Behan's footsteps are a pair of brothers based in west Yorkshire who specialise in Celtic folk music. They generally work as a Violin and Accordion Duo but with one (or both!) of them also able to swap to guitar and vocals in order to sing ballads.
Both brothers are classically, conservatoire trained musicians who also grew up around Folk, watching their mum play the Violin in an Irish band and a Ceilidh band, and listening to The Pogues on repeat from a very young age.
Behan's Footsteps pride themselves on professionalism and excellence, but also on an avoidance of stuffiness, keeping each performance fresh and engaging.
Great from initial enquiry to performing their set. Really good communication and very friendly guys, my Dad loved it for his birthday, as did the 30 other guests. Highly recommend.
great musicians!! Booked them for my 50th , exactly what i wanted and the guys were great - all my guests loved them. 5*
Great gig! Very responsive and helpful, very professional and good craic! Very skilled multi instrumentalists.
Amazing amazing service!! Over delivered thank thank you once again!!
Behan’s Footsteps came to play at my husband’s 60th birthday party, they were absolutely fantastic and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone needing good music at their event. They responded very quickly to my queries and requests and were an absolute pleasure to deal with, we would hire them again if we have another ‘do’
Lively danceable Irish instrumental folk music with the occasional song thrown in for good measure!
Performing at the opening ceremony of the water Olympics Performing at the Royal Albert hall Being featured in a BBC documentary
In addition to coming from folk backgrounds and being surrounded by Irish music from a young age, both brothers are conservatoire trained.
Weddings, Parties, festivals, funerals, wakes, Birthdays
The Kenny and Marina Dalglish foundation, Alton Towers, Latitude festival, Llangollen festival, the BBC
Usually Bank transfer is fine but we are happy to negotiate according to the clients needs
We are happy to play for as long as the client needs. Often this will be around 2 x 45 minute sets but this can vary so we can be flexible with timings.
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Very Little. We can play acoustically if necessary meaning we will take up very little space. Even with a Pa we do not need much as a duo.
This should be fine as long as you let us know in advance. We may already know it anyway as this list by no means covers all of our repertoire!
We will usually take a break at least once every hour for around 15 minutes
Drowsy Maggie
Rocky Road to Dublin
The Wild Rover
Molly Malone
Auld Triangle
Dirty Old Town
Dingle Regatta
Whiskey In The Jar
Raglan Road
Galway Races
Tell Me Ma
Finnegans Wake
Whiskey You're The Devil
Gay Gordons
Dashing White Sergeant
Scotland The Brave
Mairi's Wedding
Flying Scotsman