw me for a minute or two wondering
what I was about to listen to, until the second track kicked off with the
wail of the Highland bagpipes playing the 'Drunken Piper/Glass 'o' Beer/Dick
Gossip's'. Immediately I knew I was going to like this album, with its
mixture of Scottish, Irish and English folk song. This is the second CD
from Beyond the Pale, the first being Angel on the 7th Star, and I believe
they had a previous recording only on cassette tape called Life is all
Chequered.
Although this Texas based band is virtually unknown on this
side of the pond, they must have visited these shores at some time, if only
to find source material. This is evident from some of the songs on the
album. So folkies in the States are in for a rare treat, because, as yet
these songs may not be widely know in the U.S. Listeners will understand
what I mean when listening to Beyond the Pale's rendition of Mick Ryan's
song 'The Widows Promise' (here called 'The Widow'), always one of my
favourite songs.
Let me introduce the band to you. On Highland bagpipes, and
Scottish small pipes is Richard Kean, with Gordon McLeod on fiddle, guitar,
bass guitar, mandolin, piano, percussion, and vocals, Christy Mcleod on
guitar, percussion, and vocals, John Delaney on: flute, whistles, hammered
dulcimer, saxophones, concertina, and vocals, and Betsy Cummings on
accordion, percussion, and vocals. Throughout the album, this largely
acoustic band blends the instruments together very well. Betsy or Christy
can also harmonise seamlessly when the occasion arises, and they also take
most of the lead vocals.
Strange Turns also contains songs about transportation to
Australia, the legend of a wicked king in Ireland, and a music hall song,
that used to be sung a lot, that I have not heard for years, called 'With
Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm', adding just the right amount of humour
to make the whole album very entertaining.
Someone once asked me why I like Celtic folk music so much. I
replied it must be something in the blood, my being of Scottish Celtic
descent. I am sure this is the case with Beyond The Pale. It is a nice easy
album that is going to please the listener. This band deserve to be heard
by a wider audience, and not just in their home state of Texas.
I can wholeheartedly recommend this album and be sure you won't be
disappointed. [Peter Massey]
See the Merchandise
Page to find out how you can get your copy on CD. Check out the Audio Page to find out selections and hear Real Audio
examples
Further Beyond
A compilation nof most
of the tracks form Beyond The Pale’s fisrt two CDs, “Life is All
Chequered” and “ Angel on the 7th
Stair”. Released in 2005. See the Merchandise Page
to find out how you can get your copy on CD. Check out the Audio Page to find out selections and hear Real Audio
examples
Angel on the 7th Stair(
currently out of stock)
Irish & Scottish
Traditional tunes with original and traditional songs (also a cover of a
Bob Dylan tune accompanied by Scottish small Pipes...we think this is a
first!)
See the Merchandise
Page to find out how you can get your copy on CD. Check out the Audio Page to find out selections and hear Real Audio
examples.
Life is all Chequered (
currently out of stock)
Irish & Scottish
Traditional tunes and songs as well as original selections from band
members. (Featuring Sandy Stock on the accordion)
See the Merchandise
Page to find out how you can get your copy on either CD or cassette.
Check out the Audio Page to find out selections and
hear Real Audio examples.
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