Hymns & Hers

Ceili Rain is a Celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995.As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" (pronounced kay-lee) means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages crowd."Coeli" is a form of the Latin word for "heaven".Rain is English, meaning downpour.Thus, according to Halligan, Ceili Rain is a "downpour of heavenly partiness."

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