Loading details…
Artist
Stockton's Wing
12+ albums
celticfolkirishtradirish trad
about
The band Stockton's Wing was formed in 1977 by four All-Ireland champion musicians - Paul Roche, Maurice Lennon, Tommy Hayes, and Kieran Hanrahan. Their self-titled first album was released in 1978. The album Take A Chance was released in 1980. At the Ballisodare Folk Festival they met Australian Steven Cooney who then joined the band. In 1982 the band released Light In The Western Sky. In 1983, Tommy Hayes was replaced by Fran Breen. Peter Keenan also joined the band. 1984/1985 saw their first American tour. This coincided with the release of American Special, and the Dublin- and Galway-recorded live album Take One. 1986 saw the release of Full Flight. 1988 brought Celtic Roots. In 1991, Davey McNevin replaced Kieran Hanrahan in the line-up. In addition, Fran Breen and Steven Cooney departed. 1992 saw the release of The Crooked Rose. 1995 saw Eamon McElholm join as new lead singer. It's speculated that the band took its name from a line in the Bruce Springsteen song, "Backstreets" - "Slow dancin' in the dark on the beach at Stockton's Wing..." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
