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Beautiful Affair - Self Aid (FULL VERSION) stocktonswinglive 5,755 views Beautiful Affair - Stocktons Wing Self Aid 1986. Kieran Hanrahan, Banjo; Paul Roche, Flute; Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Mike Hanrahan, Guitar; John Walsh, Bass; Peter Keenan, K...
No Worries - Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 1,972 views No Worries Stockton's Wing Ulster Hall, Belfast 1988. Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Kieran Hanrahan, Banjo; Paul Roche, Whistle, Flute, Sax; Mike Hanrahan, Guitar; Peter Keenan, ...
Sally Lennons - Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 2,737 views Sally Lennons - - Stockton's Wing National Stadium 1984. Mike Hanrahan, Vocals; Paul Roche, Bass; Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Kieran Hanrahan, Mandolin; Steve Cooney, Guitar; P...
New Clare Revival - Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 5,619 views New Clare Revival - Stockton's Wing 1987. Kieran Hanrahan, Banjo; Paul Roche, Whistle; Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Mike Hanrahan, Guitar; John Walsh, Bass; Peter Keenan, Keyboa...
Now I'm Easy - Ronnie Drew & Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 34,376 views Now I'm Easy - Ronnie Drew & Stockton's Wing 1987. Ronnie Drew, Vocals, Guitar; Kieran Hanrahan, Mandolin, Maurice Lennon, Fiddle, Paul Roche, Whistle; Mike Hanrahan, Guit...
The Depression Song - Maura O'Connell and Mike Hanrahan stocktonswinglive 11,826 views 'The Depression Song' Maura O'Connell & Mike Hanrahan - 1988. Before making a name for themselves in their own right, Maura and Mike started out playing together around En...
Full Flight - Stocktons Wing stocktonswinglive 5,584 views Full Flight - Stocktons Wing Siamsa Cois Laoi 1986. Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Kieran Hanrahan, Banjo; Paul Roche, Flute; Mike Hanrahan, Guitar; Peter Keenan, Accordion, Fran ...
Ceile Swing - Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 3,093 views Ceile Swing - Stockton's Wing National Stadium 1984. Mike Hanrahan, Vocals; Paul Roche, Bass; Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Kieran Hanrahan, Mandolin; Steve Cooney, Guitar; Peter...
Polka Set - Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 4,795 views Polka Set - Stockton's Wing 1988. Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Kieran Hanrahan, Banjo; Paul Roche, Whistle, Flute, Sax; Mike Hanrahan, Guitar; Peter Keenan, Accordion, Robbie Ca...
Dancing in the Dark - Stockton's Wing stocktonswinglive 3,771 views Dancing in the Dark - Stockton's Wing 1990. Kieran Hanrahan, Mandolin; Paul Roche, Flute, Sax; Maurice Lennon, Fiddle; Mike Hanrahan, Electric guitar, Myles Drennan, Drums;...

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Some videos of Irish Group Stockton's Wing, mostly from the 1980s. For more information see www.stocktonswinglive.com.

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The music of Stockton's Wing has evolved into an exciting blend of traditional and contemporary Irish music and song, performed with power and precision by some of the finest musicians in Ireland. Back in 1977, in Ennis, Co. Clare, the five member group including all-Ireland champions, Paul Roche, Maurice Lennon, Kieran Hanrahan and Tommy Hayes with Tony Callinan won the traditional section of a Guinness sponsored talent competition in Limerick (the rock section was won by a little known group called U2). As a result of this competition they secured a recording contract with Tara Records and released their debut album, Stockton's Wing.

Singer/songwriter, Mike Hanrahan, replaced Tony Callinan in 1979 and in the spring of 1980 they released their second album on Tara "Take a Chance." The album featured some original music and marked the arrival of a progressive force into the world of Irish music. Following the success of the album, they toured extensively, creating a storm of enthusiasm at major Folk Festivals across Europe.
At Ballisodare Folk Festival in the west of Ireland, they met with Australian, Steve Cooney, who joined forces shortly afterwards, playing bass guitar and didgeridoo. In 1982, the Band released their third album "Light in the Western Sky" - a highly polished album which represented a significant shift in their musical direction, focusing more on the band's creative original material. The album featured two hit singles "Beautiful Affair" and "Walk Away."

Percussionist, Tommy Hayes, left the band in 1983 and was replaced by Fran Breen on drums and Peter Keenan on keyboards. In 1985, a live album "Stockton's Wing Live - Take One" was recorded in Galway and Dublin capturing their 'eclectic, electric' sound and enjoyed major success

Tours of America, Canada, Europe and Australia kept the band away from the recording studios until the autumn of 1986 when they recorded their fifth album "Full Flight." The album contained no less than four hit singles. The group's sixth album, produced by Steve Cooney, received critical acclaim in America where the group headlined major music festivals in Chicago, Boston and New York.

In the summer of 1988 they shared the stage with Michael Jackson in Cork. The following year they made a guest appearance with Sammy Davis Jnr. in Dublin as part of his world tour with Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli. In 1990 Stockton's Wing went on location to take part in the Noel Pearson/Jim Sheridan film production of the John B. Keane play "The Field" which featured Oscar nominee Richard Harris and John Hurt.

In 1991 Kieran Hanrahan was replaced by Davey McNevin on banjo and mandolin. Drums and bass guitar were dropped from the lineup, shifting the musical emphasis to an acoustic based sound. With the release by Tara Records of a compilation of the best of the Band's earlier work called The Collection, they renewed their contract with Tara and together with producer Bill Whelan, recorded their seventh album The Crooked Rose in January 1992.
In July, 1994, Stockton's introduced to the lineup the award-winning young singer/songwriter from Omagh, Co. Tyrone - Eamon McElholm. He replaces Mike Hanrahan who retired from the Band to follow a solo career. Eamon is a recipient of the revered PRS/John Lennon Songwriters Award and reinforces the band's reputation for musical excellence with his live performances and songwriting skills. 1995 saw the release of the 'Letting Go'.
In November 2003 Stockton's Wing held a reunion concert in their home town of Ennis, with founding members, Kieran Hanrahan, Paul Roche, Maurice Lennon and Tommy Hayes, joined by long-time band member Mike Hanrahan. The concert was a hugh sucess in the words of PJ Curtis "what an extraordinary, amazing, mind-blowing concert the Wing delivered last night.

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