In 1997, Gaelic Storm appeared in the film Titanic as the steerage band. This catapulted them into touring, where they were met with extreme success and popularity. They have toured throughout the United States and Canada, in the United Kingdom, France, and Japan.
To this date, Gaelic Storm tours aggressively, and plays over 125 dates a year. It has also put out six albums since its inception, including the compilation album Special Reserve. The band is notable for its energetic rendering of traditional Irish music and Scottish traditional music, and for its albums which repeatedly top the Billboard world music charts.[citation needed]
Gaelic Storm's album Bring Yer Wellies was released on July 25, 2006 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard World Chart, #16 on the Internet Sales Chart and #31 on the Independent Album Chart. Their fifth album, How Are We Getting Home?, was released in August 2004 and debuted at #3 on the Billboard World Music Charts, #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and re-entered the September 2005 World Albums Chart at #3. "Gaelic Storm". Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
Over its history, the band has replaced its fiddle player a few times, its drummer once, and added Highland, Uilleann, and Deger (electronic) bagpipes to its instrumentation.
In January 2006 the band released its first DVD titled "Gaelic Storm: Live In Chicago". The show was filmed live at the House of Blues in Chicago.
A Simlish version of the song, Scalliwag, from the band's latest album, Bring Yer Wellies, was recorded and featured on the World music channel in the expansion pack, The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, for the popular PC Game, The Sims 2.
Now the next album of Gaelic Storm was released in July 8, 2008, titled "What's the Rumpus?" released by their own label, Lost Again Records. Taken from the Amazon.com Editorial Review of the album, "Inspired by the music that drives their loyal fan base, Whats the Rumpus is a wild party of an album, full of colorful characters and outrageous stories, flavored with Gaelic Storm's signature acoustic sound that gets you dancing and never lets you go. I think this is some of the best writing we have ever done, everything seemed to come together perfectly for this CD, says Steve Twigger, This is the culmination of a great deal of hard work and a barrel of good times. From the upbeat opening title track to the final cut, The Night I Punched Russell Crowe; (a true story involving singer Patrick Murphy), the music captures the contagious energy of the bands carefree attitude and infectious live performances. With instruments ranging from African drums, Irish bagpipes and Celtic fiddle to trombones and Cajun-style accordions, WTR is a three-ring circus of acrobatic songs, swirling tunes and galloping rhythms. Steve Twigger produced the project with co-production by drummer Ryan Lacey and Pat Manske, and additional production by Patrick Murphy. Returning to The Zone studio in Austin TX where the band recorded their previous release Bring Yer Wellies, Gaelic Storm also enlisted the help of a few select Austin locals including Lloyd Maines and 1960's psychedelic performer, Arthur Brown, to round out their eclectic Celtic sound. To quote Patrick Murphy, We have so much fun together as a band, we managed to capture some of the good times we have together on this recording.
Gaelic Storm also includes: Ryan Lacey on drums and world percussion (graduated twice from the Los Angeles Music Academy, once for hands and once for sticks), Pete Purvis of Merrickville, Ontario on uilleann pipes, tin whistle, deger pipes and highland pipes (a Grade 1 piper who toured with award winning pipe bands including the Braemar Pipe Band and played at 2000 Sydney Olympics) and the newest member of the band Jessie Burns on fiddle (originally from Suffolk, England, now living in Colorado)." and Celtic rock genres.
Spanish Lady
Gaelic Storm Lyrics
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As I came down through Dublin City, at the hour of twelve at night,
Who should I spy, but the Spanish Lady
Washing her feet by the candlelight
First she washed them, then she dried them
Over a fire of amber coals
In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet about the soul
Chorus
Run for me Too Rye Ooh Ray Lady,
Run for me Too Rye Ooh Rye Laye
Run for me Too Rye Ooh Ray Lady,
Run for me Too Rye Ooh Rye Laye, Hey HEy
As I came back through Dublin City at the hour of Half past Eight,
Who should I spy but the Spanish Lady,
brushing her hair by the garden gate
First she tossed it , then she brushed it
On her lap was a silver comb
In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so fair since I did roam.
Chorus
As I went back to Dublin City, as the sun began to set
Who should I spy but the Spanish lady
Catching a moth, in a golden net.
First she saw me, then she fled me
Lifted her petticoats o'er her knee
In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet as that Lady
Chorus
hey hey hey....
Ive wandered North, and I have wondered South
Through Stoney Barter and Patricks Close
Up and around, by the Gloucester Diamond
And back by Napper Tandys' house
Auld age has laid her hands on me
Cold as a fire of ashy coals....
And all my life, I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet as that lady
Chorus x 2
hey hey hey....
Chorus to fade
The song "Spanish Lady" by Gaelic Storm is about a man who travels through Dublin City and his encounters with a beautiful Spanish lady. In the first verse, the man sees her washing her feet by candlelight and is struck by her sweetness. In the second verse, she is brushing her hair and he can't believe how fair she is. In the third verse, he sees her catching a moth in a golden net, but when she notices him, she runs away. The chorus repeats the lyrics "Run for me Too Rye Ooh Ray Lady" and "Run for me Too Rye Ooh Rye Laye," perhaps encouraging the Spanish lady to come back to him.
Line by Line Meaning
As I came down through Dublin City, at the hour of twelve at night,
In the middle of the night, I walked through Dublin City.
Who should I spy, but the Spanish Lady
I saw a woman who happened to be Spanish.
Washing her feet by the candlelight
She was washing her feet in the dim light of a candle.
First she washed them, then she dried them
She thoroughly washed and dried her feet.
Over a fire of amber coals
She used a fire made of glowing amber coals for warmth and light.
In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet about the soul
I've never seen a woman with such a kind and pure heart in all my life.
Chorus
Refrain
As I came back through Dublin City at the hour of Half past Eight,
Later, at half-past eight, I returned to Dublin City.
who should I spy but the Spanish Lady, brushing her hair by the garden gate
Once more, I saw the same Spanish woman brushing her hair by the garden gate.
First she tossed it , then she brushed it
She began by tossing her hair, then she brushed it thoroughly.
On her lap was a silver comb
She held a silver comb on her lap.
In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so fair since I did roam
I've never seen a woman so beautiful in all my travels.
Chorus
Refrain
As I went back to Dublin City, as the sun began to set
Later on, I returned to Dublin City as the sun began to set.
Who should I spy but the Spanish lady
Once again, I saw the same Spanish woman.
Catching a moth, in a golden net.
She caught a moth in a net made of gold.
First she saw me, then she fled me
She noticed my presence and then ran away from me.
Lifted her petticoats o'er her knee
As she runs, she lifted her dress to avoid tripping over it.
In all me life I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet as that Lady
I've never seen a woman so charming and delightful as that lady.
Chorus
Refrain
Ive wandered North, and I have wondered South
I have traveled to the North and South.
Through Stoney Barter and Patricks Close
I passed through Stoney Barter and Patricks Close.
Up and around, by the Gloucester Diamond
I walked up and around to the Gloucester Diamond.
And back by Napper Tandys' house
Then I headed back towards Napper Tandys' house.
Auld age has laid her hands on me
I am old now.
Cold as a fire of ashy coals....
My body is frail and weak, like ash after a fire.
And all my life, I ne'er did see, a maid so sweet as that lady
Even after all these years, I have never known a woman as lovely as the Spanish Lady.
Chorus x 2
Refrain twice
Chorus to fade
Fade out with refrain
Contributed by Grayson T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.