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The Father Teds

Birmingham's Irish party band, playing since 1996 with banjo, fiddle and accordion up front.

Planning an Irish night in England? The Father Teds have been playing since 1996 and bring banjo, fiddle and accordion to the songs your guests already know the words to.

Why Book The Father Teds

  • Five piece covering vocals and guitars, accordion and keys, bass, banjo and mandolin, drums and fiddle.
  • Playing since 1996.
  • Have played the main stage at Birmingham's Páirc Festival.
The Father Teds standing at a bar, in black and white, one holding a fiddle
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Five piece: vocals and guitars, accordion and keys, bass, banjo and mandolin, drums, fiddle
Based in
Birmingham
Style
Irish party band
Irish Bands rating
4.9 out of 5
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The Father Teds Set List

A typical set from The Father Teds. Every night is shaped around your crowd, so the running order is agreed with you before the event. Ask for a favourite or a first dance and the band will tell you if it can be learned.

58 songs

Irish Traditional

  1. McAlpine's Fusiliers
  2. The Irish Rover
  3. Whiskey In The Jar
  4. The Wild Rover
  5. The Fields Of Athenry Pete St John
  6. Dirty Old Town Ewan MacColl
  7. Black Velvet Band
  8. Rocky Road To Dublin
  9. The Rattlin' Bog
  10. Spanish Lady
  11. The Leaving Of Liverpool
  12. Star Of The County Down
  13. Finnegan's Wake
  14. The Holy Ground
  15. The Waxies Dargle
  16. Weila Waile
  17. Muirsheen Durkin
  18. Galway Bay
  19. The Rare Old Mountain Dew
  20. Seven Drunken Nights
  21. Johnny Jump Up
  22. I'll Tell Me Ma
  23. Drunken Sailor

The Pogues And Friends

  1. Sally MacLennane The Pogues
  2. Streams Of Whiskey The Pogues
  3. If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues
  4. The Body Of An American The Pogues
  5. Fiesta The Pogues
  6. Thousands Are Sailing The Pogues
  7. A Pair Of Brown Eyes The Pogues
  8. Fairytale Of New York The Pogues
  9. I'm Shipping Up To Boston Dropkick Murphys
  10. Rose Tattoo Dropkick Murphys
  11. Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys
  12. The Whole Of The Moon The Waterboys
  13. Copperhead Road Steve Earle
  14. Galway Girl Steve Earle

Irish Pop And Rock

  1. Zombie The Cranberries
  2. The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy
  3. Teenage Kicks The Undertones
  4. Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
  5. Bright Side Of The Road Van Morrison
  6. Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners

Party Classics

  1. Mr Brightside The Killers
  2. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
  3. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers
  4. Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver
  5. Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show
  6. Dancing In The Moonlight Toploader
  7. Twist And Shout The Beatles
  8. Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
  9. Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival
  10. Walk Of Life Dire Straits
  11. Valerie Amy Winehouse
  12. Shotgun George Ezra
  13. Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
  14. Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
  15. Rockin' All Over The World Status Quo

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